Sandslash-Alola counters

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

Sandslash-Alola
#0028 Sandslash-Alola
IceSteel
USAGE 27.3% #2
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
Rapid Spin 89.4% Triple Axel 80.2% Knock Off 75.9% Spikes 65.9% Earthquake 19.9% Swords Dance 16.6% Stealth Rock 14.1% Iron Head 12.2%
Items
Leftovers 78.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 8.6% Life Orb 3.1% Wide Lens 2.2% Lum Berry 2.0% Assault Vest 1.4% Custap Berry 0.9% Clear Amulet 0.9%
Tera Types
Ghost 47.0% Water 37.2% Ground 4.6% Electric 4.1% Ice 1.9% Dragon 1.8% Dark 1.4% Fairy 1.0%
Common Teammates
Rotom-Heat30.2%Bombirdier27.5%Bruxish26.8%Mudsdale25.9%Lanturn21.5%Rhydon20.3%Milotic18.9%Shaymin16.6%

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 #2 with 27.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.