Sand Tomb

Essentials

Sand Tomb

physical

Generation 3

Summary

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 35; percentile 8.9
Accuracy: 85% ≈ 29.8 power
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 100
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn. The user continues to use other moves during this time. If the user leaves the field, this effect ends.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.

Rapid Spin cancels this effect.

History

Before: Has 15 power. Has 70% accuracy.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for 2 to 5 turns.
: The foe is trapped inside a painful sandstorm for two to five turns.

: The user traps the foe inside a harshly raging sandstorm for two to five turns.

: The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm for four to five turns.

: The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm for four to five turns.

: The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm for four to five turns.

Foreign Names

Japanese: すなじごく (sunajigoku)
: すなじごく
Korean: 모래지옥
Chinese: 流沙地獄
: 流沙地狱
French: Tourbi-Sable
German: Sandgrab
Spanish: Bucle Arena
Italian: Sabbiotomba
Czech: Písečné peklo

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.

Use after

Sandstorm

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Sand Tomb.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Bind	20	15	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Wrap	20	15	90%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Fire Spin	15	35	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Clamp	15	35	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Magma Storm	5	100	75%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Infestation	20	20	100%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Pokémon

Ground Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Sand Tomb's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

									Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
45	45	27	27	27	23	23	23	23	Sandshrew		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Field	50	75	85	20	30	40	300
52	52	33	33	33	23	23	24	24	Sandslash		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Field	75	100	110	45	55	65	450
26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	0	Dugtrio		Sand Veil Arena Trap Sand Force		Field	35	100	50	50	70	120	425
								0	Alolan Dugtrio		Sand Veil Tangling Hair Sand Force		Field	35	100	60	50	70	110	425
49	52	41	46	54	37	37	37	37	Onix		Rock Head Sturdy Weak Armor		Mineral	35	45	160	30	45	70	385
25	25	25	25	25	10	10	12	12	Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	Vibrava		Levitate		Bug	50	70	50	50	50	70	340
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	Flygon		Levitate		Bug	80	100	80	80	80	100	520
		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	Gible		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	58	70	45	40	45	42	300
		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	Gabite		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	68	90	65	50	55	82	410
		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	Garchomp		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	108	130	95	80	85	102	600
						19	19	19	Mega Garchomp		Sand Force		Monster Dragon	108	170	115	120	95	92	700
		25	25	25	25	25	25	25	Hippopotas		Sand Stream Sand Force		Field	68	72	78	38	42	32	330
		25	25	25	25	25	25	25	Hippowdon		Sand Stream Sand Force		Field	108	112	118	68	72	47	525
				13	13	13	13	13	Sandile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	50	72	35	35	35	65	292
				13	13	13	13	13	Krokorok		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	60	82	45	45	45	74	351
				13	13	13	13	13	Krookodile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	95	117	80	65	70	92	519
								14	Sandygast		Water Compaction Sand Veil		Amorphous	55	55	80	70	45	15	320
								14	Palossand		Water Compaction Sand Veil		Amorphous	85	75	110	100	75	35	480
									Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
									Bonsly		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Undiscovered	50	80	95	10	45	10	290
									Sudowoodo		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Mineral	70	100	115	30	65	30	410
									Pineco		Sturdy Overcoat		Bug	50	65	90	35	35	15	290
									Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
									Shuckle		Sturdy Gluttony Contrary		Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
									Turtwig		Overgrow Shell Armor		Monster Grass	55	68	64	45	55	31	318
									Gible		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	58	70	45	40	45	42	300
									Hippopotas		Sand Stream Sand Force		Field	68	72	78	38	42	32	330
									Dwebble		Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor		Bug Mineral	50	65	85	35	35	55	325

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