Strong point: Sp. Atk — higher than 93% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 4 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 1 full immunity. Electric-type moves do nothing to it at all. It cannot breed — it has no Egg Group, so you will not get it from breeding.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (121) is 40 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 87% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 1
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Paldea | #381 | Scarlet / Violet |
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Abilities
- Protosynthesis Raises highest stat in harsh sunlight, or if holding Booster Energy.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 172 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.11% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
No records exist of this Pokémon being caught. Data is lacking, but the Pokémon’s traits match up with a creature shown in an expedition journal.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Sandy Shocks takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Sandy Shocks does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (54)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (45 via TM/TR, 1 via Egg) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electric Terrain | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55% | 20 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90% | 20 |
| 7 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 14 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 21 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90% | 10 |
| 28 | Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 35 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 42 | Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 10 |
| 49 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 56 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 63 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 70 | Mirror Coat | Psychic | Special | — | 100% | 20 |
| 77 | Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 84 | Zap Cannon | Electric | Special | 120 | 50% | 5 |
| 91 | Magnetic Flux | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |