Move Reference · Gen II

Sandstorm

Rock Status
Power-
Accuracy-
PP10
Priority0
TargetEntire field
GenerationGen II

Effect

Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.

Description

A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.

Learned by 244 Pokémon

Pokémon that can learn Sandstorm via level-up, TM, breeding, or move tutor across the mainline games.

+ 220 more Pokémon
Tauros No. 128 Tauros Gyarados No. 130 Gyarados Omanyte No. 138 Omanyte Omastar No. 139 Omastar Kabuto No. 140 Kabuto Kabutops No. 141 Kabutops Aerodactyl No. 142 Aerodactyl Snorlax No. 143 Snorlax Articuno No. 144 Articuno Zapdos No. 145 Zapdos Moltres No. 146 Moltres Dragonite No. 149 Dragonite Mewtwo No. 150 Mewtwo Mew No. 151 Mew Sudowoodo No. 185 Sudowoodo Wooper No. 194 Wooper Quagsire No. 195 Quagsire Pineco No. 204 Pineco Forretress No. 205 Forretress Dunsparce No. 206 Dunsparce Gligar No. 207 Gligar Steelix No. 208 Steelix Scizor No. 212 Scizor Shuckle No. 213 Shuckle Slugma No. 218 Slugma Magcargo No. 219 Magcargo Swinub No. 220 Swinub Piloswine No. 221 Piloswine Corsola No. 222 Corsola Skarmory No. 227 Skarmory Phanpy No. 231 Phanpy Donphan No. 232 Donphan Hitmontop No. 237 Hitmontop Miltank No. 241 Miltank Blissey No. 242 Blissey Raikou No. 243 Raikou Entei No. 244 Entei Suicune No. 245 Suicune Larvitar No. 246 Larvitar Pupitar No. 247 Pupitar Tyranitar No. 248 Tyranitar Lugia No. 249 Lugia Ho-Oh No. 250 Ho-Oh Celebi No. 251 Celebi Nincada No. 290 Nincada Ninjask No. 291 Ninjask Shedinja No. 292 Shedinja Nosepass No. 299 Nosepass Mawile No. 303 Mawile Aron No. 304 Aron Lairon No. 305 Lairon Aggron No. 306 Aggron Numel No. 322 Numel Camerupt No. 323 Camerupt Torkoal No. 324 Torkoal Trapinch No. 328 Trapinch Vibrava No. 329 Vibrava Flygon No. 330 Flygon Cacnea No. 331 Cacnea Cacturne No. 332 Cacturne Lunatone No. 337 Lunatone Solrock No. 338 Solrock Barboach No. 339 Barboach Whiscash No. 340 Whiscash Baltoy No. 343 Baltoy Claydol No. 344 Claydol Lileep No. 345 Lileep Cradily No. 346 Cradily Anorith No. 347 Anorith Armaldo No. 348 Armaldo Castform No. 351 Castform Absol No. 359 Absol Relicanth No. 369 Relicanth Metang No. 375 Metang Metagross No. 376 Metagross Regirock No. 377 Regirock Registeel No. 379 Registeel Latias No. 380 Latias Latios No. 381 Latios Groudon No. 383 Groudon Rayquaza No. 384 Rayquaza Jirachi No. 385 Jirachi Torterra No. 389 Torterra Cranidos No. 408 Cranidos Rampardos No. 409 Rampardos Shieldon No. 410 Shieldon Bastiodon No. 411 Bastiodon Shellos No. 422 Shellos Gastrodon No. 423 Gastrodon Bronzor No. 436 Bronzor Bronzong No. 437 Bronzong Bonsly No. 438 Bonsly Gible No. 443 Gible Gabite No. 444 Gabite Garchomp No. 445 Garchomp Munchlax No. 446 Munchlax Hippopotas No. 449 Hippopotas Hippowdon No. 450 Hippowdon Magnezone No. 462 Magnezone Lickilicky No. 463 Lickilicky Rhyperior No. 464 Rhyperior Gliscor No. 472 Gliscor Mamoswine No. 473 Mamoswine Probopass No. 476 Probopass Uxie No. 480 Uxie Mesprit No. 481 Mesprit Azelf No. 482 Azelf Dialga No. 483 Dialga Palkia No. 484 Palkia Heatran No. 485 Heatran Arceus No. 493 Arceus Roggenrola No. 524 Roggenrola Boldore No. 525 Boldore Gigalith No. 526 Gigalith Drilbur No. 529 Drilbur Excadrill No. 530 Excadrill Sandile No. 551 Sandile Krokorok No. 552 Krokorok Krookodile No. 553 Krookodile Dwebble No. 557 Dwebble Crustle No. 558 Crustle Tirtouga No. 564 Tirtouga Carracosta No. 565 Carracosta Archen No. 566 Archen Archeops No. 567 Archeops Ferrothorn No. 598 Ferrothorn Klink No. 599 Klink Klang No. 600 Klang Klinklang No. 601 Klinklang Accelgor No. 617 Accelgor Stunfisk No. 618 Stunfisk Golett No. 622 Golett Golurk No. 623 Golurk Pawniard No. 624 Pawniard Bisharp No. 625 Bisharp Mandibuzz No. 630 Mandibuzz Durant No. 632 Durant Cobalion No. 638 Cobalion Terrakion No. 639 Terrakion Tornadus No. 641 Tornadus Landorus No. 645 Landorus Bunnelby No. 659 Bunnelby Diggersby No. 660 Diggersby Binacle No. 688 Binacle Barbaracle No. 689 Barbaracle Helioptile No. 694 Helioptile Heliolisk No. 695 Heliolisk Tyrunt No. 696 Tyrunt Tyrantrum No. 697 Tyrantrum Amaura No. 698 Amaura Aurorus No. 699 Aurorus Carbink No. 703 Carbink Klefki No. 707 Klefki Zygarde No. 718 Zygarde Diancie No. 719 Diancie Hoopa No. 720 Hoopa Volcanion No. 721 Volcanion Yungoos No. 734 Yungoos Gumshoos No. 735 Gumshoos Oricorio No. 741 Oricorio Rockruff No. 744 Rockruff Lycanroc No. 745 Lycanroc Mudbray No. 749 Mudbray Mudsdale No. 750 Mudsdale Sandygast No. 769 Sandygast Palossand No. 770 Palossand Type: Null No. 772 Type: Null Silvally No. 773 Silvally Minior No. 774 Minior Jangmo-o No. 782 Jangmo-o Hakamo-o No. 783 Hakamo-o Kommo-o No. 784 Kommo-o Nihilego No. 793 Nihilego Necrozma No. 800 Necrozma Stakataka No. 805 Stakataka Drednaw No. 834 Drednaw Rolycoly No. 837 Rolycoly Carkol No. 838 Carkol Coalossal No. 839 Coalossal Silicobra No. 843 Silicobra Sandaconda No. 844 Sandaconda Cursola No. 864 Cursola Runerigus No. 867 Runerigus Stonjourner No. 874 Stonjourner Cufant No. 878 Cufant Copperajah No. 879 Copperajah Zamazenta No. 889 Zamazenta Kleavor No. 900 Kleavor Nacli No. 932 Nacli Naclstack No. 933 Naclstack Garganacl No. 934 Garganacl Klawf No. 950 Klawf Capsakid No. 951 Capsakid Scovillain No. 952 Scovillain Rabsca No. 954 Rabsca Flittle No. 955 Flittle Espathra No. 956 Espathra Wiglett No. 960 Wiglett Wugtrio No. 961 Wugtrio Bombirdier No. 962 Bombirdier Varoom No. 965 Varoom Revavroom No. 966 Revavroom Orthworm No. 968 Orthworm Glimmet No. 969 Glimmet Glimmora No. 970 Glimmora Greavard No. 971 Greavard Houndstone No. 972 Houndstone Clodsire No. 980 Clodsire Dudunsparce No. 982 Dudunsparce Kingambit No. 983 Kingambit Great Tusk No. 984 Great Tusk Scream Tail No. 985 Scream Tail Slither Wing No. 988 Slither Wing Sandy Shocks No. 989 Sandy Shocks Iron Treads No. 990 Iron Treads Iron Thorns No. 995 Iron Thorns Gholdengo No. 1000 Gholdengo Ting-Lu No. 1003 Ting-Lu Ogerpon No. 1017 Ogerpon Iron Boulder No. 1022 Iron Boulder

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