Sand Tomb (move)
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Sand Tomb (Japanese: すなじごく Sand Hell) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation III.
Effect
Generation III
Sand Tomb inflicts 1/16 of the target's maximum HP as damage for two to five turns upon use, in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. The quote "<Pokémon> was trapped by SAND TOMB!" It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape. If a trapped Pokémon uses Rapid Spin, it will be freed. If a wild Pokémon uses Sand Tomb on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if the affected Pokémon has Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball. However, these do not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out.
Sand Tomb has a Power of 15 and an accuracy of 70.
Generation IV
In Generation IV, if the user of Sand Tomb is holding a Grip Claw, the duration will always be 5 turns. Also, if an affected Pokémon is holding a Shed Shell, it can switch out.
Generation V
Sand Tomb's Power and accuracy were increased to 35 and 85. Sand Tomb now lasts four to five turns. If a Binding Band is held by the user, the damage done at the end of each turn will increase from 1/16 of the target's maximum HP to 1/8. The text also changes to "<Pokémon> became trapped by Sand Tomb!"
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
027 | Sandshrew | Ground | 45 | 27 | 27 | 23 | '''' | |||||
028 | Sandslash | Ground | 52 | 33 | 33 | 23 | '''' | |||||
051 | Dugtrio | Ground | 26 | 26 | 26 | '''' | ||||||
095 | Onix | Rock | Ground | 49 | 52 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 37 | '''' | ||
328 | Trapinch | Ground | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | '''' | |||||
329 | Vibrava | Ground | Dragon | --, 25 | --, 25 | --, 25 | --, 10 | '''' | ||||
330 | Flygon | Ground | Dragon | --, 25 | --, 25 | --, 25 | --, 10 | '''' | ||||
443 | Gible | Dragon | Ground | 19 | 19 | '''' | ||||||
444 | Gabite | Dragon | Ground | 19 | 19 | '''' | ||||||
445 | Garchomp | Dragon | Ground | 19 | 19 | '''' | ||||||
449 | Hippopotas | Ground | 25 | 25 | '''' | |||||||
450 | Hippowdon | Ground | 25 | 25 | '''' | |||||||
551 | Sandile | Ground | Dark | 13 | '''' | |||||||
552 | Krokorok | Ground | Dark | 13 | '''' | |||||||
553 | Krookodile | Ground | Dark | 13 | '''' | |||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
185 | Sudowoodo | Rock | ||||||||||
204 | Pineco | Bug | ||||||||||
207 | Gligar | Ground | Flying | |||||||||
213 | Shuckle | Bug | Rock | |||||||||
387 | Turtwig | Grass | ||||||||||
438 | Bonsly | Rock | ||||||||||
443 | Gible | Dragon | Ground | |||||||||
449 | Hippopotas | Ground | ||||||||||
557 | Dwebble | Bug | Rock | |||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
In the anime
The user traps the foe inside a harshly raging sandstorm. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Dugtrio digs underground, and a huge hole opens up in the ground that sucks in the opponent. Dugtrio appears in the middle of the hole. | |||
Katie's Dugtrio | Shocks and Bonds | Debut | |
Vibrava's eyes glow light blue and the opponent's legs becomes surrounded by a sand tornado. When the tornado fades, the opponent's legs become trapped in sand. | |||
Brianna's Vibrava | Spontaneous Combusken! | None | |
Hippopotas releases a geyser of sand from the hole on its back, flooding the area with sand and trapping the opponent. | |||
A wild Hippopotas | Mass Hip-Po-Sis! | None | |
Hippowdon releases sand out of the holes on its back and digs into the ground. | |||
A Hippowdon Jessie used briefly | One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! | None | |
Gabite waves its arms to one side, kicking up sand. Then, it waves its arms to the other side and a cyclone of sand is fired at the opponent. When the sand reaches the opponent, it spins around it like a tornado, or Gabite crouches down and medium sized sand dunes rise out of the ground and around Gabite. | |||
A wild Gabite | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness | None | |
Ursula's Gabite | Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! | None | |
Trapinch creates a huge hole in the ground that sucks the opponent in. Trapinch appears in the middle of the hole and bites the opponent when it reaches it. | |||
A wild Trapinch | A Rivalry to Gible on! | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user releases large amounts of sand. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Flygon waves its wings, kicking up dirt around the opponent, causing their vision to be blocked. | |||
Wally's Flygon | VS. Rayquaza I | Debut | |
Hippopotas releases two streams of sand from its nostrils at the opponent. | |||
Unknown Trainer's Hippopotas | Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas | None |
In other generations
Trivia
- Sand Tomb's Japanese name, すなじごく Sand Hell, is probably an idiom referring to the trap an antlion nymph uses to catch prey—a small pit in sand that ants can easily stumble into, but can't climb out of. The nymph itself lies hidden at the bottom of the pit.
- All Pokémon that can learn Sand Tomb by leveling up receive STAB on it.
In other languages
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Variations of the move Fire Spin | ||||
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