Sandster

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Sandster Quicksand Pokémon #111
Type Ground Dark Unknown
Ability Sand Stream		Hidden Ability Infiltrator
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 180 (23.5%)
Breeding Egg groups Mineral and Amorphous Hatch time 5355 steps
Height 0.8 m 0 m		Weight 33.5 kg 0 kg
Regional numbers Pokédex #111 Rikoto
Base experience yield 71		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Brown		Base friendship 70

Sandster is a dual-type Ground/Dark Pokémon.

It evolves into Monstune when levelled up while knowing Quicksand.

Biology

Physiology

Sandster is a small Pokémon made of quicksand. Its body is made out of white sand; it has no visible legs or toes, but it has two white sandy arms with two fingers on each hand, an open black mouth, a spiral shape on its belly, and two eyes with pinprick black pupils. One of the eyes is surrounded by a black circle.

Gender Differences

None.

Special Abilities

Hiding in dunes, Sandster often trips Pokémon and people by creating small bumps of sand, then attack them when they're down.

Behavior

Sandster are very mischievous Pokémon. They like to hide in the dunes, and create small bumps of sand to trip people and Pokémon; then they attack them when they're down.

Habitat

Likes to live in deserts, especially sand dunes, so it can trap prey in a quick sand trap. Wild Sandster are found in the darker sand of the Goldune Desert and in the Goldune Cave.

Shiny Coloration Differences

For Shiny Sandster, the only change is that the white sand turns a brighter yellow/orange.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Pokédex entry Hiding in dunes, Sandster often trips Pokémon and people alike by creating small bumps of sand, then attacking them whey they're down.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Goldune Cave Uncommon Goldune Desert Fossil Rare One

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60	120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 35	36 - 95	67 - 185
Defense: 35	36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp.Atk: 58	56 - 121	108 - 236
Sp.Def: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Speed: 35	36 - 95	67 - 185
Total: 313   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Start Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15 Start Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15 3 Torment Dark Status — 100% 15 6 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85% 15 9 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 —% 20 12 Minimize Normal Status — —% 10 15 Camouflage Normal Status — —% 20 18 Geo-Sphere Ground Special 65 100% 15 21 Dark Matter Dark Special 60 —% 20 24 Yawn Normal Status — —% 10 28 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10 32 Quicksand Ground Special 20 100% 20 36 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 40 Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100% 15 45 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10 50 Nasty Plot Dark Status — —% 20 55 Fissure Ground Physical — Varies% 5

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Sandster obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandster Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandster

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 Ancient Power Rock Special 06060 100}}100% 5 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM60 Quicksand Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 20 TM63 Embargo Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM69 Rock Polish Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM83 Infestation Bug Special 02020 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM101 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM104 Dark Matter Dark Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandster Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandster

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Snore Normal Special 50 100% 20 1 Dusty Dash Ground Special 50 100% 15 2 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 4 Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90% 10 5 Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 1 Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 2 Snatch Dark Status — —% 10 2 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 4 Pain Split Normal Status — —% 20 4 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 4 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 4 Nasty Plot Dark Status — —% 20 5 Stealth Rock Rock Status — —% 20 4 Yawn Normal Status — —% 10 5 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 None

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandster Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandster

Evolution

Unevolved Sandster  Ground  Dark

Level up knowing Quicksand →

First evolution Monstune  Ground  Dark

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny

Trivia

• Prior to Version 1.0.1, Sandster uses Dugtrio's cry.
• Sandster seems to be related to Grimer, but both are made of different materials; Sandster is made of sand, while Grimer is made of toxic sludge.
  • However, Delta Grimer exists in Pokémon Insurgence, and it is a Ground-type made out of sand, just like Sandster is.
• In its old design, there are only three differences for Sandster: its pose was different, both of its eyes were surrounded by a black circle, and its spiral was shorter.
• Sandster's Evolutionary line shares the same Type combination as Sandile's.

Sandster's Old Sprite 5.0

Origin

Sandster is based on a quicksand monster.

Name Origin

Sandster is a combination of the words Sand and monster.

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