Sandshrew in Pokémon GO

Type	Ground
Pokédex number	#27
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	126 / 120 / 137
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,261 / 1,426 / 1,443
Max HP, level 50	127
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	0.6 m / 12 kg

Sandshrew evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Sandshrew evolves into Sandslash for 50 Sandshrew Candy.

Family: Sandshrew · Sandslash

Sandshrew CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	540	503	78	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	720	670	90	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	901	838	101	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,081	1,006	111	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,171	1,090	115
40	1,261	1,174	120
45	1,342	1,249	123
50	1,426	1,327	127
51	1,443	1,343	128	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Sandshrew best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Sandshrew at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Sandshrew gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Sand Attack	Dig	6.4
Mud Shot	Dig	6.2
Sand Attack	Rock Slide	6.2
Mud Shot	Rock Slide	6.0
Scratch	Dig	5.8

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Mud Shot	Ground	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Sand Attack	Ground	4	7	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Scratch	Normal	6	4	0.5 s	12.0

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Dig	Ground	100	50	4.5 s	22.2	same type, ×1.2
Rock Slide	Rock	75	50	2.5 s	30.0
Rock Tomb	Rock	65	50	3 s	21.7	Elite TM
Sand Tomb	Ground	60	33	4 s	15.0	same type, ×1.2

Sandshrew weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Ground. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Grass	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Water	×1.6
Electric	×0.39
Poison	×0.625
Rock	×0.625

Sandshrew CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,261 · HP 120

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.