Sand Veil (Ability)

Sand Veil (Japanese: すながくれ Hidden in Sand) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Sand Veil

すながくれ

Hidden in Sand

Flavor text

Generation III
Ups evasion in a sandstorm.


Generation IV
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.


Generation V
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.


Generation VI
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.


Generation VII
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.


Generation VIII
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Effect

In battle

During a sandstorm, the accuracy of any move used against a Pokémon with this Ability is modified by a factor of ⁴/₅. A Pokémon with this Ability will take no damage from the sandstorm if it otherwise would.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Sand Veil is in the first place in the party (even if fainted) in an area with a sandstorm (such as Route 228 in Sinnoh), the chance of encountering a wild Pokémon is decreased by 50%.

Pokémon with Sand Veil

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	None	Sand Rush
	Sandslash	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	None	Sand Rush
	Diglett	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	Arena Trap	Sand Force
	Diglett Alolan Form	Ground	Steel	Sand Veil	Tangling Hair	Sand Force
	Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	Arena Trap	Sand Force
	Dugtrio Alolan Form	Ground	Steel	Sand Veil	Tangling Hair	Sand Force
	Geodude	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
	Graveler	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
	Golem	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
	Gligar	Ground	Flying	Hyper Cutter	Sand Veil	Immunity
	Phanpy	Ground		Ground	Pickup	None	Sand Veil
	Donphan	Ground		Ground	Sturdy	None	Sand Veil
	Larvitar	Rock	Ground	Guts	None	Sand Veil
	Cacnea	Grass		Grass	Sand Veil	None	Water Absorb
	Cacturne	Grass	Dark	Sand Veil	None	Water Absorb
	Gible	Dragon	Ground	Sand Veil	None	Rough Skin
	Gabite	Dragon	Ground	Sand Veil	None	Rough Skin
	Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	Sand Veil	None	Rough Skin
	Gliscor	Ground	Flying	Hyper Cutter	Sand Veil	Poison Heal
	Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	Static	Limber	Sand Veil
	Helioptile	Electric	Normal	Dry Skin	Sand Veil	Solar Power
	Heliolisk	Electric	Normal	Dry Skin	Sand Veil	Solar Power
	Sandygast	Ghost	Ground	Water Compaction	None	Sand Veil
	Palossand	Ghost	Ground	Water Compaction	None	Sand Veil
	Silicobra	Ground		Ground	Sand Spit	Shed Skin	Sand Veil
	Sandaconda	Ground		Ground	Sand Spit	Shed Skin	Sand Veil
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Sand Veil increases evasion by two stages when active.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Boosts Evasion if there is a sandstorm.
MDTD S	Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness during a sandstorm.
BSL	てんきがすなあらしだとかいひがあがる
MDGtI	Unavailable
SMD	The Pokémon isn't damaged by a sandstorm, and its evasiveness goes up while the sandstorm is in effect!
MDRTDX	The Pokémon isn't damaged by the Sandstorm weather condition, and its evasiveness goes up while a sandstorm is in effect.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In volume 40, Pearl's Digler was revealed to have Sand Veil as his Ability.
Red's Diglett and Sandshrew are revealed to have Sand Veil as their Ability.
Giovanni's Dugtrio is revealed to have Sand Veil as his Ability.
Wally's Cacturne is revealed to have Sand Veil as his Ability.
Cynthia's Garchomp is revealed to have Sand Veil as her Ability.

Trivia

Prior to becoming an Ability, Sand Veil appeared as a TCG Attack.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	沙隱 Sāyán * 沙裡隱身 Sā-léuih Yánsān *
Chinese	Mandarin	沙隱 / 沙隐 Shāyǐn * 沙裡隱身 Shā-lǐ Yǐnshēn *
French		Voile Sable
German		Sandschleier
Italian		Sabbiavelo
Korean		모래숨기 Morae Sumgi
Portuguese		Véu de Areia
Russian		Песчаная Вуаль Peschanaya Vual'
Spanish		Velo Arena

Variations of the Ability Sand Veil
Sand Veil • Snow Cloak
Abilities affected by weather conditions
Sand Veil • Swift Swim • Chlorophyll • Forecast • Dry Skin • Rain Dish • Snow Cloak • Hydration • Solar Power • Leaf Guard • Ice Body • Flower Gift • Sand Force • Sand Rush • Slush Rush

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