Sandslash
Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape.
How to Evolve Sandslash in Cobblemon
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Base Stats & EV Yield
Generic Info
- Height
- 1m
- Weight
- 29.5kg
- Catch Rate
- 90
- Base Friendship
- 50
- Experience Group
- medium_fast
- Base Experience
- 158
- Hitbox
- 1w x 1.3h - Fixed: No
- Status
- Implemented
Drops
Sandslash can drop Armadillo Scute, Grip Claw, and Quick Claw and 1 more item. The table uses 5 drop rolls; percentages are per roll, not guaranteed drops. Quantity ranges show the possible item count for that entry.
Player Interactions
- Brush
- Requires holding
- #c:tools/brush
- Drops / gives
- Armadillo Scute
Breeding
- Egg Groups
- Field
- Egg Cycles
- 20
- Gender Ratio
- 50.0% M / 50.0% F
Behavior
- Movement
- Avoids Water
- Yes
- Herd
- Max Size
- 3
- Tolerated Leaders
- Sandslash AlphaTier 1
- Combat
- Will Defend Self
- Yes
- Will Defend Owner
- Yes
- Will Flee
- No
- Resting
- Can Sleep
- Yes
- Light Requirement
- 0-4
- Drowsy Chance
- 0.0333
- Rouse Chance
- 0.0042
Forms & Variants
Choose a Sandslash form or feature-driven variant.
Where does Sandslash spawn in Cobblemon?
Sandslash has 2 spawn entries as a common spawn at levels 22-45 in arid-tagged biomes and snowy forest-tagged biomes.
Habitat encounters
Sandslash appears in 5 habitats. Open one to see its complete spawn pool, phases, and conditions.
Carved Ice Spikes
Earthen Hives
Sandpit Clearing
Snowy Burrow
Sunscorched Clearing
What moves does Sandslash learn?
Sandslash has 153 listed moves: 41 level-up, 69 TM, 8 egg, 35 tutor.
As an Alpha
Full Alpha guideWhat Sandslash becomes as a Cobblemon 1.8 Alpha
Size
≈ ×1.53 larger
Marks
Level vs your party
Guaranteed moves
Normal wild moveset plus two guaranteed TM moves (slots 3 & 4)
Drops if defeated
Base rewards scale with its level; its ground typing adds bonus gems & berries.
Base drops Tier 4
- Exp Candy L×1–319%
- Exp Candy Xl×125%
- Rare Candy×16%
- Health Candy×1–38%
- Mighty Candy×1–38%
- Tough Candy×1–38%
- Smart Candy×1–38%
- Courage Candy×1–38%
- Quick Candy×1–38%
Type drops
- Ground Gem×2–3
- Shuca Berry×1–2