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Pokémon · #844

Sandaconda

Ground Legal in M-C

Sandaconda is #276 on the ladder, on 0.0% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 72
Atk 107
Def 125
SpA 65
SpD 70
Spe 71

Base stat total 510

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD · Impish Nature

Types and weaknesses

Ground
Weak ×2
WaterGrassIce
Resists ×½
PoisonRock
Immune
Electric

Abilities

Sand Spit
When this Pokemon is hit by an attack, the effect of Sandstorm begins. · used by 4%
Shed Skin
This Pokemon has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn. · used by 1%
Sand Veil
If Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25×; immunity to Sandstorm. · used by 95%

Speed tier

Most common
91
Fastest
135 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
91 (0 SP)
Slowest
81 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 91, it outspeeds 11 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Milotic 101
  2. Sylveon 95
  3. Indeedee-F 94
  4. Sandaconda (this) 91
  5. Politoed 90
  6. Sinistcha 90
  7. Armarouge 85
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #276 · on 0.0% of teams · 2,599 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Minimize 94.6%
  2. Body Press 78.4%
  3. Rock Slide 70.7%
  4. Iron Defense 66.4%
  5. Coil 28.9%
  6. Rest 13.2%
  7. High Horsepower 11.0%
  8. Drill Run 7.8%
  9. Protect 7.3%
  10. Earthquake 6.8%

Items

  1. Bright Powder 75.0%
  2. Leftovers 18.1%
  3. Sitrus Berry 5.1%
  4. Smooth Rock 0.9%
  5. Chesto Berry 0.5%
  6. Rocky Helmet 0.3%

Abilities

  1. Sand Veil 94.6%
  2. Sand Spit 4.4%
  3. Shed Skin 1.0%

Spreads

  1. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 91 31.0%
  2. Bold 32/0/32/0/0/2 · Spe 93 27.5%
  3. Adamant 32/19/0/0/15/0 · Spe 91 8.9%
  4. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 91 6.2%
  5. Careful 29/5/0/0/32/0 · Spe 91 3.5%
  6. Careful 32/0/0/0/32/2 · Spe 93 3.1%
  7. Impish 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 91 2.9%
  8. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 91 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Mega Tyranitar 76.7%
  2. Sinistcha 63.7%
  3. Klefki 61.7%
  4. Garchomp 58.5%
  5. Mega Lucario Z 29.4%
  6. Arcanine-Hisui 29.0%
  7. Excadrill 14.8%
  8. Houndstone 10.9%
  9. Hippowdon 10.4%
  10. Mega Garchomp 8.3%
  11. Incineroar 7.4%
  12. Mega Metagross 6.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #284 · on 0.0% of teams · 2,599 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Minimize 86.1%
  2. Body Press 61.5%
  3. Coil 42.3%
  4. Iron Defense 41.4%
  5. Rock Slide 35.3%
  6. Protect 21.4%
  7. Glare 18.7%
  8. High Horsepower 17.6%
  9. Rest 15.3%
  10. Earthquake 12.6%

Items

  1. Bright Powder 54.1%
  2. Leftovers 31.4%
  3. Sitrus Berry 3.1%
  4. Quick Claw 2.3%
  5. Psychic Seed 1.5%
  6. Choice Scarf 1.4%

Abilities

  1. Sand Veil 76.6%
  2. Sand Spit 15.6%
  3. Shed Skin 7.8%

Spreads

  1. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 91 19.1%
  2. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 91 9.9%
  3. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 91 9.1%
  4. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 91 6.1%
  5. Bold 32/0/32/0/0/2 · Spe 93 5.3%
  6. Careful 32/0/0/0/32/2 · Spe 93 3.6%
  7. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 91 3.4%
  8. Impish 11/0/32/0/23/0 · Spe 91 3.1%

Teammates

  1. Mega Tyranitar 54.7%
  2. Sinistcha 40.3%
  3. Garchomp 31.0%
  4. Klefki 22.6%
  5. Incineroar 15.2%
  6. Arcanine-Hisui 15.0%
  7. Hippowdon 14.8%
  8. Milotic 10.8%
  9. Gliscor 10.4%
  10. Mega Metagross 10.0%
  11. Farigiraf 9.4%
  12. Excadrill 9.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #276 · on 0.1% of teams · 2,599 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Minimize 72.4%
  2. Body Press 63.4%
  3. Coil 49.1%
  4. Iron Defense 36.4%
  5. Rock Slide 25.2%
  6. Earthquake 23.2%
  7. Protect 22.9%
  8. High Horsepower 16.8%
  9. Sand Tomb 14.4%
  10. Stone Edge 12.4%

Items

  1. Bright Powder 49.2%
  2. Leftovers 30.1%
  3. Eject Button 3.7%
  4. Sitrus Berry 3.7%
  5. Rocky Helmet 3.6%
  6. Psychic Seed 1.4%

Abilities

  1. Sand Veil 62.9%
  2. Sand Spit 29.6%
  3. Shed Skin 7.5%

Spreads

  1. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 91 10.3%
  2. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 91 8.7%
  3. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 91 8.7%
  4. Relaxed 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 81 8.1%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 91 7.9%
  6. Careful 32/2/16/0/16/0 · Spe 91 3.8%
  7. Sassy 2/32/16/0/16/0 · Spe 81 3.3%
  8. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 91 3.2%

Teammates

  1. Mega Tyranitar 39.5%
  2. Sinistcha 30.1%
  3. Tyranitar 18.2%
  4. Klefki 16.4%
  5. Garchomp 15.3%
  6. Hippowdon 13.6%
  7. Incineroar 13.0%
  8. Excadrill 10.6%
  9. Arcanine-Hisui 10.3%
  10. Mega Steelix 9.5%
  11. Farigiraf 8.9%
  12. Milotic 8.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Garchomp +8.0 pp n = 216 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Sandaconda teams; Mega Garchomp is on 0% of all teams (25.84× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Hippowdon +10.1 pp n = 270 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Sandaconda teams; Hippowdon is on 0% of all teams (46.40× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Houndstone +10.8 pp n = 284 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Sandaconda teams; Houndstone is on 0% of all teams (78.56× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Klefki +61.3 pp n = 1,604 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 62% of Sandaconda teams; Klefki is on 0% of all teams (150.81× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Sinistcha +56.4 pp n = 1,656 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 64% of Sandaconda teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (8.69× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Tyranitar +71.0 pp n = 1,994 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 77% of Sandaconda teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 6% of all teams (13.41× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Lucario Z +25.5 pp n = 763 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Sandaconda teams; Mega Lucario Z is on 4% of all teams (7.65× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Garchomp +49.0 pp n = 1,520 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 58% of Sandaconda teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (6.16× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Excadrill +9.1 pp n = 386 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Sandaconda teams; Excadrill is on 6% of all teams (2.59× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Arcanine-Hisui +17.4 pp n = 753 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Sandaconda teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (2.50× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Metagross +0.4 pp n = 174 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Sandaconda teams; Mega Metagross is on 6% of all teams (1.07× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -24.2 pp n = 193 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Sandaconda teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.23× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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