Sandslash in Pokémon GO

Type	Ground
Pokédex number	#28
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	182 / 175 / 181
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,374 / 2,684 / 2,716
Max HP, level 50	164
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1 m / 29.5 kg

Sandslash 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.

Sandslash evolves from Sandshrew for 50 Sandshrew Candy.

Sandslash is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Sandshrew · Sandslash

Sandslash 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	1,017	966	101	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,356	1,288	117	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,696	1,610	130	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,035	1,932	143	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,204	2,093	149
40	2,374	2,254	154
45	2,527	2,399	159
50	2,684	2,548	164
51	2,716	2,578	165	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Sandslash best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Sand Attack	Earthquake	10.7
Mud Shot	Earthquake	10.3
Sand Attack	Scorching Sands	10.1
Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	9.9
Metal Claw	Earthquake	9.9

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Metal Claw	Steel	6	5	0.5 s	12.0
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

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Bulldoze	Ground	80	50	3.5 s	22.9	same type, ×1.2
Earthquake	Ground	140	100	3.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Night Slash	Dark	45	33	2 s	22.5	Elite TM
Rock Tomb	Rock	65	50	3 s	21.7
Scorching Sands	Ground	90	50	3 s	30.0	same type, ×1.2

Sandslash 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

Sandslash CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,374 · HP 154

← #27 Sandshrew  ·  #29 Nidoran♀ →  ·  All Pokémon in Pokémon GO

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.