Shadow Alolan Sandslash counters
icesteelSteel-type Male Grunt · slot 3Grunt
CP
5,226
Attack
327.9
x1.2 Shadow
Defense
214.9
x0.83 Shadow
HP
118
You 1 shield, Rocket 0. Grunts never shield.
Best counters against Metal Claw / Ice Punch
Level 45, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cobalion | fightingDouble Kick fightingClose CombatfightingSacred Sword | 9.100 | 100% | 5.0 s 1.0 charged | 89% HP left on average |
| 2 |  Shadow Heatran | fireFire Spin fireFire BlastfireFlamethrower | 7.583 | 100% | 6.0 s 0.0 charged | 87% HP left on average |
| 3 |  Melmetal | electricThunder Shock fightingSuperpowerfightingDynamic Punch | 7.567 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 87% HP left on average |
| 4 | Heatran | fireFire Spin fireFire BlastfireFlamethrower | 7.280 | 100% | 7.0 s 1.0 charged | 86% HP left on average |
| 5 |  Volcanion | fireIncinerate fireOverheatgroundEarth Power | 6.680 | 100% | 7.0 s 1.0 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 6 |  Keldeo | fightingLow Kick fightingClose CombatfightingSecret Sword | 6.067 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 84% HP left on average |
| 7 |  Zapdos | electricThunder Shock fireHeat WaveelectricZap Cannon | 6.000 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 83% HP left on average |
| 8 |  Raikou | electricThunder Shock fightingAura SphereelectricWild Charge | 6.000 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 83% HP left on average |
| 9 |  Ho-Oh | fireIncinerate fireSacred Fire++fireSacred Fire | 6.000 | 100% | 7.0 s 1.0 charged | 83% HP left on average |
| 10 |  Zygarde (Complete) | darkBite groundEarthquakegroundBulldoze | 5.982 | 100% | 8.0 s 2.0 charged | 83% HP left on average |
| 11 |  Armarouge | fireEmber fireHeat WavefireFlamethrower | 5.767 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 83% HP left on average |
| 12 |  Virizion | fightingDouble Kick fightingClose CombatfightingSacred Sword | 5.687 | 100% | 5.0 s 1.0 charged | 82% HP left on average |
| 13 |  Centiskorch | fireEmber fireHeat WavedarkCrunch | 5.571 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 82% HP left on average |
| 14 |  Shadow Empoleon | waterWaterfall waterHydro CannonwaterHydro Pump | 5.548 | 100% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 82% HP left on average |
| 15 |  Metagross | ghostShadow Claw groundEarthquakesteelMeteor Mash | 5.387 | 100% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 16 |  Solgaleo | fireFire Spin fireFlamethrowersteelIron Head | 5.279 | 100% | 8.5 s 2.0 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 17 |  Jirachi | psychicConfusion fightingAura SpheresteelDoom Desire | 5.270 | 100% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 18 |  Kingambit | fightingLow Kick fightingFocus BlastdarkDark Pulse | 5.270 | 100% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 19 | Empoleon | steelMetal Sound waterHydro CannonsteelFlash Cannon | 5.212 | 100% | 9.5 s 2.0 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 20 |  Kartana | bugFury Cutter fightingSacred SwordgrassLeaf Blade | 5.208 | 100% | 5.0 s 1.0 charged | 81% HP left on average |
Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.