Ground · Physical move · Gen 3
Sand Tomb
Sand Tomb is a Ground-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 35 base power and 85% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 90 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ground
Category
Physical
Power
35
Accuracy
85%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. Prevents the target from switching for four or five turns (seven turns if the user is holding Grip Claw). Causes damage to the target equal to 1/8 of its maximum HP (1/6 if the user is holding Binding Band), rounded down, at the end of each turn during effect. The target can still switch out if it is holding Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, Flip Turn, Parting Shot, Shed Tail, Teleport, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The effect ends if either the user or the target leaves the field, or if the target uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Substitute successfully. This effect is not stackable or reset by using this or another binding move.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (70 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (20 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (22 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Ground attack
2× vsFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
½× vsGrassBug
0× vsFlying
Pokémon that learn Sand Tomb
90 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sandshrew | Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Sandslash | Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Nidoqueen | Poison/Ground | 8 | |||
 Nidoking | Poison/Ground | 8 | |||
 Diglett | Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Alolan Diglett | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dugtrio | Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Alolan Dugtrio | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Onix | Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Mew | Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sudowoodo | Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Pineco | Bug | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Forretress | Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Gligar | Ground/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Steelix | Steel/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | |
 Scizor | Bug/Steel | 8 | |||
 Shuckle | Bug/Rock | 4–8 | |||
 Magcargo | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Swinub | Ice/Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Piloswine | Ice/Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Skarmory | Steel/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Phanpy | Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Donphan | Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Larvitar | Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Pupitar | Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Tyranitar | Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Marshtomp | Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Swampert | Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Nosepass | Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Lairon | Steel/Rock | 8 | |||
 Aggron | Steel/Rock | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Trapinch | Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Vibrava | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Flygon | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Lunatone | Rock/Psychic | 8 | |||
 Solrock | Rock/Psychic | 8 | |||
 Whiscash | Water/Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Baltoy | Ground/Psychic | 8 | |||
 Claydol | Ground/Psychic | 8 | |||
 Regirock | Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Registeel | Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Groudon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Turtwig | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Grotle | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Torterra | Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Shieldon | Rock/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Bastiodon | Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Gastrodon | Water/Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Bonsly | Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Gible | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Gabite | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Garchomp | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Hippopotas | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Hippowdon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Drapion | Poison/Dark | 8 | |||
 Gliscor | Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Mamoswine | Ice/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Probopass | Rock/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Roggenrola | Rock | 8 | |||
 Boldore | Rock | 8 | |||
 Gigalith | Rock | 8 | |||
 Drilbur | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Excadrill | Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Sandile | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Krokorok | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Krookodile | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Dwebble | Bug/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Crustle | Bug/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Landorus | Ground/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Diggersby | Normal/Ground | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Carbink | Rock/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Diancie | Rock/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Mudbray | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Mudsdale | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Sandygast | Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Palossand | Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Drednaw | Water/Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Rolycoly | Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Carkol | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Coalossal | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Silicobra | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sandaconda | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Runerigus | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | |
 Stonjourner | Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Orthworm | Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Glimmet | Rock/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Glimmora | Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Sandy Shocks | Electric/Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Thorns | Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Ting-Lu | Dark/Ground | ✓ | 9 |
Sand Tomb FAQ
What does Sand Tomb do?
Sand Tomb is a Ground-type physical move with 35 power. Prevents the target from switching for four or five turns (seven turns if the user is holding Grip Claw). Causes damage to the target equal to 1/8 of its maximum HP (1/6 if the user is holding Binding Band), rounded down, at the end of each turn during effect. The target can still switch out if it is holding Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, Flip Turn, Parting Shot, Shed Tail, Teleport, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The effect ends if either the user or the target leaves the field, or if the target uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Substitute successfully. This effect is not stackable or reset by using this or another binding move.
Which Pokémon can learn Sand Tomb?
90 Pokémon and forms can learn Sand Tomb in at least one game: 70 in Scarlet & Violet, 20 in Pokémon Champions and 22 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Sandshrew, Sandslash, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Diglett and Alolan Diglett.
Is Sand Tomb in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 20 Pokémon can use Sand Tomb in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Sand Tomb super effective against?
As a Ground-type attack, Sand Tomb is super effective against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock and Steel, not very effective against Grass and Bug and has no effect on Flying (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.