Sandy Shocks counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Sandy Shocks
#0989 Sandy Shocks
ElectricGround
USAGE 13.3% #12
BASE STATS
HP 85
ATK 81
DEF 97
SPA 121
SPD 85
SPE 101
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassIceGround
½×
PoisonFlyingRockSteel
0×
Electric
Moves
Volt Switch 98.3% Earth Power 98.0% Switcheroo 96.3% Surf 89.0% Steam Eruption 9.4% Sandsear Storm 1.9% Thunderbolt 1.8% Spikes 1.7%
Items
Choice Scarf 96.4% Booster Energy 3.5% Leftovers 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Bright Powder 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Common Teammates
Iron Valiant83.2%Slowking-Galar83.2%Thundurus81.5%Mudsdale81.5%Volcarona81.4%Gholdengo16.6%Rillaboom16.3%Virizion14.7%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #12 with 13.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.