Shadow Sandshrew's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Sand Attack	Rock Slide	9.22	109.4	10.6
2.	Scratch	Rock Slide	9.09	107.9	10.5
3.	Sand Attack	Dig	9.07	107.6	10.4
4.	Scratch	Dig	9.00	106.8	10.4
5.	Mud Shot	Rock Slide	8.87	105.2	10.2
6.	Mud Shot	Dig	8.82	104.7	10.2
7.	Scratch	Rock Tomb *	7.97	94.6	9.2
8.	Sand Attack	Rock Tomb *	7.78	92.4	9.0
9.	Mud Shot	Rock Tomb *	7.57	89.8	8.7
10.	Scratch	Sand Tomb	7.43	88.1	8.6
11.	Sand Attack	Sand Tomb	7.23	85.9	8.3
12.	Mud Shot	Sand Tomb	7.13	84.7	8.2

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Shadow Sandshrew's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Sandshrew has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Mud Shot, Scratch, and Sand Attack), which cover Ground and Normal-type attacks. When using Mud Shot and Sand Attack you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Mud Shot570.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Mud Shot has no special effects.

See Mud Shot details page ↗

Scratch640.5s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Scratch has no special effects.

See Scratch details page ↗

Sand Attack470.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	4
Energy	7
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	2
Energy	4

Effects

Sand Attack has no special effects.

See Sand Attack details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Mud Shot	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	3	9	-
Sand Attack	4	8.00	7	14.00	0.5s	2	4	-
Scratch	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Shadow Sandshrew's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Shadow Sandshrew's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Shadow Sandshrew has access to 5 Charge Attacks (Dig, Rock Tomb, Rock Slide, Sand Tomb, and Frustration), which cover Ground, Rock, and Normal-type attacks. When using Dig and Sand Tomb you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Dig100504.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.7s
Damage window	2.8s - 4.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Dig has no special effects.

See Dig details page ↗

Rock Tomb *70503.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	2.3s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	60

Effects

Special

Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Rock Tomb details page ↗

Rock Slide80502.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	1.5s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	75
Energy	45

Effects

Rock Slide has no special effects.

See Rock Slide details page ↗

Sand Tomb60334.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 4.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	25
Energy	40

Effects

Special

Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Sand Tomb details page ↗

Frustration10332.0s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dig	100	21.28	50	-	4.7s	80	50	-
Frustration	10	5.00	33	-	2.0s	10	70	-
Rock Slide	80	29.63	50	-	2.7s	75	45	-
Rock Tomb * Special Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	70	21.88	50	-	3.2s	70	60	-
Sand Tomb Special Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	60	15.00	33	-	4.0s	25	40	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Special

Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Shadow Sandshrew's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0