Sand Attack (move)

Sand Attack
すなかけ Sand Attack
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Type  Ground
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

Sand Attack (Japanese: すなかけ Sand Attack), formatted as Sand-Attack prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging Ground-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was a Normal-type move.

Effect

Generation I

Sand Attack decreases the target's accuracy stat by one stage. Sand Attack is a Normal-type move in this generation.

Generation II

Sand Attack is now a Ground-type move. Sand Attack still affects Flying-type Pokémon.

Generation III

Sand Attack affects Pokémon with the Ability Levitate.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 An attack in which sand is used to blind the target and reduce its attack accuracy.
GSC Reduces accuracy by throwing sand.
RSE Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face.
FRLG A lot of sand is hurled in the foe's face, reducing its accuracy.
Colo.XD Lowers accuracy of target by hurling sand in its face.
DPPtHGSS Sand is hurled in the foe's face, reducing its accuracy.
BWB2W2 Sand is hurled in the target's face, reducing its accuracy.
XYORAS Sand is hurled in the target's face, reducing the target's accuracy.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
016   Pidgey Normal Flying 5 5 5 5 5 5
017   Pidgeotto Normal Flying 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
018   Pidgeot Normal Flying 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
027   Sandshrew Ground Ground 10 11 11 7 7 3 3
028   Sandslash Ground Ground 1, 10 1, 11 1, 11 1, 7 1, 7 1, 3 1, 3
050   Diglett Ground Ground 24 25 1 1 1 1
051   Dugtrio Ground Ground 24 25 1 1 1 1
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying 1 7 6 1 1 1
133   Eevee Normal Normal 1 8 8 8 8 8 5 5
134   Vaporeon Water Water 1 8 8 8 8 8 5 5
135   Jolteon Electric Electric 1 8 8 8 8 8 5 5
136   Flareon Fire Fire 1 8 8 8 8 8 5 5
140   Kabuto Rock Water   28 31 21 21 21
141   Kabutops Rock Water   28 31 21 21 21
190   Aipom Normal Normal   6 6 4 4 4
196   Espeon Psychic Psychic   8 8 8 8 5 5
197   Umbreon Dark Dark   8 8 8 8 5 5
207   Gligar Ground Flying   6 6 5 5 4 4
227   Skarmory Steel Flying   13 10 7 6 6 6
234   Stantler Normal Normal   31 31 27 16 16 16
255   Torchic Fire Fire     19 19 19 19
10
256   Combusken Fire Fighting     21 21 21 21
1, 10
257   Blaziken Fire Fighting     21 21 21 21
1, 10
261   Poochyena Dark Dark     9 9 9 9
7
262   Mightyena Dark Dark     1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
1, 7
263   Zigzagoon Normal Normal     13 13 13 13
7
264   Linoone Normal Normal     13 13 13 13
1, 7
290   Nincada Bug Ground     9 9 9 9
291   Ninjask Bug Flying     1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
292   Shedinja Bug Ghost     9 9 9 9
296   Makuhita Fighting Fighting     4 4 4 4
297   Hariyama Fighting Fighting     1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4
328   Trapinch Ground Ground     9 9 9 4 4
1
329   Vibrava Ground Dragon     1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 4 1, 4
1
330   Flygon Ground Dragon     1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 4 1, 4
1
331   Cacnea Grass Grass     17 17 17 17
13
332   Cacturne Grass Dark     17 17 17 17
13
424   Ambipom Normal Normal       1, 4 1, 4 1, 4
443   Gible Ground Dragon       3 3 3
444   Gabite Ground Dragon       1, 3 1, 3 1, 3
445   Garchomp Ground Dragon       1, 3 1, 3 1, 3
449   Hippopotas Ground Ground       1 1 1
450   Hippowdon Ground Ground       1 1 1
470   Leafeon Grass Grass       8 8 5 5
471   Glaceon Ice Ice       8 8 5 5
472   Gliscor Ground Flying       1, 5 1, 5 1, 4 1, 4
504   Patrat Normal Normal         13 13
505   Watchog Normal Normal         13 13
509   Purrloin Dark Dark         10 10
510   Liepard Dark Dark         1, 10 1, 10
524   Roggenrola Rock Rock         7 7
525   Boldore Rock Rock         1, 7 1, 7
526   Gigalith Rock Rock         1, 7 1, 7
551   Sandile Ground Dark         7 7
552   Krokorok Ground Dark         1, 7 1, 7
553   Krookodile Ground Dark         1, 7 1, 7
557   Dwebble Bug Rock         11 11
558   Crustle Bug Rock         1, 11 1, 11
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting         5 5
560   Scrafty Dark Fighting         1, 5 1, 5
585   Deerling Normal Grass         7 7
586   Sawsbuck Normal Grass         1, 7 1, 7
632   Durant Bug Steel         1 1
676   Furfrou Normal Normal           5
688   Binacle Rock Water           1
689   Barbaracle Rock Water           1
700   Sylveon Fairy Fairy           5
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
II III IV V VI
179   Mareep Electric Electric                                                                                                         
347   Anorith Rock Bug           
396   Starly Normal Flying                  
431   Glameow Normal Normal                                                                                                      
451   Skorupi Poison Bug                                    
506   Lillipup Normal Normal no                                                                            
522   Blitzle Electric Electric no                                                                            
568   Trubbish Poison Poison no            
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 other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.
MDTDS Reduces the target's accuracy by 1 level.


In the anime

 
Eevee
 
Watchog
 
Umbreon
 
Ninjask
The user throws dirt at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pidgey flaps its wings and a sandstorm is created.
A wild Pidgey Pokémon - I Choose You! Debut
  Pidgeotto flaps its wings and sand is spewed up at the opponent.
Ash's Pidgeotto Challenge of the Samurai None
  Sandslash digs into the ground with its hind or front legs and flings dirt at the opponent.
Koji's Sandslash Good 'Quil Hunting None
Jenaro's Sandslash Hi Ho Silver... Away! None
Unknown Trainer's Sandslash Gymbaliar! None
  Aipom digs and throws dirt at the opponent.
Multiple wild Aipom A Hot Water Battle None
  Eevee turns around and kicks dirt at the opponent with its hind legs.
Sakura's Eevee Trouble's Brewing None
Virgil's Eevee Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening None
  Vaporeon turns around and kicks dirt at the opponent with its hind legs.
Sumomo's Vaporeon Trouble's Brewing None
  Zigzagoon kicks dirt at the opponent with its front paws.
Nicholai's Zigzagoon In the Knicker of Time! None
  Ninjask flies low to the ground and spins around, making a spiral of dirt appear and go into the air. The dirt then falls down over the opponent, or Ninjask flies at the ground while flying at the opponent and flings dirt at the opponent.
Evian's Ninjask From Cradle to Save None
Brandon's Ninjask Pace - The Final Frontier! None
  Hippopotas releases a stream of sand out of the hole on its back, or Hippopotas sprays sand from the hole on its back at the opponent, or Hippopotas releases a smog of sand from its nostrils at the opponent, or Hippopotas releases a stream of sand from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Hippopotas Mass Hip-Po-Sis! None
A wild Hippopotas Hoopa and the Clash of Ages None
  Umbreon flips around in the air and lands with its back facing the opponent. It then kicks dirt at the opponent with its back legs.
Gary's Umbreon Ill-Will Hunting! None
  Gligar throws sand at the opponent using its claws.
Ash's Gligar The Bells are Singing! None
  Gliscor uses its pincers or its tail and throws sand at the opponent.
Ash's Gliscor Dealing with Defensive Types! None
  Skarmory uses one of its wings to scoop dirt from the ground and fling it at the opponent.
Taylor's Skarmory Pursuing an Lofty Goal! None
  Purrloin throws sand at the opponent using its front legs.
Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin Clash of the Connoisseurs! None
  Watchog throws sand at the opponent using its hands.
Halsey's Watchog The Pokémon Harbor Patrol! None
  Glaceon kicks dirt at the opponent with its front legs.
Virgil's Glaceon Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening None
  Leafeon kicks dirt at the opponent with its front legs.
Virgil's Leafeon Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening None
  Sawsbuck kicks sand at the opponent with its hind legs.
Two wild Sawsbuck Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
  Deerling kicks sand at the opponent with its hind legs.
Two wild Deerling Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
  Furfrou jumps in the air and then slams its two front legs onto the ground as it lands, which then causes a blast of sand to shoot from in front of Furfrou, toward the oppoent.
Takeru's Furfrou XY125 None


In the manga

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Reason: appearance with Torchic using it in Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

  • In PW11, Diglett was mentioned to use Sand-Attack but it wasn't shown using the move.
  • In PW17, Giovanni's Diglett was mentioned to use Sand-Attack but it wasn't shown using the move.

In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga


In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 飛沙腳 Fēishājiǎo
  Danish Sandangreb
  Dutch Zandaanval
  Finnish Hiekkaisku
  French Jet de Sable
  German Sandwirbel
  Greek Ρίψη Άμμου
  Hindi रेतीला हमला Rayteela Hamla
  Indonesian Serangan Pasir
  Italian Turbosabbia
  Korean 모래뿌리기 Morae Ppurigi
  Norwegian Sandangrep
  Polish Atak Piaskiem
  Brazilian Portuguese Ataque de Areia
  Romanian Atacul cu Nisip
  Serbian Napad peskom
  Spanish Ataque Arena*
Ataque-Arena*
  Turkish Kum Saldırısı



Variations of the move Flash
  FlashSmokescreenSand Attack


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