Sandaconda: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Sandaconda

Type: Ground
Weaknesses: ×2 Water, Grass, Ice Table
Resistances: ×½ Poison, Rock · immune: Electric
Evolution: Silicobra → Sandaconda (Lv. 36)
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Special Forms: Gigantamax Details
Stats: Total 510 · top stat: Defense (125) Detail
In Current Games: Scarlet and Violet: No. 271 in the Paldea Pokédex
Pokémon Champions: playable
Pokémon GO: available
Other Names: Dunaconda in French · サダイジャ, Sadaija in Japanese · Sanaconda in German All Languages

📋Overview

Sandaconda is a Ground-type Pokémon, No. 844 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Sand Snake Pokémon. Height: 3.8 m, weight: 65.5 kg.

Sandaconda evolves from Silicobra and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Sand Spit and Shed Skin. Hidden Ability: Sand Veil. Sandaconda is weak to Water, Grass and Ice-type moves (×2 damage). Sandaconda takes no damage from Electric-type moves.

Generation

Generation 8

Sword / Shield

National No.

#844

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

72

255

Attack

107

255

Defense

125

255

Special Attack

65

255

Special Defense

70

255

Speed

71

255

Total

510

Min HP (Lv. 100)

254

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

348

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ground). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types

Water

×2

Grass

×2

Ice

×2

Normal (×1) — 12 types

Normal

×1

Fire

×1

Fighting

×1

Ground

×1

Flying

×1

Psychic

×1

Bug

×1

Ghost

×1

Dragon

×1

Dark

×1

Steel

×1

Fairy

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types

Poison

×½

Rock

×½

Immune (×0) — 1 type

Electric

×0

✨Abilities

Sand Spit

Ability 1

The Pokémon creates a sandstorm when it's hit by an attack.

Shed Skin

Ability 2

The Pokémon may cure its own status conditions by shedding its skin.

Sand Veil

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

🌱Sandaconda Evolution

Level 36 →

🔮Sandaconda Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Ground

Gigantamax

Ground

Gigantamax

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Sandaconda Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

1

Brutal Swing

Dark Phys.

100%

60

20

1

Skull Bash

Normal Phys.

100%

130

10

1

Sand Attack

Ground Stat

100%

—

15

1

Wrap

Normal Phys.

90%

15

20

1

Minimize

Normal Stat

—

10

15

Bulldoze

Ground Phys.

100%

60

20

Headbutt

Normal Phys.

100%

70

15

25

Glare

Normal Stat

100%

—

30

Dig

Ground Phys.

100%

80

10

35

Sandstorm

Rock Stat

—

10

42

Slam

Normal Phys.

75%

80

20

49

Coil

Poison Stat

—

20

51

Sand Tomb

Ground Phys.

85%

35

15

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM03

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

TM04

Body Press

Fighting Phys.

100%

80

10

TM05

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM06

Rock Blast

Rock Phys.

90%

25

10

TM07

High Horsepower

Ground Phys.

95%

95

10

TM08

Brutal Swing

Dark Phys.

100%

60

20

TM09

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM10

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM11

Outrage

Dragon Phys.

100%

120

10

TM12

Mud-Slap

Ground Spec.

100%

20

10

TM13

Thunder Fang

Electric Phys.

95%

65

15

TM14

Fire Fang

Fire Phys.

95%

65

15

TM15

Rock Slide

Rock Phys.

90%

75

10

TM16

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

TM17

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM18

Giga Impact

Normal Phys.

90%

150

5

TM19

Scary Face

Normal Stat

100%

—

10

TM20

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

TM21

Stone Edge

Rock Phys.

80%

100

5

TM22

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

TM23

Stealth Rock

Rock Stat

—

20

TM24

Bulldoze

Ground Phys.

100%

60

20

TM25

Body Slam

Normal Phys.

100%

85

15

TM26

Zen Headbutt

Psychic Phys.

90%

80

15

TM27

Poison Tail

Poison Phys.

100%

50

25

TM28

Scale Shot

Dragon Phys.

90%

25

20

TM29

Skitter Smack

Bug Phys.

90%

70

10

TM30

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM31

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

TM32

Scorching Sands

Ground Spec.

100%

70

10

TM33

Earthquake

Ground Phys.

100%

100

10

TM34

Earth Power

Ground Spec.

100%

90

10

TM35

Sandstorm

Rock Stat

—

10

TM36

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM37

Tera Blast

Normal Spec.

100%

80

10

TM38

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

TM39

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

TM40

Rock Tomb

Rock Phys.

95%

60

15

TM41

Sand Tomb

Ground Phys.

85%

35

15

TM42

Dig

Ground Phys.

100%

80

10

TM43

Drill Run

Ground Phys.

95%

80

10

TM44

Hyper Beam

Normal Spec.

90%

150

5

TM45

Hurricane

Flying Spec.

70%

110

10

No data available for this category.

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Scale Shot

Dragon Phys.

90%

25

20

—

Skitter Smack

Bug Phys.

90%

70

10

—

Scorching Sands

Ground Spec.

100%

70

10

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Field · Dragon

Egg Cycles

20 cycles

≈ 5,140 steps

Gender

♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Defense

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Sandaconda

Available in 4 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation VIII

🛡️

Shield 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

⚔️

Sword 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴

Scarlet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Picnic (1)

Paldea

🟣

Violet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Picnic (1)

Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Shield

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Scarlet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Violet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Sandaconda in Pokémon GO

2,790Max CP (Lv. 40)
1,594Perfect CP in Raids
3 kmper Candy as Buddy

Pokémon GO entry: Sandaconda →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Sword

“ぜんしんを　ちぢめ　１００キロのすなを　はなの　あなから　ふんしゃ。すなが　ないと　よわきに　なるぞ。”

Sword

“온몸을 수축시킨 뒤 100kg의 모래를 콧구멍으로 내뿜는다. 모래가 없으면 무기력해진다.”

Sword

“蜷縮身體後從鼻孔裡噴射出１００公斤的沙子。沒有了沙子就會變得很懦弱。”

Sword

“Il peut expulser 100 kg de sable de ses narines en compressant tout son corps. Quand il est à court de sable, il a tendance à se dérober.”

Sword

“Zieht es seinen ganzen Körper zusammen, kann es 100 kg Sand aus seinen Nasenlöchern feuern. Geht ihm der Sand aus, verliert es den Mut.”

Sword

“Se retuerce para expulsar por los orificios nasales hasta 100 kg de arena. La ausencia de esta mina su ánimo.”

Sword

“Può rimpicciolire il suo corpo espellendo dalle narici 100 kg di sabbia. Quando esaurisce la sabbia, viene preso dallo sconforto.”

Sword

“When it contracts its body, over 220 pounds of sand sprays from its nose. If it ever runs out of sand, it becomes disheartened.”

Sword

“全身を　縮め　１００キロの砂を　鼻の　穴から　噴射。砂が　ないと　弱気に　なるぞ。”

Sword

“蜷缩身体后从鼻孔里喷射出１００公斤的沙子。没有了沙子就会变得很懦弱。”

Shield

“どくとくの　とぐろの　まきかたはすなぶくろの　すなを　より　こうりつよく　ふんしゃ　するため　なのだ。”

Shield

“독특한 똬리 형태는 모래주머니의 모래를 더 효율적으로 분사하기 위함이다.”

Shield

“牠之所以會以獨特的方式盤繞自己的身體，是為了能更有效率地噴射沙囊中的沙子。”

Shield

“S’il s’enroule d’une manière aussi particulière, c’est pour optimiser l’expulsion de sable par ses narines.”

Shield

“Es rollt sich auf diese eigentümliche Weise zusammen, damit es den Sand aus seinem Sandbeutel effizienter verschießen kann.”

Shield

“La manera tan particular que tiene de enrollarse sobre sí mismo le permite expulsar con mayor eficacia la arena que almacena en la bolsa.”

Shield

“Il modo particolare in cui si attorciglia su se stesso gli permette di espellere sabbia dalla sua sacca in modo più efficiente.”

Shield

“Its unique style of coiling allows it to blast sand out of its sand sac more efficiently.”

Shield

“独特の　とぐろの　巻き方は砂袋の　砂を　より　効率よく　噴射　するため　なのだ。”

Shield

“它之所以会以独特的方式盘绕自己的身体，是为了能更高效地喷射砂囊中的沙子。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Dunaconda

🇬🇧 English

Sandaconda

🇯🇵 漢字

サダイジャ

🇯🇵 Kana

サダイジャ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Sadaija

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Sanaconda

🇪🇸 Español

Sandaconda

🇮🇹 Italiano

Sandaconda

🇰🇷 한국어

사다이사

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

沙螺蟒

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

沙螺蟒

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Serpensable

🇬🇧 EN

Sand Snake Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

すなへびポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Sandschlangen-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Sandaconda

What type is Sandaconda?

Sandaconda is a Ground-type Pokémon.

Can Sandaconda still evolve?

Sandaconda is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Silicobra, it does not evolve further.

What are Sandaconda's weaknesses?

Sandaconda is weak to Water, Grass and Ice-type moves (×2 damage). Sandaconda takes no damage from Electric-type moves.

What is Sandaconda's Hidden Ability?

Sandaconda's Hidden Ability is Sand Veil. Its regular Abilities are Sand Spit and Shed Skin.

Is Sandaconda available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Sandaconda is playable in Pokémon Champions.