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Ability Reference · Gen III

Sand Veil

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Full effect

During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.

In-game description

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Stats

GenerationGen III
Total species27
Regular ability13
Hidden ability14

Regular ability (13 Pokémon)

Sandshrew No. 0027 Sandshrew Sandslash No. 0028 Sandslash Diglett No. 0050 Diglett Dugtrio No. 0051 Dugtrio Gligar No. 0207 Gligar Cacnea No. 0331 Cacnea Cacturne No. 0332 Cacturne Gible No. 0443 Gible Gabite No. 0444 Gabite Garchomp No. 0445 Garchomp Gliscor No. 0472 Gliscor Helioptile No. 0694 Helioptile Heliolisk No. 0695 Heliolisk

Hidden ability (14 Pokémon)

Only available through specific encounters (Dynamax Adventures, Tera Raids, hidden grottoes, etc.).

Geodude No. 0074 Geodude Graveler No. 0075 Graveler Golem No. 0076 Golem Phanpy No. 0231 Phanpy Donphan No. 0232 Donphan Larvitar No. 0246 Larvitar Stunfisk No. 0618 Stunfisk Sandygast No. 0769 Sandygast Palossand No. 0770 Palossand Silicobra No. 0843 Silicobra Sandaconda No. 0844 Sandaconda Wiglett No. 0960 Wiglett Wugtrio No. 0961 Wugtrio Orthworm No. 0968 Orthworm
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