Sandile - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Sandile can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Sandile artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Sandile learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Power Trip	Dark	20	100
3	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
6	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
9	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
12	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Bite	Dark	60	100
18	Torment	Dark	—	100
21	Dig	Ground	80	100
24	Swagger	Normal	—	85
27	Crunch	Dark	80	100
30	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
33	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
36	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
39	Thrash	Normal	120	100

Egg moves

Sandile learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Sandile is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
09	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
30	Snarl	Dark	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
62	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
81	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
172	Roar	Normal	—	—
176	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
199	Lash Out	Dark	75	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
215	Scorching Sands	Ground	70	100
219	Skitter Smack	Bug	70	90
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Sandile egg move parents

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Sandile

Sandile's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Sandile are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Sandile with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Sandile with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aqua Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Buizel Floatzel Oshawott Dewott Samurott Hisuian Samurott Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Breeding	Dunsparce Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Minccino Cyclizar Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form) Dudunsparce (Three-Segment Form)
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Aqua Tail

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Lucario Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Skwovet Greedent Annihilape
Breeding	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Aipom Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Snubbull Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Chimchar Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Zorua Zoroark Passimian Ursaluna Sneasler Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Annihilape Clodsire
Evolution	Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Counter

Double-Edge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Phanpy Stantler Numel Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon Deerling Sawsbuck Skiddo Gogoat Sylveon Passimian Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Wyrdeer Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Fidough Dachsbun Maschiff Mabosstiff Cyclizar Greavard Houndstone Cetoddle Cetitan Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
TM	Ekans Arbok Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe Arcanine Hisuian Arcanine Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Torkoal Zangoose Seviper Chimchar Monferno Infernape Prinplup Empoleon Shinx Luxio Luxray Floatzel Ambipom Stunky Skuntank Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Snivy Servine Serperior Tepig Pignite Emboar Blitzle Zebstrika Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Beartic Mienshao Chesnaught Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Sylveon Litten Torracat Incineroar Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Passimian Komala Thwackey Rillaboom Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Skwovet Greedent Perrserker Eiscue (Ice Face) Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Cufant Copperajah Wyrdeer Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Pawmot Fidough Dachsbun Maschiff Mabosstiff Shroodle Grafaiai Cyclizar Orthworm Greavard Houndstone Cetoddle Cetitan Annihilape Clodsire Farigiraf Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Galarian Meowth Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe Arcanine Hisuian Arcanine Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Stunky Skuntank Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Mudbray Mudsdale Perrserker Eiscue (Ice Face) Cufant Copperajah Ursaluna
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Double-Edge

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark
TM	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Hisuian Typhlosion Aipom Umbreon Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Ambipom Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scrafty Zorua Hisuian Zorua Zoroark Hisuian Zoroark Perrserker Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Wyrdeer Sneasler Mabosstiff Annihilape Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Ekans Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Perrserker Wyrdeer Annihilape
Reminder	Ninetales Alolan Ninetales
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Spite