Essentials

Sand Tomb

ground Physical

Generation 3

Summary

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

Damage Dealt

  • bug ½
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 2
  • fighting 1
  • fire 2
  • flying 0
  • ghost 1
  • grass ½
  • ground 1
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison 2
  • psychic 1
  • rock 2
  • steel 2
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
15
Accuracy
70% ≈ 10.5 power
PP
15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target
Selected opponent
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

  • Makes contact
  • Blocked by Detect and Protect
  • Reflectable with Magic Coat
  • Snatchable
  • Rolls accuracy
  • Flinches with King's Rock

Names

Japanese
すなじごく (sunajigoku)
French
Tourbi-Sable
German
Sandgrab
Spanish
Bucle Arena
Italian
Sabbiotomba

Machines

Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
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.

Flavor Text

Generation 3
Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for 2 to 5 turns.
Generation 4
The user traps the foe inside a harshly raging sandstorm for two to five turns.

Categories

  • Regular damage
  • Multiple turns/hits
  • Trap

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
smart
Appeal
♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text
Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.
Use after
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

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

Pokémon

RubySapphire
Emerald 		Fire RedLeaf Green DiamondPearl Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver 		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 Sandshrew ground Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Ground 50 75 85 20 30 40 300
52 52 33 33 Sandslash ground Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Ground 75 100 110 45 55 65 450
26 26 26 26 Dugtrio ground Sand Veil
Arena Trap 		½ male, ½ female Ground 35 80 50 50 70 120 405
49 52 41 46 Onix ground rock Sturdy
Rock Head 		½ male, ½ female Mineral 35 45 160 30 45 70 385
25 25 25 25 Trapinch ground Hyper Cutter
Arena Trap 		½ male, ½ female Bug 45 100 45 45 45 10 290
— — — — Vibrava dragon ground Levitate ½ male, ½ female Bug 50 70 50 50 50 70 340
25 25 25 25 Vibrava dragon ground Levitate ½ male, ½ female Bug 50 70 50 50 50 70 340
— — — — Flygon dragon ground Levitate ½ male, ½ female Bug 80 100 80 80 80 100 520
25 25 25 25 Flygon dragon ground Levitate ½ male, ½ female Bug 80 100 80 80 80 100 520
19 19 Gible ground dragon Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Monster
Dragon 		58 70 45 40 45 42 300
19 19 Gabite ground dragon Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Monster
Dragon 		68 90 65 50 55 82 410
19 19 Garchomp dragon ground Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Monster
Dragon 		108 130 95 80 85 102 600
25 25 Hippopotas ground Sand Stream ½ male, ½ female Ground 68 72 78 38 42 32 330
25 25 Hippowdon ground Sand Stream ½ male, ½ female Ground 108 112 118 68 72 47 525
RubySapphire
Emerald 		Fire RedLeaf Green DiamondPearl Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver 		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.
Sudowoodo rock Sturdy
Rock Head 		½ male, ½ female Mineral 70 100 115 30 65 30 410
Pineco bug Sturdy ½ male, ½ female Bug 50 65 90 35 35 15 290
Gligar flying ground Sand Veil
Hyper Cutter 		½ male, ½ female Bug 65 75 105 35 65 85 430
Shuckle bug rock Sturdy
Gluttony 		½ male, ½ female Bug 20 10 230 10 230 5 505
Turtwig grass Overgrow ⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Plant 		55 68 64 45 55 31 318
Bonsly rock Sturdy
Rock Head 		½ male, ½ female No Eggs 50 80 95 10 45 10 290
Gible ground dragon Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Monster
Dragon 		58 70 45 40 45 42 300
Hippopotas ground Sand Stream ½ male, ½ female Ground 68 72 78 38 42 32 330

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