Scorching Sands (move)

Scorching Sands
ねっさのだいち Hot Sand Terrain

Battles

Type	Ground
Category	Special
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	70
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation VIII
Move Tutor in Pokémon Sword and Shield

On Smogon's Movedex:
- Generation VIII
- Generation IX

Scorching Sands (Japanese: ねっさのだいち Hot Sand Terrain) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Scorching Sands inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of burning the target.

Upon execution, Scorching Sands will thaw the user if frozen (even if the move fails to hit the target). Scorching Sands also thaws a frozen target hit by it.

Description

Games	Description
SwSh	The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔
0027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	✔
0028		Sandslash		Field		Field	✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔
050A		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔
0051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	✔
051A		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔
0105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	✔
105A		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔
0136		Flareon		Field		Field	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field	✔
0328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon	✔
0329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon	✔
0330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field	✔
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔
0529		Drilbur		Field		Field	✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field	✔
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0631		Heatmor		Field		Field	✔
0643		Reshiram		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field	✔
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field	✔
0769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	✔
0815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like	✔
0838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon	✔
0844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon	✔
0850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug	✔
0851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug	✔
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.

Trivia

Scorching Sands is the only Ground-type move that is able to cause burn.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	熱沙大地 Yihtsā Daaihdeih
Chinese	Mandarin	熱沙大地 / 热沙大地 Rèshā Dàdì
French		Sable Ardent
German		Brandsand
Italian		Sabbiardente
Korean		열사의대지 Yeolsa-ui Daeji
Spanish		Arenas Ardientes

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