Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Alolan Sandslash Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Alolan Sandslash's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Ice / Steel typing.
Alolan Sandslash
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Resistances (8)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Alolan Sandslash'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 Sandslash 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 Sandslash'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 Sandslash weak to?
Alolan Sandslash is weak to Fire (4x), Fighting (4x), Ground (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Alolan Sandslash?
Fire and Fighting are tied as the strongest attacking types against Alolan Sandslash, each dealing 4x damage.
Does Alolan Sandslash'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.