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Sandstorm

General

Sandstorm
rock none

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
A five-turn sand-storm is summoned to hurt all combatant types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.
Eevine summary
Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.

Damage rock Inflicts

0× against
½× against
fighting ground steel
2× against
bug fire flying ice

Stats

Power
n/a
Accuracy
100%
PP
10; maximum is 16
Target
all
Effect chance
n/a
Power × accuracy
n/a
Power percentile
0
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
すなあらし
Romaji
Sunaarashi

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
n/a
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
TM37 (¥), location: given to you by lady in house on mid-Route 27 after showing her a Pokemon with high Happiness
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
TM37 (¥0), location:
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT TM
TM37 (¥0), location:

Effect Details

Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns, damaging non-Rock/Ground/Steel Pokemon for 1/8 their max HP every turn.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
tough
Appeal
3 333
Jam
0
Flavor text
Shuffles the next turn's turn order.

Similar Moves

beauty
Flash, Psybeam, Signal Beam, Water Pulse
cool
Roar, Twister
cute
Uproar
smart
Confuse Ray, Gust, Shadow Ball, SmokeScreen, Supersonic, Whirlwind

Combos

Use Sandstorm before
Mud Shot, Mud Sport, Mud-Slap, Sand Tomb, Sand-Attack, Weather Ball
Use Sandstorm after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 125 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

19 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Platinum Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
31 31 37 37 Baltoy 1'7.7" 47.4 lb ground psychic Mineral Levitate 40 40 55 40 70 55 50.0
45 45 53 53 Cacnea 1'3.7" 113.1 lb grass Plant
Humanshape
Sand Veil 50 85 40 85 40 35 55.8
53 53 65 65 Cacturne 4'3.2" 170.6 lb grass dark Plant
Humanshape
Sand Veil 70 115 60 115 60 55 79.2
31 31 40 40 Claydol 4'11.1" 238.1 lb ground psychic Mineral Levitate 60 70 105 70 120 75 83.3
53 53 49 49 Flygon 6'6.7" 180.8 lb ground dragon Bug Levitate
Levitate
80 100 80 80 80 100 86.7
13 13 Gabite 4'7.1" 123.5 lb dragon ground Monster
Dragon
Sand Veil 68 90 65 50 55 82 68.3
13 13 Garchomp 6'2.8" 209.4 lb dragon ground Monster
Dragon
Sand Veil 108 130 95 80 85 102 100.0
13 13 Gible 2'3.6" 45.2 lb dragon ground Monster
Dragon
Sand Veil 58 70 45 40 45 42 50.0
8 8 8 8 5 5 Larvitar 1'11.6" 158.7 lb rock ground Monster Guts 50 64 50 45 50 41 50.0
31 31 37 37 Nosepass 3'3.4" 213.8 lb rock Mineral Sturdy
Magnet Pull
30 45 135 45 90 30 62.5
36 36 33 34 22 22 Onix 28'10.5" 463 lb rock ground Mineral Sturdy
Rock Head
35 45 160 30 45 70 64.2
37 37 Probopass 4'7.1" 749.6 lb rock steel Mineral Sturdy
Magnet Pull
60 55 145 75 150 40 87.5
-- -- 8 8 5 5 Pupitar 3'11.2" 335.1 lb rock ground Monster Shed Skin 70 84 70 65 70 51 68.3
45 45 53 53 37 37 Sandshrew 1'11.6" 26.5 lb ground Ground Sand Veil 50 75 85 20 30 40 50.0
52 52 62 62 52 52 Sandslash 3'3.4" 65 lb ground Ground Sand Veil 75 100 110 45 55 65 75.0
36 36 33 34 22 22 Steelix 30'2.2" 881.8 lb steel ground Mineral Sturdy
Rock Head
75 85 200 55 65 30 85.0
49 49 49 49 Trapinch 2'3.6" 33.1 lb ground Bug Hyper Cutter
Arena Trap
45 100 45 45 45 10 48.3
-- -- 8 8 5 5 Tyranitar 6'6.7" 445.3 lb rock dark Monster Sand Stream 100 134 110 95 100 61 100.0
49 49 49 49 Vibrava 3'7.3" 33.7 lb ground dragon Bug Levitate
Levitate
50 70 50 50 50 70 56.7

Machine

Too many to list!

Sandstorm in other Pokédexes