#027Sandshrew
GROUNDCOMMONSandshrew shows up in the level 20 hunt and averages 22 of loot and 248 XP per kill.
Is Sandshrew worth hunting?
Among the 30 Pokémon in the level 20 hunt, Sandshrew ranks 21th for loot per kill, 4% below the level's median.
Its loot-to-XP ratio sits close to the level median — neither a money hunt nor a pure XP hunt, it serves both at a similar pace.
For XP it ranks 5 of 30 at this level — 248 per kill.
Drop table
Drop chance, count and NPC price for every item. Expected value already accounts for the chance and the average count.
| Item | Chance | Count | Unit price | Expected value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armadillo Claw | 6.70% | 1 | 147 | 9.8 |
 Sandbag | 56.66% | 1 | 15 | 8.5 |
 Earth Ball | 75.00% | 1–10 | 1 | 4.1 |
 Strange Pheromone | — | 1 | 1,000,000 | 0.0 |
| Loot/kill | 22.5 | |||
Base stats
HP50
Atk75
Def85
Sp.Atk20
Sp.Def30
Speed40
Total300
Hunt weaknesses
Type advantage is 50% stronger inside a hunt. Bring one of these:
- WATER×2.5
- GRASS×2.5
- ICE×2.5
Moves
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Cooldown | Learned at level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scratch | NORMAL | PHYSICAL | 56 | 12.0s | 1 |
| Sand Attack | GROUND | PHYSICAL | 56 | 12.0s | 1 |
| Mud Shot | GROUND | PHYSICAL | 72 | 15.0s | 4 |
| Rollout | ROCK | PHYSICAL | 96 | 25.0s | 10 |
| Bulldoze | GROUND | PHYSICAL | 200 | 50.0s | 36 |
Evolution
NPC sell value
Selling a captured Sandshrew pays 1,000. That's separate from loot per kill.
Hunt ranking — Level 20
The best hunts at the same level, by expected loot value per kill.
