Moves, #28, Sand Attack

Sand Attack is learned by 92 species by level and 17 by egg

Of the 1,025 species this site covers, default forms only

Typeground

ClassStatus

PowerNone

Accuracy100%

PP15

Priority0

SinceGen I

TargetSelected Pokémon

Effect, in PokéAPI's words

“Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.”

Who learns it

108 species in all, 8 of 24 games shown

Scarlet and Violet: 66 species
Species	Method	Level
Sandslash	Level up	1
Diglett	Level up	1
Dugtrio	Level up	1
Mightyena	Level up	1
Hariyama	Level up	1
Trapinch	Level up	1
Vibrava	Level up	1
Flygon	Level up	1
Ambipom	Level up	1
Gabite	Level up	1
Garchomp	Level up	1
Hippopotas	Level up	1
Hippowdon	Level up	1
Gliscor	Level up	1
Krokorok	Level up	1
Krookodile	Level up	1
Sawsbuck	Level up	1
Gumshoos	Level up	1
Lycanroc	Level up	1
Silicobra	Level up	1
Sandaconda	Level up	1
Wiglett	Level up	1
Wugtrio	Level up	1
Iron Hands	Level up	1
Sandile	Level up	3
Aipom	Level up	4
Gligar	Level up	4
Skarmory	Level up	4
Makuhita	Level up	4
Rockruff	Level up	4
Rellor	Level up	4
Rabsca	Level up	4
Eevee	Level up	5
Vaporeon	Level up	5
Jolteon	Level up	5
Flareon	Level up	5
Espeon	Level up	5
Umbreon	Level up	5
Leafeon	Level up	5
Glaceon	Level up	5
Sylveon	Level up	5
Sandshrew	Level up	6
Gible	Level up	6
Poochyena	Level up	7
Deerling	Level up	7
Yungoos	Level up	10
Scraggy	Level up	12
Scrafty	Level up	12
Cacnea	Level up	13
Cacturne	Level up	13
Torchic	Level up	15
Combusken	Level up	15
Blaziken	Level up	15
Stantler	Level up	16
Wyrdeer	Level up	16
Sandygast	Level up	20
Palossand	Level up	20
Starly	Egg
Blitzle	Egg
Zebstrika	Egg
Salandit	Egg
Scorbunny	Egg
Raboot	Egg
Cinderace	Egg
Rookidee	Egg
Corviknight	Egg

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: 53 species
Species	Method	Level
Pidgeotto	Level up	1, 5
Pidgeot	Level up	1, 5
Sandslash	Level up	1
Diglett	Level up	1
Dugtrio	Level up	1
Farfetch’d	Level up	1
Omastar	Level up	1
Kabutops	Level up	1
Mightyena	Level up	1, 7
Linoone	Level up	1
Nincada	Level up	1
Ninjask	Level up	1
Shedinja	Level up	1
Hariyama	Level up	1, 4
Trapinch	Level up	1
Vibrava	Level up	1
Flygon	Level up	1
Ambipom	Level up	1, 4
Gabite	Level up	1
Garchomp	Level up	1
Hippopotas	Level up	1
Hippowdon	Level up	1
Gliscor	Level up	1, 4
Zigzagoon	Level up	3
Aipom	Level up	4
Gligar	Level up	4
Skarmory	Level up	4
Makuhita	Level up	4
Pidgey	Level up	5
Eevee	Level up	5
Vaporeon	Level up	5
Jolteon	Level up	5
Flareon	Level up	5
Espeon	Level up	5
Umbreon	Level up	5
Leafeon	Level up	5
Glaceon	Level up	5
Sandshrew	Level up	6
Gible	Level up	6
Poochyena	Level up	7
Omanyte	Level up	10
Kabuto	Level up	10
Cacnea	Level up	13
Cacturne	Level up	13
Torchic	Level up	15
Combusken	Level up	15
Blaziken	Level up	15
Stantler	Level up	16
Mareep	Egg
Anorith	Egg
Starly	Egg
Glameow	Egg
Skorupi	Egg

Sword and Shield: 66 species
Species	Method	Level
Sandslash	Level up	1
Diglett	Level up	1
Dugtrio	Level up	1
Farfetch’d	Level up	1
Omastar	Level up	1
Kabutops	Level up	1
Linoone	Level up	1
Nincada	Level up	1
Ninjask	Level up	1
Shedinja	Level up	1
Trapinch	Level up	1
Vibrava	Level up	1
Flygon	Level up	1
Gabite	Level up	1
Garchomp	Level up	1
Hippopotas	Level up	1
Hippowdon	Level up	1
Liepard	Level up	1
Roggenrola	Level up	1
Boldore	Level up	1
Gigalith	Level up	1
Krokorok	Level up	1
Krookodile	Level up	1
Dwebble	Level up	1
Crustle	Level up	1
Durant	Level up	1
Lycanroc	Level up	1
Wimpod	Level up	1
Golisopod	Level up	1
Silicobra	Level up	1
Sandaconda	Level up	1
Obstagoon	Level up	1
Sirfetch’d	Level up	1
Zigzagoon	Level up	3
Sandile	Level up	3
Skarmory	Level up	4
Purrloin	Level up	4
Rockruff	Level up	4
Eevee	Level up	5
Vaporeon	Level up	5
Jolteon	Level up	5
Flareon	Level up	5
Espeon	Level up	5
Umbreon	Level up	5
Leafeon	Level up	5
Glaceon	Level up	5
Sylveon	Level up	5
Sandshrew	Level up	6
Gible	Level up	6
Omanyte	Level up	10
Kabuto	Level up	10
Scraggy	Level up	12
Scrafty	Level up	12
Torchic	Level up	15
Combusken	Level up	15
Blaziken	Level up	15
Sandygast	Level up	20
Palossand	Level up	20
Anorith	Egg
Skorupi	Egg
Trubbish	Egg
Binacle	Egg
Salandit	Egg
Scorbunny	Egg
Rookidee	Egg
Yamper	Egg

Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee: 19 species
Species	Method	Level
Pidgeotto	Level up	1, 3
Pidgeot	Level up	1, 3
Sandslash	Level up	1, 8
Dugtrio	Level up	1, 4
Graveler	Level up	1, 3
Golem	Level up	1, 3
Farfetch’d	Level up	1
Rhyhorn	Level up	1
Rhydon	Level up	1
Vaporeon	Level up	1, 14
Jolteon	Level up	1, 14
Flareon	Level up	1, 14
Pidgey	Level up	3
Geodude	Level up	3
Diglett	Level up	4
Sandshrew	Level up	8
Eevee	Level up	14
Kabuto	Level up	36
Kabutops	Level up	36

Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: 84 species
Species	Method	Level
Pidgeotto	Level up	1, 5
Pidgeot	Level up	1, 5
Sandslash	Level up	1, 3
Diglett	Level up	1
Dugtrio	Level up	1
Farfetch’d	Level up	1
Combusken	Level up	1, 10
Blaziken	Level up	1, 10
Mightyena	Level up	1, 7
Linoone	Level up	1, 7
Ninjask	Level up	1, 9
Shedinja	Level up	1, 9
Hariyama	Level up	1, 4
Trapinch	Level up	1
Vibrava	Level up	1
Flygon	Level up	1
Ambipom	Level up	1, 4
Gabite	Level up	1, 3
Garchomp	Level up	1, 3
Hippopotas	Level up	1
Hippowdon	Level up	1
Gliscor	Level up	1, 4
Liepard	Level up	1, 10
Boldore	Level up	1, 7
Gigalith	Level up	1, 7
Krokorok	Level up	1, 7
Krookodile	Level up	1, 7
Crustle	Level up	1, 11
Scrafty	Level up	1, 5
Sawsbuck	Level up	1, 7
Durant	Level up	1
Binacle	Level up	1
Barbaracle	Level up	1
Gumshoos	Level up	1, 10
Lycanroc	Level up	1, 4
Wimpod	Level up	1
Golisopod	Level up	1
Palossand	Level up	1, 9
Sandshrew	Level up	3
Gible	Level up	3
Aipom	Level up	4
Gligar	Level up	4
Makuhita	Level up	4
Rockruff	Level up	4
Pidgey	Level up	5
Eevee	Level up	5
Vaporeon	Level up	5
Jolteon	Level up	5
Flareon	Level up	5
Espeon	Level up	5
Umbreon	Level up	5
Leafeon	Level up	5
Glaceon	Level up	5
Scraggy	Level up	5
Furfrou	Level up	5
Sylveon	Level up	5
Skarmory	Level up	6
Poochyena	Level up	7
Zigzagoon	Level up	7
Roggenrola	Level up	7
Sandile	Level up	7
Deerling	Level up	7
Nincada	Level up	9
Sandygast	Level up	9
Torchic	Level up	10
Purrloin	Level up	10
Yungoos	Level up	10
Dwebble	Level up	11
Cacnea	Level up	13
Cacturne	Level up	13
Patrat	Level up	13
Watchog	Level up	13
Stantler	Level up	16
Kabuto	Level up	21
Kabutops	Level up	21
Mareep	Egg
Anorith	Egg
Starly	Egg
Glameow	Egg
Skorupi	Egg
Lillipup	Egg
Blitzle	Egg
Trubbish	Egg
Salandit	Egg

Sun and Moon: 84 species
Species	Method	Level
Pidgeotto	Level up	1, 5
Pidgeot	Level up	1, 5
Sandslash	Level up	1, 3
Diglett	Level up	1
Dugtrio	Level up	1
Farfetch’d	Level up	1
Combusken	Level up	1, 10
Blaziken	Level up	1, 10
Mightyena	Level up	1, 7
Linoone	Level up	1, 7
Ninjask	Level up	1, 9
Shedinja	Level up	1, 9
Hariyama	Level up	1, 4
Trapinch	Level up	1
Vibrava	Level up	1
Flygon	Level up	1
Ambipom	Level up	1, 4
Gabite	Level up	1, 3
Garchomp	Level up	1, 3
Hippopotas	Level up	1
Hippowdon	Level up	1
Gliscor	Level up	1, 4
Liepard	Level up	1, 10
Boldore	Level up	1, 7
Gigalith	Level up	1, 7
Krokorok	Level up	1, 7
Krookodile	Level up	1, 7
Crustle	Level up	1, 11
Scrafty	Level up	1, 5
Sawsbuck	Level up	1, 7
Durant	Level up	1
Binacle	Level up	1
Barbaracle	Level up	1
Gumshoos	Level up	1, 10
Lycanroc	Level up	1, 4
Wimpod	Level up	1
Golisopod	Level up	1
Palossand	Level up	1, 9
Sandshrew	Level up	3
Gible	Level up	3
Aipom	Level up	4
Gligar	Level up	4
Makuhita	Level up	4
Rockruff	Level up	4
Pidgey	Level up	5
Eevee	Level up	5
Vaporeon	Level up	5
Jolteon	Level up	5
Flareon	Level up	5
Espeon	Level up	5
Umbreon	Level up	5
Leafeon	Level up	5
Glaceon	Level up	5
Scraggy	Level up	5
Furfrou	Level up	5
Sylveon	Level up	5
Skarmory	Level up	6
Poochyena	Level up	7
Zigzagoon	Level up	7
Roggenrola	Level up	7
Sandile	Level up	7
Deerling	Level up	7
Nincada	Level up	9
Sandygast	Level up	9
Torchic	Level up	10
Purrloin	Level up	10
Yungoos	Level up	10
Dwebble	Level up	11
Cacnea	Level up	13
Cacturne	Level up	13
Patrat	Level up	13
Watchog	Level up	13
Stantler	Level up	16
Kabuto	Level up	21
Kabutops	Level up	21
Mareep	Egg
Anorith	Egg
Starly	Egg
Glameow	Egg
Skorupi	Egg
Lillipup	Egg
Blitzle	Egg
Trubbish	Egg
Salandit	Egg

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: 75 species
Species	Method	Level
Pidgeotto	Level up	1, 5
Pidgeot	Level up	1, 5
Sandslash	Level up	1, 3
Diglett	Level up	1
Dugtrio	Level up	1
Farfetch’d	Level up	1
Combusken	Level up	1, 10
Blaziken	Level up	1, 10
Mightyena	Level up	1, 7
Linoone	Level up	1, 7
Ninjask	Level up	1, 9
Hariyama	Level up	1, 4
Trapinch	Level up	1
Vibrava	Level up	1
Flygon	Level up	1
Ambipom	Level up	1, 4
Gabite	Level up	1, 3
Garchomp	Level up	1, 3
Hippopotas	Level up	1
Hippowdon	Level up	1
Gliscor	Level up	1, 4
Liepard	Level up	1, 10
Boldore	Level up	1, 7
Gigalith	Level up	1, 7
Krokorok	Level up	1, 7
Krookodile	Level up	1, 7
Crustle	Level up	1, 11
Scrafty	Level up	1, 5
Sawsbuck	Level up	1, 7
Durant	Level up	1
Binacle	Level up	1
Barbaracle	Level up	1
Sandshrew	Level up	3
Gible	Level up	3
Aipom	Level up	4
Gligar	Level up	4
Makuhita	Level up	4
Pidgey	Level up	5
Eevee	Level up	5
Vaporeon	Level up	5
Jolteon	Level up	5
Flareon	Level up	5
Espeon	Level up	5
Umbreon	Level up	5
Leafeon	Level up	5
Glaceon	Level up	5
Scraggy	Level up	5
Furfrou	Level up	5
Sylveon	Level up	5
Skarmory	Level up	6
Poochyena	Level up	7
Zigzagoon	Level up	7
Roggenrola	Level up	7
Sandile	Level up	7
Deerling	Level up	7
Nincada	Level up	9
Shedinja	Level up	9
Torchic	Level up	10
Purrloin	Level up	10
Dwebble	Level up	11
Cacnea	Level up	13
Cacturne	Level up	13
Patrat	Level up	13
Watchog	Level up	13
Stantler	Level up	16
Kabuto	Level up	21
Kabutops	Level up	21
Mareep	Egg
Anorith	Egg
Starly	Egg
Glameow	Egg
Skorupi	Egg
Lillipup	Egg
Blitzle	Egg
Trubbish	Egg

X and Y: 75 species
Species	Method	Level
Pidgeotto	Level up	1, 5
Pidgeot	Level up	1, 5
Sandslash	Level up	1, 3
Diglett	Level up	1
Dugtrio	Level up	1
Farfetch’d	Level up	1
Mightyena	Level up	1, 9
Ninjask	Level up	1, 9
Hariyama	Level up	1, 4
Vibrava	Level up	1, 4
Flygon	Level up	1, 4
Ambipom	Level up	1, 4
Gabite	Level up	1, 3
Garchomp	Level up	1, 3
Hippopotas	Level up	1
Hippowdon	Level up	1
Gliscor	Level up	1, 4
Liepard	Level up	1, 10
Boldore	Level up	1, 7
Gigalith	Level up	1, 7
Krokorok	Level up	1, 7
Krookodile	Level up	1, 7
Crustle	Level up	1, 11
Scrafty	Level up	1, 5
Sawsbuck	Level up	1, 7
Durant	Level up	1
Binacle	Level up	1
Barbaracle	Level up	1
Sandshrew	Level up	3
Gible	Level up	3
Aipom	Level up	4
Gligar	Level up	4
Makuhita	Level up	4
Trapinch	Level up	4
Pidgey	Level up	5
Eevee	Level up	5
Vaporeon	Level up	5
Jolteon	Level up	5
Flareon	Level up	5
Espeon	Level up	5
Umbreon	Level up	5
Leafeon	Level up	5
Glaceon	Level up	5
Scraggy	Level up	5
Furfrou	Level up	5
Sylveon	Level up	5
Skarmory	Level up	6
Roggenrola	Level up	7
Sandile	Level up	7
Deerling	Level up	7
Poochyena	Level up	9
Nincada	Level up	9
Shedinja	Level up	9
Purrloin	Level up	10
Dwebble	Level up	11
Zigzagoon	Level up	13
Linoone	Level up	13
Patrat	Level up	13
Watchog	Level up	13
Stantler	Level up	16
Cacnea	Level up	17
Cacturne	Level up	17
Torchic	Level up	19
Kabuto	Level up	21
Kabutops	Level up	21
Combusken	Level up	21
Blaziken	Level up	21
Mareep	Egg
Anorith	Egg
Starly	Egg
Glameow	Egg
Skorupi	Egg
Lillipup	Egg
Blitzle	Egg
Trubbish	Egg

Changed over time

One change since Generation I

Through Gen IType NormalGround from Gold and Silver, Generation II