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Sandstorm (move)

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Sandstorm
すなあらし Sandstorm
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Type  Rock
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all Pokémon on the field
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

Sandstorm (Japanese: すなあらし Sandstorm) is a non-damaging Rock-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM37 since Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

When this move is used, a sandstorm will brew. This effect will last for 5 turns. This clears any other weather and is usable when the weather is sandstorm.

While Sandstorm is in effect, all Pokémon who are neither Steel-, Rock-, nor Ground-type will be damaged ⅛ of their maximum HP at the end of each turn. Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable turn of Dig will also not take damage from Sandstorm, regardless of type. Also, the moves Synthesis, Morning Sun, and Moonlight will recover only half as much HP as under clear conditions.

Generation III

The damage inflicted at the end of each turn is decreased to 1/16 of the Pokémon's maximum HP. Pokémon with the Sand Veil Ability have the accuracy of any move used against them modified by a factor of 4/5 when Sandstorm is in effect, and are immune to Sandstorm's damaging effect. Moonlight, Synthesis, and Morning Sun now only restore ¼ of the user's maximum HP. Dive will also prevent damage from Sandstorm during the semi-invulnerable turn.

Additionally, Weather Ball becomes Rock-type. Sandstorm now fails when used while Sandstorm is in effect.

Generation IV

All Rock-type Pokémon will now have their Special Defense raised by 50% for the duration of the sandstorm. Also, if a Smooth Rock is held when Sandstorm is used, its duration is lengthened from 5 to 8 turns.

Generation V

Pokémon with the Sand Rush Ability have their Speed doubled, while Pokémon with Sand Force get a power boost of 30% for their Rock-, Ground- and Steel-type moves. Both of these Abilities grant an immunity to Sandstorm's damaging effect.

Generation VI

If heavy rain, extremely harsh sunlight, or a mysterious air current is present, the move will fail.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 An attack that creates a sandstorm. The effect causes damage to both combatants.
GSC Inflicts damage every turn.
RSE Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.*
Causes a sandstorm that hits the foe over several turns.*
FRLG A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except Rock, Ground and Steel.
ColoXD Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.*
Causes a sandstorm that hits the target over several turns.*
DPPtHGSS A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatant types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.*
A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except the Rock, Ground, and Steel types.*
BWB2W2
XYORAS 		A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except the Rock, Ground, and Steel types.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
027   Sandshrew Ground Ground 45 53 37 37 42 42
028   Sandslash Ground Ground 52 62 52 52 42 42
48
095   Onix Rock Ground 36 33 34 22 25 52 52
208   Steelix Steel Ground 36 33 34 22 25 52 52
246   Larvitar Rock Ground 8 8 5 5 5
247   Pupitar Rock Ground 1, 8 1, 8 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark 1, 8 1, 8 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
299   Nosepass Rock Rock   31 37 37 36 36
34
328   Trapinch Ground Ground   49 49 49 44 44
36
329   Vibrava Ground Dragon   49 49 49 44 44
36
330   Flygon Ground Dragon   53 49 49 44 44
36
331   Cacnea Grass Grass   45 53 53 53
50
332   Cacturne Grass Dark   53 65 65 65
54
343   Baltoy Ground Psychic   31 37 34 41 41
40
344   Claydol Ground Psychic   31 40 34 47 47
46
443   Gible Dragon Ground     13 13 13
444   Gabite Dragon Ground     13 13 13
445   Garchomp Dragon Ground     1, 13 1, 13 1, 13
476   Probopass Rock Steel     37 37 36 36
34
524   Roggenrola Rock Rock       33 33
525   Boldore Rock Rock       42 42
526   Gigalith Rock Rock       42 42
529   Drilbur Ground Ground       40 40
530   Excadrill Ground Steel       49 49
551   Sandile Ground Dark       40 40
552   Krokorok Ground Dark       44 44
553   Krookodile Ground Dark       48 48
645   Landorus Ground Flying       61 61
718   Zygarde Dragon Ground         35
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 TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
[[|]] 		II
TM37 		III
TM37 		IV
TM37 		V
TM37 		VI
TM37
006   Charizard Fire Flying ✔ ✔
027   Sandshrew Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
028   Sandslash Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
034   Nidoking Poison Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
050   Diglett Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
051   Dugtrio Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
074   Geodude Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
075   Graveler Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
076   Golem Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
095   Onix Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
104   Cubone Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
105   Marowak Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
108   Lickitung Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
112   Rhydon Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
113   Chansey Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
115   Kangaskhan Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
128   Tauros Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
130   Gyarados Water Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
138   Omanyte Rock Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
139   Omastar Rock Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
140   Kabuto Rock Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
141   Kabutops Rock Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
142   Aerodactyl Rock Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
143   Snorlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
144   Articuno Ice Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
145   Zapdos Electric Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
146   Moltres Fire Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
150   Mewtwo Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
151   Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
185   Sudowoodo Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
194   Wooper Water Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
195   Quagsire Water Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
204   Pineco Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
205   Forretress Bug Steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
207   Gligar Ground Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
208   Steelix Steel Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
212   Scizor Bug Steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
213   Shuckle Bug Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
219   Magcargo Fire Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
220   Swinub Ice Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
221   Piloswine Ice Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
222   Corsola Water Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
227   Skarmory Steel Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
231   Phanpy Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
232   Donphan Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
237   Hitmontop Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
241   Miltank Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
242   Blissey Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
243   Raikou Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
244   Entei Fire Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
245   Suicune Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
246   Larvitar Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
247   Pupitar Rock Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
249   Lugia Psychic Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
250   Ho-Oh Fire Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
251   Celebi Psychic Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
290   Nincada Bug Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
291   Ninjask Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
292   Shedinja Bug Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
299   Nosepass Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
303   Mawile Steel Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
304   Aron Steel Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
305   Lairon Steel Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
306   Aggron Steel Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
322   Numel Fire Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
323   Camerupt Fire Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
328   Trapinch Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
329   Vibrava Ground Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
330   Flygon Ground Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
331   Cacnea Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
332   Cacturne Grass Dark ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
337   Lunatone Rock Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
338   Solrock Rock Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
339   Barboach Water Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
340   Whiscash Water Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
343   Baltoy Ground Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
344   Claydol Ground Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
345   Lileep Rock Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
346   Cradily Rock Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
347   Anorith Rock Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
348   Armaldo Rock Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
351   Castform Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
359   Absol Dark Dark ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
369   Relicanth Rock Water ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
375   Metang Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
376   Metagross Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
377   Regirock Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
379   Registeel Steel Steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
380   Latias Dragon Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
381   Latios Dragon Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
383   Groudon Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
389   Torterra Grass Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
408   Cranidos Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
409   Rampardos Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
410   Shieldon Rock Steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
411   Bastiodon Rock Steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
413   Wormadam
Sandy Cloak 		Bug Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
423   Gastrodon Water Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
436   Bronzor Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
437   Bronzong Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
438   Bonsly Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
443   Gible Dragon Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
444   Gabite Dragon Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
445   Garchomp Dragon Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
446   Munchlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
449   Hippopotas Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
450   Hippowdon Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
463   Lickilicky Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
464   Rhyperior Ground Rock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
472   Gliscor Ground Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
473   Mamoswine Ice Ground ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
476   Probopass Rock Steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
480   Uxie Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
481   Mesprit Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
482   Azelf Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
483   Dialga Steel Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
484   Palkia Water Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
493   Arceus Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
524   Roggenrola Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
525   Boldore Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
526   Gigalith Rock Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
529   Drilbur Ground Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
530   Excadrill Ground Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
551   Sandile Ground Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
552   Krokorok Ground Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
553   Krookodile Ground Dark ✔ ✔ ✔
557   Dwebble Bug Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
558   Crustle Bug Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
564   Tirtouga Water Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
565   Carracosta Water Rock ✔ ✔ ✔
566   Archen Rock Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
567   Archeops Rock Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
598   Ferrothorn Grass Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
599   Klink Steel Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
600   Klang Steel Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
601   Klinklang Steel Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
617   Accelgor Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
618   Stunfisk Ground Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
624   Pawniard Dark Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
625   Bisharp Dark Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
632   Durant Bug Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
638   Cobalion Steel Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
639   Terrakion Rock Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
645   Landorus Ground Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
659   Bunnelby Normal Normal ✔ ✔
660   Diggersby Normal Ground ✔ ✔
688   Binacle Rock Water ✔ ✔
689   Barbaracle Rock Water ✔ ✔
694   Helioptile Electric Normal ✔ ✔
695   Heliolisk Electric Normal ✔ ✔
696   Tyrunt Rock Dragon ✔ ✔
697   Tyrantrum Rock Dragon ✔ ✔
698   Amaura Rock Ice ✔ ✔
699   Aurorus Rock Ice ✔ ✔
703   Carbink Rock Fairy ✔ ✔
718   Zygarde Dragon Ground ✔ ✔
719   Diancie Rock Fairy ✔ ✔
721   Volcanion Fire Water ✔ ✔
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.


Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0051   Dugtrio
 Ground Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Changes the dungeon floor's weather to Sandstorm for several turns.


In the anime

 
Cacnea
 
Pupitar
 
Boldore
 
Gible
The user releases sand at the opponent
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Sandslash crosses its arms and spins around counter-clockwise, whipping up a sandstorm.
Jenaro's Sandslash Hi Ho Silver... Away! Debut
  Pupitar's eyes flash blue, and it whips up a sandstorm from its body.
Ritchie's Cruise The Mystery is History None
Rico's Pupitar A Poached Ego! None
  Steelix lifts its head straight up and spins around, creating a sand tornado, or the rocks with the giant spikes on Steelix's upper-body spin rapidly and sand is released from them, or Steelix floats into the air and starts rapidly spinning around in circles. It then fires a sandstorm at the opponent from its body.
Jasmine's Steelix Nerves of Steelix! None
Hun's Steelix The Legend of Thunder! None
Harrison's Steelix Playing with Fire! None
A wild Steelix All Torkoal, No Play None
  Onix releases a sandstorm from its body.
Brock's Onix Entei at Your Own Risk None
  Nosepass's nose glows light blue and a sandstorm whips up, or Nosepass spins around, releasing a spiraling sand tornado from its body at the opponent.
Roxanne's Nosepass A Winner by a Nosepass None
Alan's Nosepass Nosing 'Round the Mountain! None
A Coordinator's Nosepass Battling the Generation Gap! None
  Camerupt blows air out of its nose, making dirt from the ground come up and creating a sandstorm.
Vicky Winstrate's Camerupt Candid Camerupt! None
  Cacnea spins on one foot, releasing a tornado of sand and sending it at the opponent, or Cacnea waves its arms in circles and a sandstorm comes off its body, blowing the opponent away.
James's Cacnea ZigZag Zangoose! None
  Magcargo goes into its shell and spins around quickly, making a sandstorm appear.
Flannery's Mag Going, Going, Yawn None
  Aggron swings its arms so one of them is in the air and its body becomes surrounded by a spiral of sand that knocks back the opponent, or Aggron stomps on the ground, kicking up dirt and sending a sand cyclone at the opponent.
A wild Aggron Pikachu's Summer Festival None
A mirage Aggron The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon None
  Solrock releases a sandstorm from its body.
Tate's Solrock It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! None
  Flygon flaps its wings and releases a tornado of sand at the opponent.
Drew's Flygon Rhapsody in Drew None
  Donphan slams its trunk into the ground, then brings it up quickly, creating a sand tornado from the dirt it kicks up.
Tyson's Donphan At the End of the Fray None
  Claydol spins around quickly near the ground and whips up a sandstorm.
Spenser's Claydol Ka Boom with a View! None
  Munchlax releases a sandstorm from its body.
May's Munchlax King and Queen for a Day! Used via Metronome
  Geodude lifts its arms from the ground up and creates a sandstorm.
Brock's Geodude Grating Spaces! None
  Registeel waves its arms and creates a sand tornado that it launches at the opponent.
Brandon's Registeel Overjoyed! None
  Larvitar points the horn on its head at the opponent and waves it around in circles, making a sand tornado come out and push the opponent back, or Larvitar jumps into the air, glowing several different colors and then stomps down onto the ground, causing sand to swirl out from under it in all directions.
A Larvitar Matt was Pokésitting Pinch Healing! None
Chris's Larvitar The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo! None
  Ninjask flaps its wings fast and creates a huge sandstorm.
Brandon's Ninjask Pace - The Final Frontier! None
  Sandshrew jumps and lands on the ground, kicking up dirt. Then, it motions its hands towards the opponent, releasing a sandstorm at them.
Mira's Sandshrew Sandshrew's Locker! None
  Gliscor flaps its wings and releases a sandstorm from them at the opponent.
Paul's Gliscor Riding the Winds of Change! None
  Hippopotas blows out of its nose, creating a sandstorm and sending it at the opponent.
A wild Hippopotas Sleight of Sand! None
  Graveler waves its arms from the ground up and releases a sandstorm at the opponent.
J's client's henchman's Graveler Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 None
A wild Graveler Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
  Golem waves its arms from the ground up and releases a sandstorm at the opponent.
J's client's henchman's Golem Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 None
A wild Golem Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
  Wormadam closes its arms, then opens them quickly, and a sandstorm appears and spirals around Wormadam's body.
Ursula's Wormadam Another One Gabites the Dust! None
  Rhyperior waves one of its arms to the side, creating a tornado of sand to appear around the opponent.
Palmer's Rhyperior Challenging a Towering Figure! None
  Gible waves one arm to kick up sand, then waves the other to create the sandstorm, or Gible repeatedly waves its arms and a sandstorm comes out of them.
Khoury's Gible A Rivalry to Gible on! None
  Gabite calls out and a giant sand twister appears and surrounds its body.
Ursula's Gabite Opposites Interact! None
  Roggenrola spins its body, causing a large tornado of sand to form around it, or Roggenrola lowers its head slightly and a tornado of sand appears around its body. The tornado then shoots out and hits the opponent, or Roggenrola jumps into the air, glowing several different colors and then stomps down onto the ground, causing sand to swirl out from under it in all directions.
Ash's Roggenrola Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! None
  Both of Krokorok's forearms glow sparkling white. It then fires a shining golden beam from its hands at the ground, causing a giant twister of sand to spread out all over the battlefield.
Clay's Krokorok Battling the King of the Mines! None
  Boldore jumps into the air, glowing several different colors and then stomps down onto the ground, causing sand to swirl out from under it in all directions.
Ash's Boldore Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 None
  A multicolored aura surrounds Crustle's body and travels down its body and into the ground. Then, a twister of sand erupts from the ground under Crustle's body, engulfing anything near it.
Cilan's Crustle Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade None
  Carbink spins its body in a counterclockwise direction and then a sandstorm swirls around it, causing Pokemon to be hit by it and/or sent flying from the strong winds that are created by it or it flies in the air in a circular rotation with the front of its body always facing towards the centre of the storm will be and then it creates the sandstorm.
A wild Cabrink A Diamond in the Rough! None


In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga


In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga


In other generations

       
Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
     
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
MD: Red and Blue

Trivia

  • As of Generation VI, Charizard is the only Pokémon to have lost the ability to learn Sandstorm by TM.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 沙暴 Sābouh
Mandarin 沙雹 Shābáo
  Dutch Zandstorm
  Finnish Hiekkamyrsky
  French Tempête de Sable*
Tempêtesable*
  German Sandsturm
  Greek Αμμοθύελλα
  Hindi रेतीला तूफ़ान Rayteela Toofan
  Indonesian Badai Pasir
  Italian Terrempesta
  Korean 모래바람 Morae Baram
  Polish Burza Piaskowa
Portuguese   Brazil Tempestade de Areia
  Portugal Tempestade de Areia
  Romanian Furtună de Deșert
Furtuna de Nisip
  Serbian Peščana Oluja
  Spanish Tormenta Arena*
Torm. Arena*


Moves that cause weather conditions
  Sandstorm • Rain Dance • Sunny Day • Hail • Snowscape
Generation II TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07
Generation III TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation III HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE
Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23
24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46
47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08
Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38
39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57
58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76
77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06
Generation VI TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26
27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52
53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78
79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS


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