
Sandshrew
Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
How to Evolve Sandshrew in Cobblemon
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Sandslash
Base Stats & EV Yield
Generic Info
- Height
- 0.6m
- Weight
- 12kg
- Catch Rate
- 255/255Very easy
- Base Friendship
- 50
- Experience Group
- medium_fast
- Base Experience
- 60
- Hitbox
- 0.8w x 1h - Fixed: No
- Status
- Implemented
Drops
Sandshrew can drop Armadillo Scute, Grip Claw, and Quick Claw and 1 more item. The table uses 4 drop rolls; percentages are per roll, not guaranteed drops. Quantity ranges show the possible item count for that entry.
Player Interactions
- Brush
- Requires holding
- #c:tools/brush
- Drops / gives
Armadillo Scute
Breeding
- Egg Groups
- Field
- Egg Cycles
- 20
- Gender Ratio
- 50.0% M / 50.0% F
Behavior
- Movement
- Walk Speed
- 0.2
- Avoids Water
- Yes
- Herd
- Max Size
- 2
- Tolerated Leaders
- Sandshrew AlphaTier 1Sandslash AlphaTier 1
- Combat
- Will Defend Owner
- Yes
- Resting
- Can Sleep
- Yes
- Will Sleep on Bed
- Yes
- Light Requirement
- 0-4
- Drowsy Chance
- 0.0333
- Rouse Chance
- 0.0042
Forms & Variants
Choose a Sandshrew form or feature-driven variant.
Where does Sandshrew spawn in Cobblemon?
Sandshrew has 1 natural spawn entry in the current Cobblemon data. It can appear from level 5 to 30. Listed biome tags include arid-tagged biomes.
Habitat encounters
Sandshrew appears in 5 habitats. Open one to see its complete spawn pool, phases, and conditions.

Carved Ice Spikes
Earthen Hives

Sandpit Clearing

Snowy Burrow

Sunscorched Clearing
What moves does Sandshrew learn?
Sandshrew has 143 listed moves: 40 level-up, 64 TM, 8 egg, 31 tutor.
As an Alpha
Full Alpha guideWhat Sandshrew becomes as a Cobblemon 1.8 Alpha
Size
≈ ×1.59 normal adult size
Marks
Level vs your party
Matches the nearest player within 32 blocks. This form’s evolution floor is Lv 1; an empty party does not change its level.
Alpha moveset
Slots 3 & 4 prefer eligible TM moves, falling back to level-up moves. Up to two TM moves replace normal slots; moves already available by level are excluded.
Drops if defeated
Extra rewards when a wild Alpha is defeated in battle, in addition to its normal drops. Base rewards depend on its final level.
Chances are per defeat (at least one drop); quantities are per successful roll. Repeated rolls can add more items.
Base drops Tier 4
- Exp Candy L×138.89%
- Exp Candy Xl×150%
- Rare Candy×111.11%
- Health Candy×115%
- Mighty Candy×115%
- Tough Candy×115%
- Smart Candy×115%
- Courage Candy×115%
- Quick Candy×115%
Type drops
The current game rolls the primary type twice, each with a 50% chance, including for dual-type Pokémon.
- Ground Gem×2–360.94%
- Shuca Berry×1–223.44%
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