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. 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%.

Pokémon with Sand Veil

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	None	Sand Rush
	Sandslash	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	None	Sand Rush
	Diglett	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	Arena Trap	Sand Force
	Diglett Alolan Form	Ground	Steel	Sand Veil	Tangling Hair	Sand Force
	Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	Arena Trap	Sand Force
	Dugtrio Alolan Form	Ground	Steel	Sand Veil	Tangling Hair	Sand Force
	Geodude	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
	Graveler	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
	Golem	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
	Gligar	Ground	Flying	Hyper Cutter	Sand Veil	Immunity
	Phanpy	Ground		Ground	Pickup	None	Sand Veil
	Donphan	Ground		Ground	Sturdy	None	Sand Veil
	Larvitar	Rock	Ground	Guts	None	Sand Veil
	Cacnea	Grass		Grass	Sand Veil	None	Water Absorb
	Cacturne	Grass	Dark	Sand Veil	None	Water Absorb
	Gible	Dragon	Ground	Sand Veil	None	Rough Skin
	Gabite	Dragon	Ground	Sand Veil	None	Rough Skin
	Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	Sand Veil	None	Rough Skin
	Gliscor	Ground	Flying	Hyper Cutter	Sand Veil	Poison Heal
	Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	Static	Limber	Sand Veil
	Helioptile	Electric	Normal	Dry Skin	Sand Veil	Solar Power
	Heliolisk	Electric	Normal	Dry Skin	Sand Veil	Solar Power
	Sandygast	Ghost	Ground	Water Compaction	None	Sand Veil
	Palossand	Ghost	Ground	Water Compaction	None	Sand Veil
	Silicobra	Ground		Ground	Sand Spit	Shed Skin	Sand Veil
	Sandaconda	Ground		Ground	Sand Spit	Shed Skin	Sand Veil
	Wiglett	Water		Water	Gooey	Rattled	Sand Veil
	Wugtrio	Water		Water	Gooey	Rattled	Sand Veil
	Orthworm	Steel		Steel	Earth Eater	None	Sand Veil
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

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

• In volume 40, Pearl's Diglett, Digler, was revealed to have Sand Veil as his Ability.
• Red's Diglett and Sandshrew are revealed to have Sand Veil as their Ability.
• Giovanni's Dugtrio is revealed to have Sand Veil as his Ability.
• Wally's Cacturne is revealed to have Sand Veil as his Ability.
• Cynthia's Garchomp is revealed to have Sand Veil as her Ability.

Trivia

• Prior to becoming an Ability, Sand Veil appeared as a TCG Attack.

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

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