Sand Veil

Essentials

Sand Veil

Generation 3

Summary

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Effect

During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type.

The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier.

Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Ups evasion in a sandstorm.

: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.

: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.

: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.

: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.

Foreign Names

Japanese: すながくれ (sunagakure)
: すながくれ
Korean: 모래숨기
Chinese: 沙隱
: 沙隐
French: Voile Sable
German: Sandschleier
Spanish: Velo Arena
Italian: Sabbiavelo
Czech: Pískový plášť

Pokémon

	Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Normal: May be found normally on Pokémon.
	Sandshrew		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Field	50	75	85	20	30	40	300
	Sandslash		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Field	75	100	110	45	55	65	450
	Diglett		Sand Veil Arena Trap Sand Force		Field	10	55	25	35	45	95	265
	Alolan Diglett		Sand Veil Tangling Hair Sand Force		Field	10	55	30	35	45	90	265
	Dugtrio		Sand Veil Arena Trap Sand Force		Field	35	100	50	50	70	120	425
	Alolan Dugtrio		Sand Veil Tangling Hair Sand Force		Field	35	100	60	50	70	110	425
	Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
	Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
	Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
	Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
	Gible		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	58	70	45	40	45	42	300
	Gabite		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	68	90	65	50	55	82	410
	Garchomp		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	108	130	95	80	85	102	600
	Helioptile		Dry Skin Sand Veil Solar Power		Monster Dragon	44	38	33	61	43	70	289
	Heliolisk		Dry Skin Sand Veil Solar Power		Monster Dragon	62	55	52	109	94	109	481
	Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Hidden: Found on Pokémon from the Dream World and Dream Radar, as well as a few Pokémon from specific in-game encounters.
	Geodude		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	40	80	100	30	30	20	300
	Graveler		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	55	95	115	45	45	35	390
	Golem		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	80	120	130	55	65	45	495
	Phanpy		Pickup Sand Veil		Field	90	60	60	40	40	40	330
	Donphan		Sturdy Sand Veil		Field	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
	Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
	Stunfisk		Static Limber Sand Veil		Water 1 Amorphous	109	66	84	81	99	32	471
	Sandygast		Water Compaction Sand Veil		Amorphous	55	55	80	70	45	15	320
	Palossand		Water Compaction Sand Veil		Amorphous	85	75	110	100	75	35	480

24 Pokémon