Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Sandy Wormadam Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Sandy Wormadam's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Bug / Ground typing.

Bug Ground

Sandy Wormadam

#0413

Weaknesses (4)

Fire×2 Water×2 Ice×2 Flying×2

Resistances (3)

Fighting×0.5 Poison×0.5 Ground×0.5

Immunities (1)

Electric×0

Battle notes

Sandy Wormadam's Bug / Ground typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Water (2x), Ice (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Electric, Fighting, Poison, Ground attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Sandy Wormadam 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.

Fire×2 Water×2 Ice×2 Flying×2

Example Pokémon counters

Defensive typing summary

Sandy Wormadam's base defensive typing is Bug / Ground. 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.

FAQ

What is Sandy Wormadam weak to?

Sandy Wormadam is weak to Fire (2x), Water (2x), Ice (2x), Flying (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Sandy Wormadam?

Fire is the strongest listed attacking type against Sandy Wormadam at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.

Does Sandy Wormadam'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.