Type Matchups
Sandshrew Alola is a Ice/Steel-type Pokémon. It's weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground moves, so you'll want teammates that resist those types.
Resists
Immune To
Best Teammates
These Pokémon complement Sandshrew Alola by covering its weaknesses:
Role Analysis
Sandshrew Alola excels as a versatile team member with a base stat total of 300.
Abilities
Notable STAB Moves
Common Cores
Sandshrew Alola fits into these proven competitive cores:
Dragon-Steel-Fairy
Modern competitive staple with complementary resistances
Fighting-Steel-Fairy
Balanced offensive core with complementary resistances
Ground-Steel-Flying
Classic defensive backbone with immunity synergy
Fire-Steel-Water
Industrial core — each member covers the others
Other Forms
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What is Sandshrew Alola weak to?
Sandshrew Alola is weak to Fire (4×), Fighting (4×), Ground (2×) type moves.
What are the best teammates for Sandshrew Alola?
The best teammates for Sandshrew Alola are Charizard, Gyarados, Moltres because they resist Sandshrew Alola's key weaknesses.
Is Sandshrew Alola good for competitive?
Sandshrew Alola can work on a team with proper support. Sandshrew Alola excels as a versatile team member with a base stat total of 300.
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Sandshrew Alola is a Ice-type Pokémon
Sandshrew Alola is a Steel-type Pokémon
Charizard covers Sandshrew Alola's weaknesses
Gyarados covers Sandshrew Alola's weaknesses
Moltres covers Sandshrew Alola's weaknesses
Dragonite covers Sandshrew Alola's weaknesses
Mantine covers Sandshrew Alola's weaknesses
Sandshrew Alola is available in Sword Shield
Sandshrew Alola is available in Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Sandshrew Alola is available in Sun Moon
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