POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Sandshrew sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Sandshrew sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #027 · Mouse Pokemon

Sandshrew

Ground Both

Sandshrew is a Ground-type Mouse Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Union Cave, Mt. Moon. Silver: Game Corner prize at Goldenrod City.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

300
HP50
Attack75
Defense85
Sp. Atk20
Sp. Def30
Speed40

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
2'00" (0.6 m)
Weight
26.0 lbs (11.8 kg)
Catch rate
255
Base EXP
93
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
300

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 50
— —
AttackBase 75
— —
DefenseBase 85
— —
Sp. AtkBase 20
— —
Sp. DefBase 30
— —
SpeedBase 40
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

If it fell from a great height, this Pokemon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.

Pokémon Silver

Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#027 Sandshrew #028 Sandslash
Sandshrew→Level 22→Sandslash

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
2
Tables
3
Special
0
Wild encounters 3
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Union CaveUnion Cave 1F Grass Any time Lv. 6 30% slot
Union CaveUnion Cave B1 F Grass Any time Lv. 8 30% slot
Mt. MoonMount Moon Grass Any time Lv. 8 20% slot
Silver

Special

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
1
Special acquisition 1
Game Corner prize Goldenrod City · Goldenrod Game Corner Lv. 10 · Any time — Redeem with Goldenrod Game Corner coins.

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

8
Lv. 1

Scratch

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
35
TM40

Normal · Defense Curl

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
40

Ground · Accuracy Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
15

Poison · Poison Hit

Power
15
Acc.
100%
PP
35
Lv. 23

Slash

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
70
Acc.
100%
PP
20
TM39
Lv. 30

Swift

Normal · Always Hit

Power
60
Acc.
100%
PP
20

Normal · Multi Hit

Power
18
Acc.
80%
PP
15
TM37
Lv. 45

Sandstorm

Rock · Sandstorm

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
10
TM / HM compatibility 30 moves
TM01 TM01 · DynamicPunchFighting100 power · 50% · 5 PP TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM04 TM04 · RolloutRock30 power · 90% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM23 TM23 · Iron TailSteel100 power · 75% · 15 PP TM26 TM26 · EarthquakeGround100 power · 100% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM28 TM28 · DigGround60 power · 100% · 10 PP TM31 TM31 · Mud-SlapGround20 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM37 TM37 · SandstormRock— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM40 TM40 · Defense CurlNormal— power · 100% · 40 PP TM43 TM43 · DetectFighting— power · 100% · 5 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM46 TM46 · ThiefDark40 power · 100% · 10 PP TM49 TM49 · Fury CutterBug10 power · 95% · 20 PP HM01 HM01 · CutNormal50 power · 95% · 30 PP HM04 HM04 · StrengthNormal80 power · 100% · 15 PP
Egg moves 4 moves
CounterFighting · PhysicalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP FlailNormal · PhysicalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP SafeguardNormal · Status— power · 100% · 25 PP Rapid SpinNormal · Physical20 power · 100% · 40 PP