Sand Attack (move)

Sand Attack
すなかけ Sand Attack

Battles

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

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

On Smogon's Movedex:

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 onwards

Sand Attack is now a Ground-type move. Sand Attack still affects Flying-type Pokémon and other Pokémon that are not grounded.

Sand-Attack can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Mud-Slap to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Mud-Slap or Sandstorm was used in the previous turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an three extra appeal points if Sandstorm was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Groundium Z into Z-Sand Attack, the user's evasiveness is raised by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	An attack in which sand is used to blind the target and reduce its attack accuracy.
GS C	Reduces accuracy by throwing sand.
RS E	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.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	Sand is hurled in the foe's face, reducing its accuracy.
BW B2W2	Sand is hurled in the target's face, reducing its accuracy.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	Sand is hurled in the target's face, reducing the target's accuracy.
SV	Sand is hurled in the target's face, lowering the target's accuracy.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	5	5	5	5	5	5	5^SMUSUM 3^PE	5^BDSP
017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5^SMUSUM 1, 3^PE	1, 5^BDSP
018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5^SMUSUM 1, 3^PE	1, 5^BDSP
027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	10	11	11	7	7^BW 3^B2W2	3	3^SMUSUM 8^PE	6
028		Sandslash		Field		Field	1, 10	1, 11	1, 11	1, 7	1, 7^BW 1, 3^B2W2	1, 3	1, 3^SMUSUM 1, 8^PE	1
050		Diglett		Field		Field	24	25	1	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM 4^PE	1	1
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field							1^SMUSUM 4^PE	1^SwSh	1
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	24	25	1	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM 1, 4^PE	1	1
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							1^SMUSUM 1, 4^PE	1^SwSh	1
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral							3^PE
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral							1,3^PE
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral							1,3^PE
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	1	7	6	1	1	1	1	1
083		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field								1^SwSh
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field							1^PE
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field							1^PE
133		Eevee		Field		Field	1^RGB 8^Y	8	8	8	8^BW 5^B2W2	5	5^SMUSUM 14^PE	5^SwShBDSP	5
134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	1^RGB 8^Y	8	8	8	8^BW 5^B2W2	5	5^SMUSUM 1, 14^PE	5^SwShBDSP	5
135		Jolteon		Field		Field	1^RGB 8^Y	8	8	8	8^BW 5^B2W2	5	5^SMUSUM 1, 14^PE	5^SwShBDSP	5
136		Flareon		Field		Field	1^RGB 8^Y	8	8	8	8^BW 5^B2W2	5	5^SMUSUM 1, 14^PE	5^SwShBDSP	5
138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3								10
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3								1
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3		28	31	21	21	21	21^SMUSUM 36^PE	10
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3		28	31	21	21	21	21^SMUSUM 36^PE	1
190		Aipom		Field		Field		6	6	4	4	4	4	4^BDSP
196		Espeon		Field		Field		8	8	8	8^BW 5^B2W2	5	5	5^SwShBDSP	5
197		Umbreon		Field		Field		8	8	8	8^BW 5^B2W2	5	5	5^SwShBDSP	5
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug		6	6	5	5^BW 4^B2W2	4	4	4^BDSP
227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying		13	10	7^DP 6^PtHGSS	6	6	6	4
234		Stantler		Field		Field		31	31^RSE 27^FRLG	16	16	16	16	16^BDSP	16
255		Torchic		Field		Field			19	19	19	19^XY 10^ORAS	10	15
256		Combusken		Field		Field			21	21	21	21^XY 1, 10^ORAS	1, 10	15
257		Blaziken		Field		Field			21	21	21	21^XY 1, 10^ORAS	1, 10	15
261		Poochyena		Field		Field			9	9	9	9^XY 7^ORAS	7	7^BDSP
262		Mightyena		Field		Field			1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9^XY 1, 7^ORAS	1, 7	1, 7^BDSP
263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field			13	13	13	13^XY 7^ORAS	7	3
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field								3^SwSh
264		Linoone		Field		Field			13	13	13	13^XY 1, 7^ORAS	1, 7	1
264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field								1^SwSh
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug			9	9	9	9	9	1
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral			9	9	9	9	1, 9	1
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like			4	4	4	4	4	4^BDSP	4
297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4^BDSP	1
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon			9	9	9^BW 4^B2W2	4^XY 1^ORAS	1	1
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon			1, 9	1, 9	1, 9^BW 1, 4^B2W2	1, 4^XY 1^ORAS	1	1
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon			1, 9	1, 9	1, 9^BW 1, 4^B2W2	1, 4^XY 1^ORAS	1	1
331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like			17	17	17	17^XY 13^ORAS	13	13^BDSP	13
332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like			17	17	17	17^XY 13^ORAS	13	13^BDSP	13
424		Ambipom		Field		Field				1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4^BDSP
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon				3	3	3	3	6^SwShBDSP	6
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon				1, 3	1, 3	1, 3	1, 3	1^SwShBDSP	1
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon				1, 3	1, 3	1, 3	1, 3	1^SwShBDSP	1
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field				1	1	1	1	1^SwShBDSP	1
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field				1	1	1	1	1^SwShBDSP	1
470		Leafeon		Field		Field				8	8^BW 5^B2W2	5	5	5^SwShBDSP	5
471		Glaceon		Field		Field				8	8^BW 5^B2W2	5	5	5^SwShBDSP	5
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug				1, 5	1, 5^BW 1, 4^B2W2	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4^BDSP
504		Patrat		Field		Field					13	13	13
505		Watchog		Field		Field					13	13	13
509		Purrloin		Field		Field					10	10	10	4^SwSh
510		Liepard		Field		Field					1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1^SwSh
524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral					7	7	7	1^SwSh
525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral					1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1^SwSh
526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral					1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1^SwSh
551		Sandile		Field		Field					7	7	7	3^SwSh	3
552		Krokorok		Field		Field					1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1^SwSh	1
553		Krookodile		Field		Field					1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1^SwSh	1
557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral					11	11	11	1^SwSh
558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral					1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1^SwSh
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon					5	5	5	12^SwSh
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon					1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	12^SwSh
585		Deerling		Field		Field					7	7	7		7
586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field					1, 7	1, 7	1, 7		1
632		Durant		Bug		Bug					1	1	1	1^SwSh
676		Furfrou		Field		Field						5	5
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3						1	1
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3						1	1
700		Sylveon		Field		Field						5	5	5^SwSh	5
734		Yungoos		Field		Field							10		10
735		Gumshoos		Field		Field							1, 10		1
744		Rockruff		Field		Field							4	4^SwSh	4
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field							1, 4	1^SwSh	1
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field							1, 4	1^SwSh	1
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field							1, 4^USUM	1^SwSh	1
767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3							1	1^SwSh
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3							1	1^SwSh
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous							9	20^SwSh	20
770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous							1, 9	20^SwSh	20
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon								1^SwSh	1
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon								1^SwSh	1
862		Obstagoon		Field		Field								1^SwSh
865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field								1^SwSh
899		Wyrdeer		Field		Field									16
953		Rellor		Bug		Bug									4
954		Rabsca		Bug		Bug									4
960		Wiglett		Water 3		Water 3									1
961		Wugtrio		Water 3		Water 3									1
992		Iron Hands		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
179		Mareep		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
396		Starly		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
431		Glameow		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
506		Lillipup		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
522		Blitzle		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3					✔^SwSh
757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔^SwSh	✔
813		Scorbunny		Field	Human-Like					✔^SwSh	✔
821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying					✔^SwSh	✔
835		Yamper		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Sand-Attack is a move with 22PP and 80% accuracy. The user targets enemy in front, cutting corners, and lowers its accuracy by one stage. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Taunt.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 20.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Sand Attack could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Sand Attack could be seen as a move used by Boss Wimpod.

Sand Attack

Charge time	0.98 seconds
Range type	Arc (wide)
Target	Enemy
Additional effect	None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Sand Attack is Garchomp's first move as Gible. The user hurls sand toward a designated area, reducing enemy visibility and slowing them for 2s. The user's movement speed and basic attack speed are increased if an enemy is hit. After evolving into Gabite at level 5, the move is replaced by either Dig or Dragon Rush.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.
MDTD S	Reduces the target's accuracy by 1 level.
BSL	てきポケモンのめいちゅうを１だんかいさげる
MDGtI SMD	It lowers the enemy's accuracy.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Pidgeotto	Ninjask	Gliscor	Gumshoos
The user throws sand in the target's face, blinding them.
User	First Used In		Notes
Pidgey	Pidgey flaps its wings and a sandstorm is created.
A wild Pidgey	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Pidgeotto	Pidgeotto flaps its wings and sand is spewed up at the opponent.
Ash's Pidgeotto	Challenge of the Samurai		None
Sandslash	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
A Trainer's Sandslash	Gymbaliar!		None
Aipom	Aipom digs and throws dirt at the opponent.
Multiple wild Aipom	A Hot Water Battle		None
Eevee	Eevee turns around and kicks dirt at the opponent with its hind legs, or Eevee stands on its hind legs and slams its front legs on the ground, sending a big cloud of sand at the opponent.
Sakura's Eevee	Trouble's Brewing		None
Virgil's Eevee	Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening		None
Risa's Eevee	The Power of Us		None
Vaporeon	Vaporeon turns around and kicks dirt at the opponent with its hind legs.
Sumomo's Vaporeon	Trouble's Brewing		None
Zigzagoon	Zigzagoon kicks dirt at the opponent with its front paws.
Nicholai's Zigzagoon	In the Knicker of Time!		None
Ninjask	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, blinding them.
Evian's Ninjask	From Cradle to Save		None
Brandon's Ninjask	Pace - The Final Frontier!		None
Hippopotas	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.
Hippopotas (recurring)	Mass Hip-Po-Sis!		None
A wild Hippopotas	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None
Umbreon	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	Gligar throws sand at the opponent using its claws.
Ash's Gligar	The Bells are Singing!		None
Gliscor	Gliscor uses its pincers or its tail and throws sand at the opponent.
Ash's Gliscor	Dealing with Defensive Types!		None
Skarmory	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	Purrloin throws sand at the opponent using its front legs.
Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin	Clash of the Connoisseurs!		None
Watchog	Watchog throws sand at the opponent using its hands.
Halsey's Watchog	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
Glaceon	Glaceon kicks dirt at the opponent with its front legs.
Virgil's Glaceon	Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening		None
Leafeon	Leafeon kicks dirt at the opponent with its front legs.
Virgil's Leafeon	Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening		None
Sawsbuck	Sawsbuck kicks sand at the opponent with its hind legs.
Two wild Sawsbuck	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
Deerling	Deerling kicks sand at the opponent with its hind legs.
Two wild Deerling	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
Furfrou	Furfrou jumps in the air and slams its two front legs onto the ground as it lands, creating a cloud of sand that is sent flying at the opponent.
Everett's Furfrou	A League of His Own!		None
Gumshoos	Gumshoos throws sand at the opponent using its hands. The sand blinds the opponent and causes attacks to miss, and can deflect projectile attacks.
Totem Gumshoos	To Top a Totem!		None
Officer Jenny's Gumshoos	To Top a Totem!		None
Yungoos	Yungoos throws sand at the opponent using its hands. The sand blinds the opponent and causes attacks to miss.
An ally Yungoos	To Top a Totem!		None
A Trainer's Yungoos	A Little Rocket R & R!		None

In When Pokémon Worlds Collide!, Paul's two Starly were revealed to know Sand Attack from his Pokédex.

In the manga

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The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Pidgey

The user throws dirt at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Pidgey	Pidgey flaps its wings at a high speed, kicking up a wave of sand from the ground and scattering dust around the opponent.
A wild Pidgey	Pikachu, I See You!	Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

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.

Movie adaptations

	Hippopotas

The user kicks up dirt.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Hippopotas	Hippopotas kicks up sand.
A wild Hippopotas	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Sandshrew

The user kicks dirt at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sandshrew	Sandshrew kicks dirt at the opponent with its back legs.
Red's Sandshrew	Make Way for Magmar	Debut
Hippowdon	Hippowdon releases sand from the ports on its back.
A wild Hippowdon	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas	None

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

	Krokorok

The user kicks up dirt.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Krokorok	Krokorok kicks up sand with its arms. The opponent is then unable to see their surroundings.
Togari's Krokorok	The King's Identity...!!	Debut

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

	Pidgey

The user kicks up dirt and throws it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Pidgey	Pidgey kicks up dirt and throws it at the opponent.
Falkner's Pidgey	Aim to be the Strongest! The Hot-Blooded Brotherly Combination!!	Debut

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

	Torchic

The user kicks up dirt and aims it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Torchic	Torchic kicks up dirt and aims it at the opponent.
Ginji	Goodbye to a Peaceful Village!	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Umbreon

The user kicks up dirt and aims it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Umbreon	Umbreon kicks up dirt with its hind legs and throws it at the opponent.
Karen's Umbreon	A Challenge to the Elite Four!	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Sand Attack is one of four moves to have its type changed in Generation II (the others being Gust, Bite, and Karate Chop; all were Normal-type moves in Generation I), and one of five status moves to have its type changed between generations at all (the others are Charm, Curse, Moonlight, and Sweet Kiss). Like Curse, the change in Sand Attack's type has no effect on the move itself.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	潑沙 Putsā * 飛沙拔擊 Fēisā Bahtgīk * 踢沙 Teksā *
Chinese	Mandarin	潑沙 / 泼沙 Pōshā * 飛沙腳 / 飞沙脚 Fēishājiǎo * 起沙 Qǐshā *
Czech		Písečný Útok
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 Moraeppurigi
Norwegian		Sandangrep
Polish		Atak Piaskiem* Mocny Atak* Piaskowy Atak*
Brazilian Portuguese		Ataque de Areia
Romanian		Atacul cu Nisip
Serbian		Napad Peskom
Spanish	Latin America	Ataque de Arena
Spanish	Spain	Ataque Arena^II+ Ataque-Arena^I
Swedish		Sandattack* Sandanfall*
Turkish		Kum Saldırısı
Vietnamese		Rải Cát

Variations of the move Flash

Flash • Smokescreen • Sand Attack

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