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Sandshrew Alola Team Builder

Sandshrew Alola is a Gen 1 Ice / Steel Pokemon. In this team builder, it is best treated as a coverage or support option while you check how the rest of the team covers its weaknesses. Start with Sandshrew Alola, then use the builder to see what teammates help cover the rough spots.

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Sandshrew Alola at a glance

Generation

Gen 1

Types

Ice / Steel

Roles

Coverage, Support

Base stat total

300

Species

Sandshrew

Form

Alola

Availability

Inherited from base species

Version records

0

Sandshrew Alola brings a Ice/Steel typing and a 300 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Fire and Fighting hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Sandshrew Alola's weaknesses

FireFightingGround

What Sandshrew Alola resists

NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugDragonFairy

Immune to

Poison

Where you can use Sandshrew Alola

Pokemon ShowdownFireRed & LeafGreenHeartGold & SoulSilverEmeraldPlatinumBlack & White
  • This form inherits broad availability from the base species because form-specific version records are limited.
  • Planning contexts include FireRed & LeafGreen, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Emerald, Platinum, Black & White.
  • Special forms may require a battle-only transformation, item, location, DLC, transfer, or event condition.

Best teammates for Sandshrew Alola

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Sandshrew Alola's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Meowscarada Pokemon team builder artworkMeowscaradaresists ground - adds grass pressure - adds dark pressureSkeledirge Pokemon team builder artworkSkeledirgeresists fire - immune to fighting - adds fire pressureQuaquaval Pokemon team builder artworkQuaquavalresists fire - adds water pressure - adds fighting pressureTarountula Pokemon team builder artworkTarountularesists fighting - resists ground - adds bug pressureSpidops Pokemon team builder artworkSpidopsresists fighting - resists ground - adds bug pressureNymble Pokemon team builder artworkNymbleresists fighting - resists ground - adds bug pressure

Team pitfalls when building around Sandshrew Alola

  • Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to fire, fighting, and ground.

Sandshrew forms compared

SandshrewBase form: ground, similar total stats.