Alolan Sandslash

Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 2 / 5

Great League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5

Ultra League PVP Rating See all 2.5 / 5

Master League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Steel

Type

55.00 kg Weight

1.20 m Height

Pokemon Max CP

2432

ATK 177

DEF 195

STA 181

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Metal Claw	Bulldoze	X	B
Powder Snow	Gyro Ball	X	B
Powder Snow	Bulldoze	X	A
Powder Snow	Blizzard	A	X
Metal Claw	Ice Punch	B	A
Powder Snow	Ice Punch	A-	A

Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Metal Claw	Gyro Ball	C	C
Metal Claw	Blizzard	X	X

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

You really want Powder Snow in tandem with Blizzard.
Ice Punch is inferior, but at least it gets STAB.
Metal Claw with Gyro Ball is a Steel moveset, but why?
With no STAB, don't even think about Bulldoze for offense.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

Powder Snow's high energy gain gives Alolan Sandslash better odds to use a charged move.
Ice Punch sports the earliest damage window and is also the most accessible as a 3-bar move.
Bulldoze and Gyro Ball are ridiculously slow, but Bulldoze has better counter coverage.
With double weaknesses to Fire and Fighting, good luck using Blizzard before fainting.

PVE Overview

Alolan Sandslash has a cool typing to leverage on offense, but it doesn't have any of the cool things that distinguish it in the main Pokemon games. Even among Ice-types, its Attack stat doesn't quite cut it.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Powder Snow	Ice Punch Bulldoze	A
Powder Snow	Ice Punch Gyro Ball	A-

Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PvP Moveset Explanation

Powder Snow + Ice Punch and Gyro Ball or Bulldoze

Powder Snow is the preferred fast move, offering way faster energy gains for slightly less raw damage. All of Alolan Sandslash's charge moves are expensive to use, which makes the extra energy gains almost mandatory.

The move rebalance on September 27, 2019 gave Alolan Sandslash the much needed Ice Punch, which is mandatory due to its low energy cost compared to A-Sandslash's other options. Benefiting from STAB, this is its main charge move and also acts as a shield bait.

While both Bulldoze and Gyro Ball have identical stats (80 power, 60 energy cost) and are among the worst charge moves for PvP, they cost less energy than Blizzard, which makes them easier to use. Bulldoze provides wide coverage, including against Alolan Sandslash's major weakness to Fire-types, while Gyro Ball can help against other Ice-type Pokemon as well as just benefiting from STAB.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Alolan Sandslash is somewhat of a specialist. It's the kind of the Pokemon you'd use if you really want to abuse opponents weak to Ice while resisting their attacks (except for Ground-types). 9 resistances and good bulk are definitely perks, but a very lame moveset and 2 double weakness are definitely not. Due to Alolan Sandslash's really poor and slow movesets, it often finds itself losing more than winning in Great League, especially in a meta where Counter users like Medicham and Lucario are popular picks.

Ultra League: 2.5 / 5

With a max CP of 2432, Alolan Sandslash gets a little bit more breathing room in Ultra League. While it doesn't have the best matchups compared to other options, it can still beat down Pokemon certain Pokemon like Giratina Altered, Lugia, and Cresselia. Two double weaknesses and a lack of coverage against popular Water-types such as Blastoise and Swampert are still major issues.

Master League: 1.5 / 5

Alolan Sandslash doesn't have the stats or adequate movesets to compete well in Master League. Whatever it can do here, other Pokemon can do better.

Fast Moves

8

Metal Claw

More Info

Steel

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.70	0.20	10.00		11.43	14.29

6

Powder Snow

More Info

Ice

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.00	0.15	15.00		6.00	7.50

Charge Moves

130

Blizzard

1 Energy

More Info

Ice

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.10	1.40	0.00	1.30	41.94	52.42		54.52

80

Gyro Ball

2 Energy

More Info

Steel

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.30	0.50	0.00	1.60	24.24	30.30		38.79

80

Bulldoze

2 Energy

More Info

Ground

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.50	0.50	0.00	1.60	22.86	28.57		36.57

50

Ice Punch

3 Energy

More Info

Ice

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.90	0.30	0.00	1.52	26.32	32.89		39.87

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy	50
Stardust	50,000

Other

Female Ratio	50.0 %
Male Ratio	50.0 %
Flee Rate	6.0 %
Capture Rate	20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	256% damage
	256% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

Stardust	Level	Min CP	Max CP
200	1	29	34
200	1.5	60	71
200	2	92	107
200	2.5	123	144
400	3	154	181
400	3.5	186	218
400	4	217	254
400	4.5	248	291
600	5	280	328
600	5.5	311	364
600	6	342	401
600	6.5	374	438
800	7	405	475
800	7.5	436	511
800	8	468	548
800	8.5	499	585
1000	9	530	621
1000	9.5	562	658
1000	10	593	695
1000	10.5	623	730
1300	11	652	764
1300	11.5	682	799
1300	12	712	834
1300	12.5	741	869
1600	13	771	903
1600	13.5	801	938
1600	14	830	973
1600	14.5	860	1008
1900	15	890	1042
1900	15.5	919	1077
1900	16	949	1112
1900	16.5	979	1146
2200	17	1008	1181
2200	17.5	1038	1216
2200	18	1068	1251
2200	18.5	1097	1285
2500	19	1127	1320
2500	19.5	1157	1355
2500	20	1186	1390
2500	20.5	1216	1424
3000	21	1246	1459
3000	21.5	1275	1494
3000	22	1305	1529
3000	22.5	1335	1563
3500	23	1364	1598
3500	23.5	1394	1633
3500	24	1424	1668
3500	24.5	1453	1703
4000	25	1483	1737
4000	25.5	1513	1772
4000	26	1542	1807
4000	26.5	1572	1842
4500	27	1602	1876
4500	27.5	1631	1911
4500	28	1661	1946
4500	28.5	1691	1981
5000	29	1720	2015
5000	29.5	1750	2050
5000	30	1780	2085
5000	30.5	1795	2102
6000	31	1809	2120
6000	31.5	1824	2137
6000	32	1839	2154
6000	32.5	1854	2172
7000	33	1869	2189
7000	33.5	1884	2207
7000	34	1898	2224
7000	34.5	1913	2241
8000	35	1928	2259
8000	35.5	1943	2276
8000	36	1958	2293
8000	36.5	1973	2311
9000	37	1987	2328
9000	37.5	2002	2346
9000	38	2017	2363
9000	38.5	2032	2380
10000	39	2047	2398
10000	39.5	2062	2415
10000	40	2076	2432