Sandslash-Alola

Sandslash-Alola

IceSteel

In SDL

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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 National Dex 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

Status

Toxic

Stallbreak / utility

Knock Off
Substitute (near-universal)
Substitute

Screens

Screens (near-universal movepool)
Aurora Veil

Moves — National Dex

100 of 100 moves

Details
Aerial AceFlyingPhysical60—20This move does not check accuracy.
AgilityPsychicStatus——30Raises the user's Speed by 2.
AmnesiaPsychicStatus——20Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2.
Aqua TailWaterPhysical909010No additional effect.
AttractNormalStatus—10015A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.
Aurora VeilIceStatus——20For 5 turns, damage to allies halved. Snow only.
AvalancheIcePhysical6010010Power doubles if user is damaged by the target.
BideNormalPhysical——10Waits 2 turns; deals double the damage taken.
BlizzardIceSpecial11070510% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow.
Body SlamNormalPhysical851001530% chance to paralyze the target.
Brick BreakFightingPhysical7510015Destroys screens, unless the target is immune.
BulldozeGroundPhysical6010020100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Chip AwayNormalPhysical7010020Ignores the target's stat stage changes.
ConfideNormalStatus——20Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1.
CounterFightingPhysical—10020If hit by physical attack, returns double damage.
CovetNormalPhysical6010025If the user has no item, it steals the target's.
Crush ClawNormalPhysical75951050% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.
CurseGhostStatus——10Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Defense CurlNormalStatus——40Raises the user's Defense by 1.
DigGroundPhysical8010010Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Double TeamNormalStatus——15Raises the user's evasiveness by 1.
Double-EdgeNormalPhysical12010015Has 33% recoil.
Drill RunGroundPhysical809510High critical hit ratio.
EarthquakeGroundPhysical10010010Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig.
EndeavorNormalPhysical—1005Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP.