Ground Charged move

Scorching Sands

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

3.0s

Animation time

DPS

30.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 90
Energy: −50
Duration: 3.0s
DPS: 30.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.8 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.40s
Damage window end: 2.30s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 80
Energy: −50
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.6 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

opponent ATK -1 — 10% chance each time the move lands.

Editor's notes

For raids and gym battles, Scorching Sands hits for 90 base power and costs 50 energy.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Excadrill, Magmortar, Entei and Arcanine — that is where this move earns its place.

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 the move costs to fire.
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 Scorching Sands

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	Excadrill GroundSteel	3,668	255	129	242
2	Magmortar Fire	3,542	247	172	181
3	Entei Fire	3,927	235	171	251
4	Arcanine Fire	3,425	227	166	207
5	Rapidash Fire	2,782	207	162	163
6	Magmar Fire	2,707	206	154	163
7	Flygon GroundDragon	3,009	205	168	190
8	Hippowdon Ground	3,489	201	191	239
9	Camerupt FireGround	2,480	194	136	172
10	Sandslash Ground	2,684	182	175	181
11	Palossand GhostGround	2,763	178	178	198
12	Ninetales Fire	2,578	169	190	177
13	Trapinch Ground	1,441	162	78	128
14	Claydol GroundPsychic	2,229	140	229	155
15	Vibrava GroundDragon	1,385	134	99	137
16	Sandygast GhostGround	1,395	120	118	146
17	Diggersby NormalGround	1,706	112	155	198

FAQ

Is Scorching Sands a good move?

Scorching Sands deals 90 base damage over 3.0 seconds, which works out at 30.0 DPS and 1.8 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Ground moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Scorching Sands?

The table above lists the 17 strongest by base attack, led by Excadrill, Magmortar, Entei.

Is Scorching Sands better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 90 power for 50 energy over 3.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 80 power for 50 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP. 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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