Sand Attack (move)

Sand-Attack すなかけ Sand Attack

File:Sand attack demo.png

Battles Type  Ground Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Sand-Attack (Japanese: すなかけ Sand Attack) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Sand-Attack decreases the opponent's accuracy by 1 level.

Sand-Attack will do nothing if the opponent's accuracy level is at -6, and will fail if the opponent has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist.

Sand-Attack is a Template:Type2 move.

Generation II and on

Same effects as before, but now a Template:Type2 move. Affects Template:Type2s and Pokémon with Levitate.

In the anime

• Sandslash Sand Attack.JPG

  An unnamed trainer's Sandslash using Sand Attack.

Pokémon

Pidgey. Pidgey flaps its wings and a sandstorm is created.

• Used by a wild Pidgey in Pokémon, I Choose You!.

Sandslash. Sandslash digs into the ground and sand is swept up.

• Used by an unnamed trainer's Sandslash in Gymbaliar!.

Gligar. Same as above

• Used by Ash's Gligar from Bells are Singing! to ???

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Pidgey at Lv.5
• Pidgeotto at Lv.--
• Pidgeotto at Lv.5
• Pidgeot at Lv.--
• Pidgeot at Lv.5
• Sandshrew at Lv.10
• Sandslash at Lv.--
• Sandslash at Lv.10
• Diglett at Lv.24
• Dugtrio at Lv.--
• Dugtrio at Lv.24
• Farfetch'd at Lv.--
• Eevee at Lv.--
• Eevee at Lv.8 (Yel.)
• Vaporeon at Lv.8 (Yel.)
• Vaporeon at Lv.--
• Jolteon at Lv.8 (Yel.)
• Jolteon at Lv.--
• Flareon at Lv.8 (Yel.)
• Flareon at Lv.--

Generation II

By leveling up

• Pidgey at Lv.5
• Pidgeotto at Lv.--
• Pidgeotto at Lv.5
• Pidgeot at Lv.--
• Pidgeot at Lv.5
• Sandshrew at Lv.11
• Sandslash at Lv.--
• Sandslash at Lv.11
• Diglett at Lv.25
• Dugtrio at Lv.25
• Farfetch'd at Lv.7
• Eevee at Lv.8
• Vaporeon at Lv.8
• Jolteon at Lv.8
• Flareon at Lv.8
• Kabuto at Lv.28
• Kabutops at Lv.28
• Aipom at Lv.6
• Espeon at Lv.8
• Umbreon at Lv.8
• Gligar at Lv.6
• Skarmory at Lv.13
• Stantler at Lv.31

Generation III

By leveling up

• Pidgey at Lv.5
• Pidgeotto at Lv.--
• Pidgeotto at Lv.5
• Pidgeot at Lv.--
• Pidgeot at Lv.5
• Sandshrew at Lv.11
• Sandslash at Lv.--
• Sandslash at Lv.11
• Diglett at Lv.--
• Dugtrio at Lv.--
• Farfetch'd at Lv.6
• Eevee at Lv.8
• Vaporeon at Lv.8
• Jolteon at Lv.8
• Flareon at Lv.8
• Kabuto at Lv.31
• Kabutops at Lv.31
• Aipom at Lv.6
• Espeon at Lv.8
• Umbreon at Lv.8
• Gligar at Lv.6
• Skarmory at Lv.10
• Stantler at Lv.31 (R/S/E)
• Stantler at Lv.27 (FR/LG)
• Torchic at Lv.19
• Combusken at Lv.21
• Blaziken at Lv.21
• Poochyena at Lv.9
• Mightyena at Lv.--
• Mightyena at Lv.9
• Zigzagoon at Lv.13
• Linoone at Lv.13
• Nincada at Lv.9
• Ninjask at Lv.--
• Ninjask at Lv.9
• Shedinja at Lv.9
• Makuhita at Lv.4
• Hariyama at Lv.--
• Hariyama at Lv.4
• Trapinch at Lv.9
• Vibrava at Lv.--
• Vibrava at Lv.9
• Flygon at Lv.--
• Flygon at Lv.9
• Cacnea at Lv.17
• Cacturne at Lv.17

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Pidgey at Lv.5
• Pidgeotto at Lv.--
• Pidgeotto at Lv.5
• Pidgeot at Lv.--
• Pidgeot at Lv.5
• Sandshrew at Lv.7
• Sandslash at Lv.--
• Sandslash at Lv.7
• Diglett at Lv.--
• Dugtrio at Lv.--
• Farfetch'd at Lv.--
• Eevee at Lv.8
• Vaporeon at Lv.8
• Jolteon at Lv.8
• Flareon at Lv.8
• Kabuto at Lv.21
• Kabutops at Lv.21
• Aipom at Lv.4
• Espeon at Lv.8
• Umbreon at Lv.8
• Gligar at Lv.5
• Skarmory at Lv.7
• Stantler at Lv.16
• Torchic at Lv.19
• Combusken at Lv.21
• Blaziken at Lv.21
• Poochyena at Lv.9
• Mightyena at Lv.--
• Mightyena at Lv.9
• Zigzagoon at Lv.13
• Linoone at Lv.13
• Nincada at Lv.9
• Ninjask at Lv.--
• Ninjask at Lv.9
• Shedinja at Lv.9
• Makuhita at Lv.4
• Hariyama at Lv.--
• Hariyama at Lv.4
• Trapinch at Lv.9
• Vibrava at Lv.--
• Vibrava at Lv.9
• Flygon at Lv.--
• Flygon at Lv.9
• Cacnea at Lv.17
• Cacturne at Lv.17
• Ambipom at Lv.--
• Ambipom at Lv.4
• Gible at Lv.3
• Gabite at Lv.--
• Gabite at Lv.3
• Garchomp at Lv.--
• Garchomp at Lv.3
• Hippopotas at Lv.--
• Hippowdon at Lv.--
• Leafeon at Lv.8
• Glaceon at Lv.8
• Gliscor at Lv.--
• Gliscor at Lv.5

By breeding

• Mareep
• Anorith
• Starly
• Glameow
• Skorupi

Trivia

• Sand-Attack is one of the four moves to have its type changed in Generation II, the others being Gust, Bite, and Karate Chop. Coincidentally, they all were Template:Type2 moves in Generation I.

In other languages

• French: Jet de Sable
• German: Sandwirbel
• Italian: Turbosabbia
• Spanish: Ataque Arena
• Potuguese: Ataque de Areia