
Sandshrew
Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
Base Stats & EV Yield
Generic Info
- Height
- 0.7m
- Weight
- 40kg
- Catch Rate
- 255
- 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.
- Amount
- 4
- #1
- Armadillo Scute0-1
- #2
- Grip Claw2.5%
- #3
- Quick Claw2.5%
- #4
- Chople Berry2.5%
Breeding
- Egg Groups
- Field
- Egg Cycles
- 20
- Gender Ratio
- 50.0% M / 50.0% F
Behavior
- Movement
- Avoids Water
- Yes
- Combat
- Will Defend Owner
- Yes
- Resting
- Will Sleep on Bed
- Yes
- Drowsy Chance
- 0.0333
- Rouse Chance
- 0.0042
Forms & Variants
How does Sandshrew evolve?
View Full Evolution Guide

Method: item interact
Required Item: cobblemon:ice_stone
Learnable moves: iciclespear
Consumes held item: No
Where does Sandshrew spawn in Cobblemon?
Sandshrew (Alola Form) has 1 spawn entry as a common spawn at levels 5-30 in arid-tagged biomes.
What moves does Sandshrew learn?
Sandshrew has 135 listed moves: 31 level-up, 63 TM, 9 egg, 32 tutor.
What Sandshrew becomes as a Cobblemon 1.8 Alpha
Size
≈ ×1.59 larger
Marks
Level vs your party
Guaranteed moves
Normal wild moveset plus an extra TM move (slot 4)
Drops if defeated
Base rewards scale with its level; its ice / steel typing adds bonus gems & berries.
Base drops Tier 2
- Exp Candy S×1–344%
- Exp Candy M×1–239%
- Exp Candy L×117%
Type drops
- Ice Gem×1–2
- Yache Berry×1
- Steel Gem×1–2
- Babiri Berry×1