Sandshrew-Alola counters

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Sandshrew-Alola
#0027 Sandshrew-Alola
IceSteel
USAGE 18.6% #10
ABILITYSlush Rush
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 75
DEF 90
SPA 10
SPD 35
SPE 40
BST300
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
FireFighting
2×
Ground
½×
NormalGrassFlyingPsychicBugDragonFairy
¼×
Ice
0×
Poison
Moves
Earthquake 98.1% Triple Axel 96.5% Rapid Spin 95.2% Ice Shard 60.8% Swords Dance 32.1% Knock Off 7.3% Stealth Rock 2.9% Substitute 2.1%
Items
Eviolite 59.3% Choice Scarf 31.8% Safety Goggles 7.0% Loaded Dice 1.3% Life Orb 0.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% nothing 0.0%
Abilities
Slush Rush98.2%Snow Cloak1.8%
Tera Types
Fairy 56.9% Ice 25.5% Ghost 7.4% Flying 7.0% Fire 1.1% Ground 0.8% Dragon 0.7% Bug 0.3%
Common Teammates
Mienfoo84.0%Vullaby75.5%Foongus57.7%Mudbray53.4%Elekid22.5%Diglett-Alola19.7%Glimmet19.1%Mareanie17.2%
Browse Gen 9 LC teams using Sandshrew-Alola →
Teams using Mienfoo 51% Teams using Vullaby 31%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Mienfoo
Mienfoo
Fighting SOFT CHECK
109.985
51
51.3% dies 8.23%
02
Vullaby
Vullaby
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
51.498
31
30.8% dies 9.07%

Ranked #10 with 18.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.