Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Alolan Sandshrew Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Alolan Sandshrew's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Ice / Steel typing.
Alolan Sandshrew
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Resistances (8)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Alolan Sandshrew's Ice / Steel typing is best attacked with Fire (4x), Fighting (4x), Ground (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Poison, Ice, Normal, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Alolan Sandshrew resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Alolan Sandshrew's base defensive typing is Ice / Steel. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Alolan Sandshrew weak to?
Alolan Sandshrew is weak to Fire (4x), Fighting (4x), Ground (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Alolan Sandshrew?
Fire and Fighting are tied as the strongest attacking types against Alolan Sandshrew, each dealing 4x damage.
Does Alolan Sandshrew's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.