Sandslash-Alola counters

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

Sandslash-Alola
#0028 Sandslash-Alola
IceSteel
USAGE 16.8% #6
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 100
DEF 120
SPA 25
SPD 65
SPE 65
BST450
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
FireFighting
2×
Ground
½×
NormalGrassFlyingPsychicBugDragonFairy
¼×
Ice
0×
Poison
Moves
Icicle Crash 100.0% Rapid Spin 100.0% Earthquake 100.0% Swords Dance 100.0% Iron Head 0.0% Ice Shard 0.0% Icicle Spear 0.0%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 100.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Loaded Dice 0.0%
Tera Types
Ground 100.0% Flying 0.0% Ice 0.0%
Common Teammates
Ninetales-Alola100.0%Garchomp100.0%Primarina100.0%Iron Crown100.0%Iron Jugulis100.0%Dondozo0.0%Swampert0.0%Salamence0.0%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #6 with 16.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.