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General

Sandstorm

rock

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Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

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 Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

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

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: TM37 (¥), location: given to you by lady in house on mid-Route 27 after showing her a Pokemon with high Happiness
RSE TM: TM37 (¥0), location:
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.

Flavor Text

Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

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

Similar Moves

: Flash, Psybeam, Signal Beam, Water Pulse
: Roar, Twister
: Uproar
: 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

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

Machine

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