Sandshrew in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen

In-game sprite

Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreenKanto · 2004#027 in the Kanto dex

Sandshrew #0027

Ground

Pokédex entry

Each version has its own entry.

“It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.”
Pokémon Firered

“Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for prey.”
Pokémon Leafgreen

Base stats

Base stat total 300

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Total300

Abilities

Sand Veil

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Sandshrew in FireRed & LeafGreen

Front

Back

Shiny

Shiny back

Moves learned by level-up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power
1	Scratch	Normal	40
6	Defense Curl	Normal	—
11	Sand Attack	Ground	—
17	Poison Sting	Poison	15
23	Slash	Normal	70
30	Swift	Normal	60
37	Fury Swipes	Normal	18
45	Sand Tomb	Ground	15
53	Sandstorm	Rock	—

Egg move moves

Swords Dance Counter Rock Slide Flail Safeguard Rapid Spin Metal Claw Crush Claw

TM / HM moves

Cut Strength Earthquake Dig Toxic Double Team Rest Thief Protect Attract Return Frustration Iron Tail Hidden Power Sunny Day Rock Smash Facade Focus Punch Brick Break Secret Power Rock Tomb Aerial Ace

Move tutor moves

Body Slam Double-Edge Seismic Toss Mimic Substitute

Type matchups

Weak to

Water2×Grass2×Ice2×

Resists

Poison½×Rock½×Electric0×

Evolution line

#0027Sandshrew

#0028Sandslash

Where to find Sandshrew in FireRed & LeafGreen

Recorded encounters for each edition. Methods and levels can vary by area or condition; open a place for its exact encounter table and odds.

Pokémon LeafGreen

6 places

Route 10Walking in grass · Lv. 11–17 Route 11Walking in grass · Lv. 12–15 Route 23Walking in grass · Lv. 32–34 Route 4Walking in grass · Lv. 6–12 Route 8Walking in grass · Lv. 17–19 Route 9Walking in grass · Lv. 11–17

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