Sandile (Pokémon)

Total: 1
Sandile
0 HP	1 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Brown

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves into Krokorok starting at level 29, which evolves into Krookodile starting at level 40.

Biology

Sandile is a short, quadrupedal Pokémon with a long snout and tail. Its body is mostly light brown with the exception of black stripes crossing over and under its legs and its pink underbelly. It has a black stripe on its snout in front of its eyes, and black covering the tip of its tail. Its eyes resemble shaded binoculars and are shrouded in black all around their front. The black is a membrane that prevents sand from getting in Sandile's eyes and helps it see in the harsh desert sun. Its long snout is tipped by two protruding nostrils, and its mouth comprises the bottom half. Its feet are flat and contain three sharp, black claws. They are attached to stubby legs on its sides.

Sandile is only found in deserts, with the exception of Alola, where the warm environment is comfortable enough for them to appear elsewhere. Sandile preys on Trapinch. It usually burrows under the surface, with only its nose and eyes above the sand. Due to being so close to the surface, it can move around the desert and allow the heat of the sand to regulate its body temperature. This also serves as a way of hiding from enemies. When the sun sets, it burrows deep into the sand to sleep until sunrise. As seen in the anime, in the wild, Sandile can be mischievous and potentially troublesome to humans. However, Sandile will protect another of its species, and can be caring at times. Sandile is not very good at hunting down prey, thus it mostly eats anything that collapses in the desert or walks near it, hence known as the "Cleaner of the Desert".

In the anime

Sandile in the anime

Sunglasses Sandile

A Sandile wearing sunglasses debuted in A Sandile Gusher of Change!, thus also marking the species' debut. In Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, he evolved into a Krokorok. He was eventually caught by Ash in Battling the Bully!. Later, in Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!, he evolved into a Krookodile during a battle against Iris's Dragonite.

Other

In A Sandile Gusher of Change!, the Sunglasses Sandile led multiple other Sandile, which in turn were trying to lead a group of other Pokémon to safety.

In Raid Battle in The Ruins!, a Sandile was living at the Colossus Ruins in the Desert Resort. It was caught by Goh after being defeated by his Scorbunny. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Minor appearances

A Trainer's Sandile appeared in Dreams by the Yard Full!.

In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, a Trainer's Sandile was at a Poké Mart near Castelia City.

In Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, Iris's flashback featured a Trainer's Sandile.

A Sandile appeared in Crisis from the Underground Up!.

Multiple Sandile appeared in Lost at the Stamp Rally!.

Multiple Sandile appeared in Ash Versus the Champion!.

A Sandile appeared in a flashback in A Maractus Musical!.

A Sandile appeared in The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!, under the ownership of a shopper at the Driftveil Market.

A Trainer's Sandile appeared in Cilan Takes Flight!.

A Trainer's Sandile appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.

A Sandile appeared in Crisis at Ferroseed Research!.

A Sandile appeared in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1.

Multiple Sandile appeared in All for the Love of Meloetta!.

In A Village Homecoming!, the elder's flashback featured a Sandile.

A Trainer's Sandile appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!.

In Mission: Defeat Your Rival!, Antonio's Sandile was present during the Vertress Conference.

A Trainer's Sandile appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.

A Sandile appeared in a fantasy or a flashback in The Journalist from Another Region!.

In Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!, a Trainer's Sandile attended the Pokémon Summer Camp. Another Trainer's Sandile also appeared in a fantasy in the latter episode.

A Trainer's Sandile appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.

In Deceiving Appearances!, multiple Sandile were seen at Aether Paradise. They reappeared in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.

In Some Kind of Laziness!, a Sandile was walking through the Ruins of Abundance.

In Securing the Future!, a Trainer's Sandile joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its normal form.

In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Sandile competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.

In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, a Trainer's Sandile was seen at Manalo Stadium.

A Trainer's Sandile appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
BW003	Sandile	Ash's Pokédex	Sandile, the Desert Croc Pokémon. A dark membrane protects its eyes from the sun, and it buries itself in the sand with its eyes and nose sticking out.

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
JN014	Sandile	Goh's Rotom Phone	Sandile, the Desert Croc Pokémon. A Ground and Dark type. Sandile digs into the hot desert sands to keep from losing heat. It lives most of its life in hiding.

In the manga

Sandile in Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

Sandile in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

A Sandile appeared in Justice Trainer Shin Appears!, under the ownership of Togari. It was used in Togari's first battle against Shin, who was rescuing a girl's Cottonee from him.

Pocket Monsters HGSS

A Sandile appeared in PMHGSS23.

Pokémon Adventures

A Sandile is one of the Pokémon employed by White in her BW Agency. Apparently, it can cry on cue. It first appeared in Lights, Camera...Action.

A Sandile appeared in a fantasy in An Odd Speech.

A Trainer's Sandile appeared in Into the Quarterfinals!.

A Sandile liberated by Team Plasma appeared in a flashback in Pokédex Lecture.

A Worker's Sandile appeared in Giant Chasm.

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

A Sandile appeared in The White Scroll: Oichi's Worries, under the ownership of Masanori. It was revealed to have evolved into a Krokorok in a flashback in The Blue Scroll: Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori.

In the TCG

Main article: Sandile (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Unova
BW: #057

Unova
B2W2: #099

White 2
Black	They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.
White	It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.
Black 2	They live hidden under hot desert sands in order to keep their body temperature from dropping.

Generation VI

Kalos
Coastal #043

Hoenn
#—

X	It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.
Y	They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.
Omega Ruby	It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.
Alpha Sapphire	They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.

Generation VII

Alola
SM: #232

Alola
USUM: #301

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎.
Sun	It submerges itself in sand and moves as if swimming. This wise behavior keeps its enemies from finding it and maintains its temperature.
Moon	It conceals itself in the sand and chomps down on the legs of any prey that unwarily walk over it. Its favorite food is Trapinch.
Ultra Sun	Alola, where it's warm all year round, is a comfortable environment for this Pokémon. Sometimes you'll even see it outside of deserts.
Ultra Moon	Sandile's still not good at hunting, so it mostly eats things that have collapsed in the desert. It's called “the cleaner of the desert.”

Generation VIII

Galar
Isle of Armor #176

Sinnoh
#—

Hisui
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword	The desert gets cold at night, so when the sun sets, this Pokémon burrows deep into the sand and sleeps until sunrise.
Shield	Sandile is small, but its legs and lower body are powerful. Pushing sand aside as it goes, Sandile moves through the desert as if it's swimming.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Black

White

Route 4, Desert Resort, Relic Castle

Black 2

White 2

Route 4, Desert Resort, Relic Castle
Desert Resort (N's Pokémon)

Generation VI

X

Y

Route 9, Friend Safari (Dark)

Omega Ruby

Alpha Sapphire

Route 111 (hidden Pokémon*)

Generation VII

Breed Krokorok or Krookodile

Let's Go Pikachu

Let's Go Eevee

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Trade^{Version 1.2.0+}

Unobtainable

Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Rumble Blast

Desert: Rugged Flats, Field: Rugged Flats

PokéPark 2

Cove Area

Conquest

Terrera, Cragspur, Yaksha

MD GTI

Tempting Path (1F-9F), Telluric Path (B1-B10), Redland Reaches (1F-10F), Rusty Mountain (Gilded Hall), Jaws of the Abyss (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Smoking Mountain (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Axe Rock (4F-14F)

Rumble U

Magical Lake: Protect Pichu in the Forest

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Safari Jungle: Stage 1 ^Tu

Shuffle

Desert Umbra: Stage 327

Rumble World

Black Realm: Rugged Flats (All Areas), Starlight Islands: Surveillance Dunes (All Areas)

Picross

Area 12: Stage 02

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Zapdos Sea, Celebi Sea, Zygarde Sea, Celebi Sea^Final, Zygarde Sea^Final

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Sun	Moon	Black Glasses (5%)
Sword	Shield	Black Glasses (5%)

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 72		69 - 136	134 - 267
Defense: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Speed: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Total: 292	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Flying

1×

Ground

1×

Steel

1×

Fire

1×

Dragon

1×

Weak to:

Fighting

2×

Bug

2×

Water

2×

Grass

2×

Ice

2×

Fairy

2×

Immune to:

Electric

0×

Psychic

0×

Resistant to:

Poison

½×

Rock

½×

Ghost

½×

Dark

½×

Notes:

If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Psychic-type moves is 1×.
If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Electric-type moves is 1×.

Learnset

Sandile is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.2.0+.

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Power Trip	Dark	Physical	02020	100100%	10
011	Leer	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	30
033	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	0000—	100100%	15
066	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	00——%	15
099	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	03535	08585%	15
1212	Scary Face	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	10
1515	Bite	Dark	Physical	06060	100100%	25
1818	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100100%	15
2121	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100100%	10
2424	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	08585%	15
2727	Crunch	Dark	Physical	08080	100100%	15
3030	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0000—	00——%	10
3333	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	09595	100100%	15
3636	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100100%	10
3939	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120120	100100%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandile
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandile
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM15	TM15	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
TM21	TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM22	TM22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
TM23	TM23	Thief	Dark	Physical	06060	100}}100%	25
TM24	TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM26	TM26	Scary Face	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	10
TM31	TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM32	TM32	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM37	TM37	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
TM39	TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM48	TM48	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	06060	095}}95%	15
TM49	TM49	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	03535	085}}85%	15
TM57	TM57	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
TM58	TM58	Assurance	Dark	Physical	06060	100}}100%	10
TM66	TM66	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	06565	095}}95%	15
TM68	TM68	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	06565	095}}95%	15
TM76	TM76	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
TM79	TM79	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
TM81	TM81	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
TM85	TM85	Snarl	Dark	Special	05555	095}}95%	15
TR10	TR10	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
TR13	TR13	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	30
TR20	TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR22	TR22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR26	TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR27	TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR31	TR31	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100100	075}}75%	15
TR32	TR32	Crunch	Dark	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
TR35	TR35	Uproar	Normal	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR37	TR37	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TR58	TR58	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TR67	TR67	Earth Power	Ground	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR75	TR75	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100100	080}}80%	5
TR76	TR76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR81	TR81	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	09595	100}}100%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandile
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandile
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sandile in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Sandile in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandile
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandile
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100%	5
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandile
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandile
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VI - VII

Gen.			Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
V	VI	VII	Confide	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
V	VI	VII	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
V	VI	VII	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
V	VI	VII	Embargo ×	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Frustration ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Hidden Power ×	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Incinerate	Fire	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
V	VI	VII	Me First ×	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
V	VI	VII	Mean Look	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	5
V	VI	VII	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	02020	100}}100%	10
V	VI	VII	Pursuit ×	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Rage ×	Normal	Physical	02020	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Return ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Roar	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
V	VI	VII	Rock Climb ×	Normal	Physical	09090	085}}85%	20
V	VI	VII	Secret Power ×	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
V	VI	VII	Snatch ×	Dark	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
V	VI	VII	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10

A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandile
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandile
× indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●●
Defense	●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 1.55 seconds	Base HP: 48
	Base Attack: 68	Base Defense: 43	Base Speed: 60

PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond

	Strong:		Weak:
	PokéPark Pad entry:
	He admires Krokorok. He thinks he is good at lying and being devious, but in fact, his face can be read like a book.

Pokémon Conquest

	HP:	★★	Move: Mud-Slap
	Attack:	★★	Ability 1: Intimidate Ability 2: Moxie Ability 3: Celebrate
	Defense:	★
	Speed:	★★★
	Evolves into Krokorok when its Attack is 80 or higher
Range: 3	Perfect Links: Isuke and Yukitaka

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Ground

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Ground

Attack Power: 40 - 90

5

#462

Prank

Sometimes changes when a foe will next disrupt your play.

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 137	Base Attack: 132	Base Defense: 69
Egg Distance: 12 km	Buddy Distance: 5 km	Evolution Requirement: 25
Fast Attacks: Bite, Mud-Slap
Charged Attacks: Dig, Crunch, Bulldoze

In Pokémon GO, Sandile can be obtained by completing the Special Research, Level 45 Challenge.

Evolution

Unevolved

Sandile
Ground Dark

Level 29
→

First evolution

Krokorok
Ground Dark

Level 40
→

Second evolution

Krookodile
Ground Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

Sword	Shield
File:Spr 8s 551.png	File:Spr 8s 551 s.png

HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Sandile images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

No other Pokémon have the same type combination as Sandile and its evolved forms.

Origin

Sandile seems to be based on a baby crocodile; specifically, it has traits from both the slender-snouted crocodile and the nile crocodile. The stripes are similar to a stereotypical burglar, with the marking around the eyes resembling a mask or sunglasses.

Name origin

Sandile is a combination of sand and crocodile and also a play on sandal, which is footwear used for walking on sand.

Meguroco may be a combination of 目黒 meguro (black-eyed) and crocodile.

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	メグロコ Meguroco	From 目黒 meguro and crocodile
French	Mascaïman	From masque and caïman
Spanish	Sandile	Same as English name
German	Ganovil	From Ganove and Krokodil
Italian	Sandile	Same as English name
Korean	깜눈크 Kkamnunk	From 깜깜 kkamkkam, 눈 nun, and crocodile
Cantonese Chinese	黑眼鱷 Hākngáahnngohk	From 黑眼 hākngáahn and 鱷 ngohk
Mandarin Chinese	黑眼鱷 / 黑眼鳄 Hēiyǎn'è	From 黑眼 hēiyǎn and 鱷 / 鳄 è

More languages
Russian	Сэндайл Sendayl	Transcription of English name
Serbian	Sendajl	Transcription of English name
Thai	เมะกุโรโกะ Mekuroko	Transcription of Japanese name

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Sandile (Pokémon)

Biology

In the anime

Sunglasses Sandile

Other

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

Pocket Monsters HGSS

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

By breeding

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Origin

Name origin

In other languages

Related articles

External links