Sandslash (Alola)

Recommended moveset

Metal Claw+ Blizzard

Weaknesses

Fighting×2.56 Fire×2.56 Ground×1.6

Resistances

Poison×0.39 Ice×0.39 Normal×0.63 Flying×0.63 Bug×0.63 Grass×0.63 Psychic×0.63 Dragon×0.63 Fairy×0.63

Raids & Gyms (PvE)

Fast moves

Move	Pwr	Energy+	DPS	EPS
Metal Claw	6	5	12	10
Powder Snow	6	15	6	15
Shadow ClawElite	6	4	12	8

Charged moves

Move	Pwr	Energy	DPS	DPE
Blizzard	130	100	43.3	1.3
Gyro Ball	85	50	24.3	1.7
Drill Run	85	50	28.3	1.7
Bulldoze	80	50	22.9	1.6
Aerial Ace	55	33	22	1.67
Ice Punch	50	33	25	1.52

Trainer Battles (PvP)

The same moves use separate stats in the GO Battle League — battles run in 0.5-second turns.

Fast moves

Move	Pwr	Energy+	Turns
Shadow ClawElite	6	8	3
Metal Claw	5	7	3
Powder Snow	5	8	3

Charged moves

Move	Pwr	Energy	DPE
Blizzard	140	75	1.87
Gyro Ball	80	50	1.6
Drill Run	80	45	1.78
Ice Punch	60	40	1.5
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.33
Bulldoze50% chance: Lowers target's Defense by 1 stage	45	45	1

DPS = damage per second · EPS = energy per second · DPE = damage per energy. PvP stats apply only to Trainer Battles, where 1 turn = 0.5 seconds. Type matchups use GO's ×1.6 / ×0.625 / ×0.39 scale.