Ground · Special move · Gen 8
Scorching Sands
Scorching Sands is a Ground-type special move introduced in Generation 8. It has 70 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 91 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ground
Category
Special
Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target. Has a 30% chance to burn the target. The target thaws out if it is frozen.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (68 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (30 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (35 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Ground attack
2× vsFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
½× vsGrassBug
0× vsFlying
Pokémon that learn Scorching Sands
91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charizard | Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Sandshrew | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sandslash | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Nidoqueen | Poison/Ground | 8 | |||
 Nidoking | Poison/Ground | 8 | |||
 Ninetales | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Diglett | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Alolan Diglett | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Dugtrio | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Alolan Dugtrio | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Hisuian Growlithe | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Arcanine | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Hisuian Arcanine | Fire/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Rapidash | Fire | 8 | |||
 Onix | Rock/Ground | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Cubone | Ground | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Marowak | Ground | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Alolan Marowak | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Rhyhorn | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Rhydon | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Magmar | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Flareon | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Moltres | Fire/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Mew | Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Typhlosion | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Steelix | Steel/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | |
 Magcargo | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Houndoom | Dark/Fire | ✓ | |||
 Entei | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Tyranitar | Rock/Dark | ✓ | |||
 Ho-Oh | Fire/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Blaziken | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Aggron | Steel/Rock | ✓ | |||
 Numel | Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Camerupt | Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Torkoal | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Trapinch | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Vibrava | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Flygon | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Baltoy | Ground/Psychic | 8 | |||
 Claydol | Ground/Psychic | 8 | |||
 Groudon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Torterra | Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Infernape | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Shieldon | Rock/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Bastiodon | Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Gible | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Gabite | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Garchomp | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Hippopotas | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Hippowdon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Rhyperior | Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Magmortar | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Heatran | Fire/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Arceus | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Victini | Psychic/Fire | 8 | |||
 Emboar | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | |||
 Simisear | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Drilbur | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Excadrill | Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Sandile | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Krokorok | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Krookodile | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Golett | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Golurk | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Heatmor | Fire | 8 | |||
 Reshiram | Dragon/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Landorus | Ground/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Delphox | Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Diggersby | Normal/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | |
 Pyroar | Fire/Normal | ✓ | |||
 Zygarde | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Diancie | Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Volcanion | Fire/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Incineroar | Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Sandygast | Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Palossand | Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Minior | Rock/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Turtonator | Fire/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Cinderace | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Carkol | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Coalossal | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Silicobra | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sandaconda | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Sizzlipede | Fire/Bug | 8 | |||
 Centiskorch | Fire/Bug | 8 | |||
 Skeledirge | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Armarouge | Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Sandy Shocks | Electric/Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Gouging Fire | Fire/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Terapagos | Normal | ✓ | 9 |
Scorching Sands FAQ
What does Scorching Sands do?
Scorching Sands is a Ground-type special move with 70 power. Has a 30% chance to burn the target. The target thaws out if it is frozen.
Which Pokémon can learn Scorching Sands?
91 Pokémon and forms can learn Scorching Sands in at least one game: 68 in Scarlet & Violet, 30 in Pokémon Champions and 35 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charizard, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Nidoqueen, Nidoking and Ninetales.
Is Scorching Sands in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 30 Pokémon can use Scorching Sands in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Scorching Sands super effective against?
As a Ground-type attack, Scorching Sands 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.