#0551

Sandile

Desert Croc Pokémon

Sandile is small, but its legs and lower body are powerful. Pushing sand aside as it goes, Sandile moves through the desert as if it’s swimming.

In Pokémon GO · 1037 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.7 m

Weight15.2 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate180(33.8%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP58

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Moxie

Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

Anger PointHidden

Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.

Egg groups: Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

292

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Bulky Stealth Rock

Moves

Item

Eviolite

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

TeraFire

EV spread

Atk180

Def76

Spe▲236

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Sandile

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Black

Desert Resort Relic Castle Route 4

White

Desert Resort Relic Castle Route 4

Black 2

Desert Resort Relic Castle Route 4

White 2

Desert Resort Relic Castle Route 4

Friend Safari Route 9

Sun

Haina Desert

Moon

Haina Desert

Evolution

#0551Sandile

Lv. 29

#0552Krokorok

Lv. 40

#0553Krookodile

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Sandile can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Power Trip Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×.	Dark	Physical	20	100	10
1	Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage.	Normal	Physical	20	100	20
3	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Status	—	100	15
6	Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage.	Dark	Status	—	—	15
9	Sand Tomb Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Ground	Physical	35	85	15
12	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
15	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
16	Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
18	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	Dark	Status	—	100	15
19	Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Special	20	100	10
21	Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
22	Embargo Target cannot use held items.	Dark	Status	—	100	15
24	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
27	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
30	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Status	—	—	10
33	Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
36	Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
39	Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Normal	Physical	120	100	10