Shadow Alolan Sandslash counters
#0028Caught CP range 1,266 - 1,390.
Alolan Sandslash weaknesses and resistances
Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.
Alolan Sandslash is weak to fighting2.56xfire2.56xground1.6x
- Double weak (2)
- Weak (1)
- Neutral (6)
- Resists (9)
It resists poison0.39xice0.39xnormal0.625xflying0.625xbug0.625xgrass0.625xpsychic0.625xdragon0.625xfairy0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
Best Alolan Sandslash counters
One trainer with counters this good beats Alolan Sandslash alone. Difficulty rating 0.10 with the best counter, 0:19 to win.
| # | Attacker | Moveset | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Blazikenfirefightingjoint top pick | fireEmberfightingAura Sphere | 2,848 | 0:19 | 0.10 | 0.0 | 2321.3% | |
| 2 |  Lucariofightingsteeljoint top pick | fightingForce PalmfightingAura Sphere | 2,703 | 0:19 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 2253.2% | |
| 3 |  Volcaronabugfire | fireFire SpinfireOverheat | 3,632 | 0:21 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 2058.3% | |
| 4 |  Conkeldurrfighting | fightingForce PalmfightingDynamic Punch | 3,337 | 0:21 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 2091.9% | |
| 5 |  Cinderacefire | fireEmberfirePyroball | 3,018 | 0:22 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 1985.2% | |
| 6 |  Chandelureghostfire | fireFire SpinfireOverheat | 3,268 | 0:21 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 2042.6% | |
| 7 |  Emboarfirefighting | fightingLow KickfireBlast Burn | 2,982 | 0:22 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 1990.6% | |
| 8 |  Machampfighting | fightingCounterfightingDynamic Punch | 3,056 | 0:22 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 2012.9% | |
| 9 |  Galladepsychicfighting | fightingLow KickfightingSacred Sword | 3,093 | 0:22 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 1974.6% | |
| 10 |  Charizardfireflying | fireEmberfireBlast Burn | 2,889 | 0:23 | 0.13 | 0.0 | 1882.5% | |
| 11 |  Typhlosionfire | fireEmberfireBlast Burn | 2,889 | 0:23 | 0.13 | 0.0 | 1910.3% | |
| 12 |  Incineroarfiredark | fireFire FangfireBlast Burn | 2,996 | 0:24 | 0.13 | 0.0 | 1810.2% |
Ordered by Overall, pokebattler.com's own default — a blend of how fast the fight ends and how many of your six go down. Click any numeric column heading to re-order on that column alone.
Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Alolan Sandslash.
Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Alolan Sandslash's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.
Hardest movesets to raid against
The boss rolls one of these 12 pairings, and it changes the fight. Each row re-runs the top 6 counters against that single moveset.
| # | Boss moveset | Time to win | Estimator | Faints | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | icePowder Snow+groundDrill Runhardest | 0:21 | 0.12 | 0.2 | 100% |
| 2 | icePowder Snow+steelGyro Ball | 0:21 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 3 | icePowder Snow+iceIce Punch | 0:21 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 4 | icePowder Snow+groundBulldoze | 0:21 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 100% |
| 5 | steelMetal Claw+groundDrill Run | 0:21 | 0.12 | 0.2 | 100% |
| 6 | icePowder Snow+flyingAerial Ace | 0:21 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 7 | steelMetal Claw+iceIce Punch | 0:21 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 8 | steelMetal Claw+steelGyro Ball | 0:21 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 9 | steelMetal Claw+flyingAerial Ace | 0:21 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 10 | icePowder Snow+iceBlizzard | 0:20 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 11 | steelMetal Claw+iceBlizzard | 0:20 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 12 | steelMetal Claw+groundBulldoze | 0:20 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 100% |
A raid boss rolls only its standard movepool — never a legacy or Elite TM move, verified against Pokebattler's own per-moveset list for six reference bosses. The ranked table above averages over all of these, which is what Pokebattler's DEFENSE_RANDOM_MC means.
What Alolan Sandslash throws at you
Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
Fast moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| steelMetal ClawSTAB | 6 | +5 | 0.5s | 0.23s |
| icePowder SnowSTAB | 6 | +15 | 1.0s | 0.85s |
Charged moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iceBlizzardSTAB | 130 | -100 | 3.0s | 1.40s |
| iceIce PunchSTAB | 50 | -33 | 2.0s | 1.40s |
| steelGyro BallSTAB | 85 | -50 | 3.5s | 3.20s |
| groundDrill Run | 85 | -50 | 3.0s | 1.90s |
| groundBulldoze | 80 | -50 | 3.5s | 2.60s |
| flyingAerial Ace | 55 | -33 | 2.5s | 2.00s |
Catch CP
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 6/6/6floor | 1,266 | 1,582 |
| 7/7/7 | 1,279 | 1,599 |
| 8/8/8 | 1,293 | 1,616 |
| 9/9/9 | 1,306 | 1,633 |
| 10/10/10 | 1,320 | 1,650 |
| 11/11/11 | 1,334 | 1,668 |
| 12/12/12 | 1,348 | 1,685 |
| 13/13/13 | 1,362 | 1,702 |
| 14/14/14 | 1,376 | 1,720 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 1,390 | 1,737 |
Caught CP range 1,266 - 1,390, or 1,582 - 1,737 when the weather boosts it.
A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 6/6/6 — a Shadow raid's floor is 6, not the usual 10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.
LeekDuck publishes 1,266 - 1,390 normal and 1,582 - 1,737 boosted for this boss — both match the table above exactly, computed from base stats rather than copied from it.
Shadow raid floor. A Shadow Raid encounter rolls a minimum of 6/6/6, so this band starts at 1,266, not at the 1,320 a 10/10/10 catch would give. pokebattler.com's own page for a Shadow boss prints that 10/10/10 value as its floor — it is applying the standard-raid rule — so expect its range to start 54 CP higher than this one. LeekDuck's published band agrees with the table above.
When it is in raids
Read from the committed LeekDuck rotation snapshot, fetched 2026-10-04.
- Shiny available
- Weather boosted in Snow (catch at level 25)
Boss stats
How the numbers in the header are built.
| Header number | Worked out | Value | Inputs from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | floor((177 + 15) x 0.5974) | 114 | Game Master base Attack, tier CPM |
| Defense | floor((195 + 15) x 0.5974) | 125 | Game Master base Defense, tier CPM |
| HP | 600 — fixed by tier, base Stamina 181 unused | 600 | tier HP pool |
| Lobby CP | floor((177 + 15) x sqrt(195 + 15) x sqrt(600) / 10) — no CPM term | 6,815 | Game Master base stats, tier HP pool |
A raid boss uses 15/15/15 IVs, its tier's CP multiplier and its tier's fixed HP pool — stamina does nothing, which is why the same species is a different fight at every tier. Every tier constant above (CPM 0.5974, 600 HP, 180s timer) is copied from Pokebattler's own published /raids tier table into src/engine/constants.ts, with the source named there.
Alolan Sandslash's own Pokemon page has its full movepool, evolution family, stat ranks and what it is good against as an attacker.