Silicobra: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Silicobra

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
Stats: Total 315 · top stat: Defense (75) Detail
In Current Games: Scarlet and Violet: No. 270 in the Paldea Pokédex
Pokémon GO: available
Other Names: Dunaja in French · スナヘビ, Sunahebi in Japanese · Salanga in German All Languages

📋Overview

Silicobra is a Ground-type Pokémon, No. 843 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Sand Snake Pokémon. Height: 2.2 m, weight: 7.6 kg.

Silicobra evolves into Sandaconda (Lv. 36).

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

Generation

Generation 8

Sword / Shield

National No.

#843

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

52

255

Attack

57

255

Defense

75

255

Special Attack

35

255

Special Defense

50

255

Speed

46

255

Total

315

Min HP (Lv. 100)

214

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

308

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.

🌱Silicobra Evolution

Level 36 →

🔮Silicobra Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Ground

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

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

⚔️Silicobra Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

1

Sand Attack

Ground Stat

100%

—

15

1

Wrap

Normal Phys.

90%

15

20

5

Minimize

Normal Stat

—

10

Brutal Swing

Dark Phys.

100%

60

20

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

40

Slam

Normal Phys.

75%

80

20

45

Coil

Poison Stat

—

20

50

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

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM05

Rock Blast

Rock Phys.

90%

25

10

TM06

Brutal Swing

Dark Phys.

100%

60

20

TM07

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM08

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM09

Mud-Slap

Ground Spec.

100%

20

10

TM10

Rock Slide

Rock Phys.

90%

75

10

TM11

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM12

Scary Face

Normal Stat

100%

—

10

TM13

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

TM14

Stone Edge

Rock Phys.

80%

100

5

TM15

Stealth Rock

Rock Stat

—

20

TM16

Bulldoze

Ground Phys.

100%

60

20

TM17

Body Slam

Normal Phys.

100%

85

15

TM18

Poison Tail

Poison Phys.

100%

50

25

TM19

Scale Shot

Dragon Phys.

90%

25

20

TM20

Skitter Smack

Bug Phys.

90%

70

10

TM21

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM22

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

TM23

Scorching Sands

Ground Spec.

100%

70

10

TM24

Earthquake

Ground Phys.

100%

100

10

TM25

Earth Power

Ground Spec.

100%

90

10

TM26

Sandstorm

Rock Stat

—

10

TM27

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM28

Tera Blast

Normal Spec.

100%

80

10

TM29

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

TM30

Rock Tomb

Rock Phys.

95%

60

15

TM31

Sand Tomb

Ground Phys.

85%

35

15

TM32

Dig

Ground Phys.

100%

80

10

TM33

Drill Run

Ground Phys.

95%

80

10

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Mud-Slap

Ground Spec.

100%

20

10

—

Last Resort

Normal Phys.

100%

140

5

—

Dragon Rush

Dragon Phys.

75%

100

10

—

Belch

Poison Spec.

90%

120

10

—

Poison Tail

Poison Phys.

100%

50

25

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 Silicobra

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

📱Silicobra in Pokémon GO

1,081Max CP (Lv. 40)
617Perfect CP in Raids
3 kmper Candy as Buddy
50 🍬to evolve into Sandaconda

Pokémon GO entry: Silicobra →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Sword

“あなを　ほりながら　たべた　すなをくびの　ふくろに　ためている。８キロもの　すなが　はいるのだ。”

Sword

“굴을 파면서 먹은 모래를 목에 있는 주머니에 저장하는데 8kg이나 되는 모래가 들어간다.”

Sword

“一邊挖洞一邊把吃掉的沙子儲存在頸部的囊裡。囊裡面能裝進８公斤的沙子。”

Sword

“Il amasse le sable qu’il avale en creusant dans la poche de son cou. Elle peut en contenir jusqu’à huit kilos.”

Sword

“Den Sand, den es beim Graben von Löchern verzehrt, speichert es in einem Beutel in seinem Hals. Dieser kann bis zu 8 kg Sand aufnehmen.”

Sword

“Almacena la arena que ingiere al perforar hoyos en la saca del cuello, cuya capacidad llega a alcanzar incluso los 8 kg.”

Sword

“Conserva nella sacca del collo la sabbia che ingoia scavando buche. Può accumularne ben 8 kg.”

Sword

“As it digs, it swallows sand and stores it in its neck pouch. The pouch can hold more than 17 pounds of sand.”

Sword

“穴を　掘りながら　食べた　砂を首の　袋に　溜めている。８キロもの　砂が　入るのだ。”

Sword

“一边挖洞一边把吃掉的沙子储存在颈部的囊里。囊里面能装进８公斤的沙子。”

Shield

“はなの　あなから　すなを　ふんしゃ。てきの　めを　くらました　すきにちちゅうに　もぐって　みを　かくす。”

Shield

“콧구멍으로 모래를 분사한다. 적의 눈을 속이고 그 틈에 땅속으로 숨어들어 몸을 숨긴다.”

Shield

“會從鼻孔噴射出沙子，趁敵人看不清的時候躲進地底下藏身。”

Shield

“En expulsant du sable par les narines, il aveugle son adversaire et en profite pour se cacher sous terre.”

Shield

“Aus seinen Nasenlöchern verschießt es Sand. Sobald der Feind dadurch nichts mehr sieht, versteckt es sich flugs unter der Erde.”

Shield

“Expulsa arena por los orificios nasales. Una vez que aturde al enemigo, aprovecha la ocasión para ocultarse bajo tierra.”

Shield

“Espelle sabbia dalle narici accecando il nemico per distrarlo e ne approfitta per nascondersi sottoterra.”

Shield

“It spews sand from its nostrils. While the enemy is blinded, it burrows into the ground to hide.”

Shield

“鼻の　穴から　砂を　噴射。敵の　目を　くらました　隙に地中に　潜って　身を　隠す。”

Shield

“会从鼻孔喷射出沙子，趁敌人看不清的时候躲进地底下藏身。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Dunaja

🇬🇧 English

Silicobra

🇯🇵 漢字

スナヘビ

🇯🇵 Kana

スナヘビ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Sunahebi

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Salanga

🇪🇸 Español

Silicobra

🇮🇹 Italiano

Silicobra

🇰🇷 한국어

모래뱀

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

沙包蛇

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

沙包蛇

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 Silicobra

What type is Silicobra?

Silicobra is a Ground-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Silicobra?

Silicobra evolves into Sandaconda (Lv. 36).

What are Silicobra's weaknesses?

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

What is Silicobra's Hidden Ability?

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