Sandslash-Alola
IceSteel
Base stats
HP75
Atk100
Def120
SpA25
SpD65
Spe65
BST450
Abilities
- Primary
- Snow Cloak
- Secondary
- —
- Hidden
- Slush Rush
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 65 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
- Sweeper candidate: has setup and the Speed, a Speed boost, or the bulk to use it.
Hazards
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
Hazard removal
- Rapid Spin (premium: +1 Spe)
- Rapid Spin
- Hazard removal
- Rapid Spin
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Swords Dance
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Agility
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense, Curse
Priority
- Priority
- Ice Shard
Stallbreak / utility
- Knock Off
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Moves — Gen 9
74 of 74 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Speed by 2. | |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2. | |
| Avalanche | Ice | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if user is damaged by the target. | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1. | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | If hit by physical attack, returns double damage. | |
| Crush Claw | Normal | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 | 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Raises the user's Defense by 1. | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | High critical hit ratio. | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig. | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Always leaves the target with at least 1 HP. | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | More power the less HP the user has left. | |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies. | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Fails if the user takes damage before it hits. |