Sand Veil (Ability)

Sand Veil すながくれ
Hidden in Sand
Flavor text
Generation III
Ups evasion in a sandstorm.
Generation IV
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.
Generation V
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.
Generation VI
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.
Generation VII
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.
Generation VIII
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Generation IX
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Sand Veil (Japanese: すながくれ Hidden in Sand) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

During a sandstorm, the accuracy of any move used against a Pokémon with this Ability is modified by a factor of 4/5 (approximated as a factor of 3277/4096 since Generation V). A Pokémon with this Ability will take no damage from the sandstorm if it otherwise would.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Sand Veil is in the first place in the party (even if fainted) in an area with a sandstorm (such as Route 228 in Sinnoh), the chance of encountering a wild Pokémon is decreased by 50%.

Generation VIII

This Ability appears to have no effect on encounter rate in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Generation IX

This Ability appears to have no effect on encounter rate in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Pokémon with Sand Veil

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0027   Sandshrew
Ground Ground Sand Veil None Sand Rush
0028   Sandslash
Ground Ground Sand Veil None Sand Rush
0050   Diglett
Ground Ground Sand Veil Arena Trap Sand Force
0050   Diglett
Alolan Form
Ground Steel Sand Veil Tangling Hair Sand Force
0051   Dugtrio
Ground Ground Sand Veil Arena Trap Sand Force
0051   Dugtrio
Alolan Form
Ground Steel Sand Veil Tangling Hair Sand Force
0074   Geodude
Rock Ground Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil
0075   Graveler
Rock Ground Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil
0076   Golem
Rock Ground Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil
0207   Gligar
Ground Flying Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity
0231   Phanpy
Ground Ground Pickup None Sand Veil
0232   Donphan
Ground Ground Sturdy None Sand Veil
0246   Larvitar
Rock Ground Guts None Sand Veil
0331   Cacnea
Grass Grass Sand Veil None Water Absorb
0332   Cacturne
Grass Dark Sand Veil None Water Absorb
0443   Gible
Dragon Ground Sand Veil None Rough Skin
0444   Gabite
Dragon Ground Sand Veil None Rough Skin
0445   Garchomp
Dragon Ground Sand Veil None Rough Skin
0472   Gliscor
Ground Flying Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal
0618   Stunfisk
Ground Electric Static Limber Sand Veil
0694   Helioptile
Electric Normal Dry Skin Sand Veil Solar Power
0695   Heliolisk
Electric Normal Dry Skin Sand Veil Solar Power
0769   Sandygast
Ghost Ground Water Compaction None Sand Veil
0770   Palossand
Ghost Ground Water Compaction None Sand Veil
0843   Silicobra
Ground Ground Sand Spit Shed Skin Sand Veil
0844   Sandaconda
Ground Ground Sand Spit Shed Skin Sand Veil
0960   Wiglett
Water Water Gooey Rattled Sand Veil
0961   Wugtrio
Water Water Gooey Rattled Sand Veil
0968   Orthworm
Steel Steel Earth Eater None Sand Veil
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Sand Veil increases evasion by two stages when active.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts Evasion if there is a sandstorm.
MDTDS Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness during a sandstorm.
BSL てんきが すなあらしだと かいひが あがる
MDGtI Unavailable
SMD The Pokémon isn't damaged by a sandstorm, and its evasiveness goes up while the sandstorm is in effect!
MDRTDX The Pokémon isn't damaged by the Sandstorm weather condition, and its evasiveness goes up while a sandstorm is in effect.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 沙隱 Sāyán *
沙裡隱身 Sā-léuih Yánsān *
Mandarin 沙隱 / 沙隐 Shāyǐn *
沙裡隱身 Shā-lǐ Yǐnshēn *
  French Voile Sable
  German Sandschleier
  Italian Sabbiavelo
  Korean 모래숨기 Morae Sumgi
  Brazilian Portuguese Véu de Areia
  Russian Песчаная Вуаль Peschanaya Vual'
  Spanish Velo Arena


Variations of the Ability Sand Veil
Sand VeilSnow Cloak
Abilities affected by weather conditions
Sand VeilSwift SwimChlorophyllRain DishForecastSnow CloakDry SkinHydrationSolar PowerLeaf GuardIce BodyFlower GiftHarvestSand RushSand ForceSlush RushIce FaceProtosynthesisOrichalcum Pulse


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