Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew are the focus of the March 2022 Community Day in Pokémon Go, an event in which the spawn rate of both featured Pokémon is increased for a full six hours.
This event is great for both beginners and experienced players, because it offers the chance to catch a Shiny Sandshrew and find one with 100% perfect IV stats.
Below you’ll find a preview of the brilliant Gen 1 Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew, along with Sandshrew’s evolution table and Sandslash’s best moveset.
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Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew’s 100% Perfect IV Stats in Pokémon Go Explained
A great reason to participate in March Community Day is the opportunity to catch a Perfect Sandshrew and a Perfect Alolan Sandshrew in Pokémon Go.
A Sandshrew with 100% IV stats, in Alola or not, can evolve into Sandslash, which is a great option for fighting in raids, gyms, and Go Battle League. Which types you have an advantage on depends on whether it’s a Gen 1 Sandshrew or an Alolan variant.
For Gen 1 Sandshrew, the CP values that correspond to perfect stats from 15/15/15 are as follows:
- Level 30 (Max Wild CP) – 1081 CP
- Level 35 (maximum CP boosted by weather) – 1171 CP
For Alolan Sandshrew, the CP values that correspond to perfect stats from 15/15/15 are as follows:
- Level 30 (Max Wild CP) – 1108 CP
- Level 35 (maximum CP boosted by weather) – 1201 CP
Wild CP values align with your current trainer level until you reach level 30, so since the majority of the player base is above this level, we kept these values for simplicity’s sake. However, if you are currently below level 30, these values will be different.
Sandshrew Evolution Chart: What does Sandshrew evolve into?
Both Gen 1 Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew have an evolution, Sandslash, which requires 50 candies.
Alolan Sandshrew and Sandslash are Ice and Steel-type Pokémon unlike the previous Gen 1 shrews. (Image credit: pokemon.com)
Community Day lasts from 11am to 5pm (local time), which means you have plenty of time to collect Sandshrew Candy for all your evolution, power-up, and movement teaching needs.
If you can only participate in a small amount of the Community Day event, there are ways to increase your candy production:
- Using a Pinap Berry will double the amount of candy you receive from 3 to 6.
- Mega Evolving Abomasnow will increase the amount of candy you will earn from catching Alolan Sandshrew.
- Steelix’s Mega Evolution will increase the amount of candy you will earn from capturing Gen 1 Sandshrew. You can also do this after Community Day ends to collect some extra candy!
- Placing a Sandshrew as your Pokémon partner will allow you to collect candy by walking 3 km with it.
Remember to check your IV stats or just look for 3* and 4* to see which Sandshrews are worth investing in before developing one. Sandslash’s exclusive move, Night Slash, and Alolan Sandslash’s exclusive move, Shadow Claw, are available until 7 pm (local time) on Community Day.
If you miss the moves, you’ll have to use an Elite TM (charged for Gen 1 Sandslash and fast for Alolan Sandslash) or wait until Community Day in December.
However, what is the best moveset for Sandslash?
Sandslash Gen 1 moves explained and best moveset recommendation
We recommend a Mud Shot (Fast) and Earthquake (Charged) moveset for Sandslash in Pokémon Go.
Choosing a quick move for Sandslash is quite difficult as both Mud Shot and Metal Claw are good options, with Metal Claw being slightly more powerful. It may be worth experimenting to see which you prefer; considering that Metal Claw, being a Steel-type move, would give Sandslash an advantage when facing Fairy, Ice, and Rock-type Pokémon.
It may seem strange to ignore Night Slash, the Sandslash community’s move of the day, when choosing a charged attack, but both Earthquake and Bulldoze have a higher base damage level in PvP combat. This would be 120 for Earthquake and 80 for Bulldoze, both of which are higher than Night Slash’s 50.
Still, if you have Sandshrew Candy and Stardust to spare, it may be worth unlocking Sandslash’s second charged move slot. This would allow you to have Earthquake, which will grant you a powerful Ground-type move, and Night Slash, which will allow Sandslash to deal super effective damage to Ghost and Psychic-type Pokémon.
The above is, of course, our opinion and Sandslash’s full moveset, accessed using Fast and Charged TM, is as follows:
Quick attacks
- Metal claw (steel)
- Mud (dirt) shot
Charged attacks
- Bulldozer (ground)
- Earthquake (land)
- Night Slash (Dark): Community Day Exclusive Move
- Rock Tomb (Rock): requires an Elite TM
The best moveset for Alolan Sandslash is quite different…
Alolan Sandslash Moves Explained and Best Moveset Recommendation
We recommend a moveset of Shadow Claw (Fast), with Blizzard (Charged) and Ice Punch (Charged) or Gyro Ball (Charged) for Alolan Sandslash in Pokémon Go.
Shadow Claw is the most powerful fast move Alolan Sandslash can currently learn, providing 6 base damage in PvP. However, Metal Claw is a close contender for the top fast move spot if you prefer to use a different move.
Remember: Shadow Claw is the exclusive move for Alolan Sandslash Community Day, so if you want it, you must evolve an Alolan Sandshrew before 7 pm (local time) on the day of the event.
Blizzard is by far the best Ice-type charged attack that Alolan Sandslash can learn, as it has 140 base damage compared to Ice Punch’s 55 in PvP. However, since charging can take a while, it’s a good idea to have this Pokémon’s second move unlocked, especially if you find yourself in a near-death situation and want to use another charged attack quickly.
In this case, Ice Punch is a good option, but you may want to consider the steel-type move, Gyro Ball. Knowing this move will allow Alolan Sandslash to deal super effective damage to Fairy, Ice, and Rock-type Pokémon.
The above is our opinion and Alolan Sandslash’s full move can be accessed using fast and charged TMs:
Quick attacks
- Metal claw (steel)
- Electric snow (ice)
- Shadow Claw (Ghost): Community Day Exclusive Move
Charged attacks
- Blizzard (Ice)
- Bulldozer (ground)
- Gyroscopic ball (steel)
- Ice punch (ice)
In addition to crafting a powerful Gen 1 or Alolan Sandslash, this Community Day is also the perfect time to find a shiny Sandshrew…
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What do Shiny Sandshrew, Shiny Sandslash, Shiny Alolan Sandshrew, and Shiny Alolan Sandslash look like in Pokémon Go?
Finding a shiny form for the featured Pokémon is one of the biggest attractions of any Community Day.
Along with the increased shiny rate for Community Days and how catching Pokémon of the same type naturally increases your chances of finding shiny, it’s easier to catch shiny Pokémon during these events.
When it comes to finding a shiny Pokémon, you must first start a catch encounter with a Pokémon in the wild. You’ll easily be able to tell if you’ve encountered a shiny Pokémon by its alternate color, the shiny icon next to its name, and the sparkles that shine when the encounter begins.
We recommend using Golden Razz Berries and Ultra Balls if it’s your first time encountering a Pokémon’s shiny form – you don’t want it to run away!
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As you can see, while the shiny forms of Gen 1 Sandshrew and Sandslash look quite different from their regular forms, the Alolan variants focus on being a darker blue.
The shiny forms of Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew were released during different events; The shiny Gen 1 Sandshrew and Sandslash were released during the Japan-exclusive Tottori Festival event in December 2018, while the Alola variants got their shiny forms as part of Pokémon Go’s third anniversary event in June 2019.
If you want to develop a shiny Sandshrew, we recommend waiting until the end of Community Day. This is because you may be lucky enough to catch several glowing shrews, and if so, it’s a good idea to check their IVs.
Doing so will add a Shiny Sandslash to your collection, and if you evolve it before 7 pm (local time) on Community Day, it will know the Pokémon’s exclusive move: Night Slash for Gen 1 Sandslash and Shadow Claw for Alolan Sandslash. .
Community Day is the perfect opportunity to find a powerful Pokémon and, if you’re lucky, a shiny Pokémon. Make sure you take the time to carefully choose your Sandshrews, investing in their moveset, to get the most out of this event.
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