| Type | ROCK |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Power | — |
| Accuracy | — |
| PP | 10 (max. 16) |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. Pokémon that are not ground, rock, or steel take 1/16 their max HP at the end of every turn. Every rock Pokémon’s original Special Defense is raised by 50% for the duration of this effect.
Solar beam’s power is halved.
Moonlight, morning sun, and synthesis only heal 1/4 the user’s max HP.
Targets the entire field
| English | Sandstorm |
|---|---|
| Japanese | すなあらし |
| German | Sandsturm |
| French | Tempête de Sable |
| Italian | Terrempesta |
| Spanish | Tormenta Arena |
| Korean | 모래바람 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 沙暴 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 沙暴 |
| Inflicts damage every turn. |
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| Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns. |
| A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except ROCK, GROUND, and STEEL. |
| A five-turn sand storm is summoned to hurt all combatant types except Rock, Ground, and Steel. |
| A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except the Rock, Ground, and Steel types. |
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| A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except the Rock, Ground, and Steel types. |
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| A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except the Rock, Ground, and Steel types. It raises the Sp. Def stat of Rock types. |
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| Condition | Tough |
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| Appeal | |
| Jam | |
| Details | Shuffles the next turn’s turn order. |
| TM37 |
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| TM37 |
| TM37 |
| TM37 |
| TM37 |
| TM37 |