Sandslash-Alola counters

Gen 9 National Dex RU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Sandslash-Alola
#0028 Sandslash-Alola
IceSteel
USAGE 2.7% #42
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
Earthquake 100.0% Rapid Spin 99.9% Stealth Rock 99.8% Triple Axel 99.8% Swords Dance 0.2% Iron Head 0.2% Icicle Spear 0.1% Icicle Crash 0.0%
Items
Groundium Z 99.8% Loaded Dice 0.1% Life Orb 0.1% Focus Sash 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Icium Z 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0%
Common Teammates
Ninetales-Alola99.9%Arctozolt99.9%Tangrowth99.9%Porygon299.9%Sceptile-Mega99.9%Cetitan0.1%Abomasnow-Mega0.1%Muk-Alola0.1%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #42 with 2.66% usage. Sorted by reliability score.