Ground Fast move

Sand Attack

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Sand Attack, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

Gained per use

Duration

0.5s

Animation time

DPS

8.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 4
Energy: +7
Duration: 0.5s
DPS: 8.0 dmg/s
EPS: 14 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.30s
Damage window end: 0.60s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 2
Energy: +4
Turns: 1 (instant)

Editor's notes

Sand Attack — a Ground-type fast move. In raids it puts out 8.0 DPS and 14 energy/sec, so it charges your charged move quickly.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy generated per use — it fuels your charged move.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Sand Attack

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Staraptor NormalFlying	3,195	234	140	198
2	Cacturne GrassDark	2,598	221	115	172
3	Stoutland Normal	3,197	206	182	198
4	Flygon GroundDragon	3,009	205	168	190
5	Hippowdon Ground	3,489	201	191	239
6	Gliscor GroundFlying	3,044	185	222	181
7	Sandslash Ground	2,684	182	175	181
8	Palossand GhostGround	2,763	178	178	198
9	Furfrou Normal	2,387	164	167	181
10	Corviknight FlyingSteel	2,778	163	192	221
11	Trapinch Ground	1,441	162	78	128
12	Cacnea Grass	1,404	156	74	137
13	Herdier Normal	1,790	145	126	163
14	Linoone Normal	1,879	142	128	186
15	Staravia NormalFlying	1,469	142	94	146
16	Vibrava GroundDragon	1,385	134	99	137
17	Corvisquire Flying	1,542	129	110	169
18	Sandshrew Ground	1,426	126	120	137
19	Hippopotas Ground	1,535	124	118	169
20	Sandygast GhostGround	1,395	120	118	146
21	Lillipup Normal	1,035	107	86	128
22	Starly NormalFlying	813	101	58	120
23	Rookidee Flying	754	88	67	116
24	Zigzagoon Normal	575	58	80	116

FAQ

Is Sand Attack a good move?

Sand Attack deals 4 base damage over 0.5 seconds, which works out at 8.0 DPS while generating 14 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Ground moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Sand Attack?

The table above lists the 24 strongest by base attack, led by Staraptor, Cacturne, Stoutland.

Is Sand Attack better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 4 power for 7 energy over 0.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 2 power for 4 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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