Sandile

Sandile
Current
Information
Type	Ground /  Dark
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Moxie, Intimidate Hidden Anger Point
Species	Desert Croc Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 0.7 m / 2'04" Weight 15.2 kg / 33.5 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation V
Evolution	Evolves into Krokorok
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Brown Egg group(s) Field Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0551
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	057 / 099 (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos 043 Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	232 / 301 (USUM)
Galar	N/A / 176 (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea 267 Kitakami N/A Blueberry 027
In other languages
Japanese	Name メグロコ Meguroko
Japanese	Name メグロコ Meguroko
English	Name Sandile
English	Name Sandile

Sandile (Japanese: メグロコ, Hepburn: Meguroco) (SAN-dyle) is a Ground/Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Biology

Physiology

Sandile largely resembles a crocodile. It has what appears to be a black stripe near its eyes in the appearance of a mask, and is mainly a light brownish tan with black striped through its body. On its belly it can be noted that a pink replaces the tan shade, though the stripes continue regularly and later on it'll be used for its evolved form known as Krokorok. It has four legs, a short tail, and three claws to each foot. Its eyes don't seem to have any sort of coloring besides black, and it has large nostrils. No teeth show when its mouth is closed.

Behavior

Sandile dwell in arid and sandy deserts. They spend most of their time submerged in the sand, leaving only their nostrils and eyes above the surface. They use their powerful legs and lower bodies to "swim" within the dunes. Because Sandile are cold-blooded, they rely on the outside environment to regulate their body temperatures.

During the sweltering heat of the daytime, staying buried in the sand keeps them cool, and also to hide themselves from their prey that they intend to ambush. At night, however, when temperatures drop drastically, these Pokémon rely on the heat retained in the sand from the daytime to stay warm. Sandile also have dark membranes over their eyes; not only do they protect them from blowing sand, but they also shield their eyes from the intense light of the desert sun, absorbing its ultraviolet rays. Though Sandile are predators, desert scarcity and their small stature often leaves them with little choice but scavenging. They are ubiquitous in this role and are sometimes known as the "cleaners of the desert."

Sandile are known to be inquisitive towards human travelers, often walking beneath them or tearing holes in their bags to examine their contents. However, they rarely mean any harm, and may even befriend trekkers if they enjoy their presence. Though normally solitary, Sandile seem to instinctively protect others of their kind if they see any of them being threatened. In warm weather, they may occasionally venture out of their desert homes, though this is a rare occurrence.

Evolution

Sandile evolves into Krokorok at level 29. It then evolves into Krookodile at level 40.

Game Info

Game Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Black and White	Relic Castle, Route 4, Desert Resort	Common
Black 2 and White 2	Relic Castle, Route 4, Desert Resort	Common
X and Y	Route 9	Common
Sun and Moon	Haina Desert	Common

Pokédex Entries

• Black

  They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.

• White

  It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.

• Black 2

  They live hidden under hot dessert sands in order to keep their body temperature from dropping.

• White 2

  They live hidden under hot dessert sands in order to keep their body temperature from dropping.

• X

  It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.

• Y

  They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.

• Omega Ruby

  It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.

• Alpha Sapphire

  They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.

• Sun

  It submerges itself in sand and moves as if swimming. This wise behavior keeps its enemies from finding it and maintains its temperature.

• Moon

  It conceals itself in the sand and chomps down on the legs of the prey that unwarily walk over it. Its favorite food is Trapinch.

• Ultra Sun

  Alola, where it’s warm all year round, is a comfortable environment for this Pokémon. Sometimes you’ll even see it outside of deserts.

• Ultra Moon

  Sandile’s still not good at hunting, so it mostly eats things that have collapsed in the desert. It’s called “the cleaner of the desert.”

• Sword

  The desert gets cold at night, so when the sun sets, this Pokémon burrows deep into the sand and sleeps until sunrise.

• Shield

  Sandile is small, but its legs and lower body are powerful. Pushing sand aside as it goes, Sandile moves through the desert as if it's swimming.

Stats

Stats
HP	50
Attack	72
Defense	35
Sp. Atk	35
Sp. Def	35
Speed	65
Total	292

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
1	Rage	20	100%	20	Normal	Physical
4	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
7	Sand Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status
10	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
13	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical
16	Assurance	60	100%	10	Dark	Physical
19	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
22	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
25	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
28	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
31	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
34	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
37	Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
40	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
43	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
46	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
1	Rage	20	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	3 ♥
4	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
7	Sand Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
10	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
13	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
16	Assurance	60	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
19	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
22	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
25	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
28	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
31	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
34	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
37	Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
40	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
43	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
46	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
1	Rage	20	100%	20	Normal	Physical
4	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
7	Sand-Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status
10	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
13	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical
16	Assurance	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
19	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
22	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
25	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
28	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
31	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
34	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
37	Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
40	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
43	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
46	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM59	Incinerate	60	100%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM67	Retaliate	70	100%	5	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM59	Incinerate	30	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM67	Retaliate	70	100%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

Breeding Generation VII
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Beat Up	Sneasel, Houndour, Houndoom, Passimian	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
Counter	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario, Lycanroc, Mudbray, Mudsdale	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Double-Edge	Rattata, Rattata, Raticate, Raticate, Tauros, Eevee, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Dunsparce, Phanpy, Linoone, Skitty, Numel, Spinda, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Skiddo, Gogoat, Stufful, Bewear, Passimian	120	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Fire Fang	Arbok, Growlithe, Arcanine, Flareon, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Donphan, Mightyena, Exploud, Manectric, Hippowdon, Stoutland, Darumaka, Darmanitan, Litleo, Pyroar, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical
Focus Energy	Rattata, Rattata, Raticate, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Numel, Camerupt, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Patrat, Watchog, Bouffalant, Passimian	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Me First	Golduck, Sentret, Furret, Stantler, Absol, Lucario	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Mean Look	Umbreon, Patrat, Watchog, Meowstic	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
Power Trip	Krookodile	20	100%	10	Dark	Physical
Pursuit	Rattata, Rattata, Raticate, Raticate, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Zangoose, Absol, Buizel, Floatzel, Purrloin, Liepard, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Zorua, Zoroark, Emolga, Bouffalant, Yungoos, Gumshoos	40	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Rock Climb	Scraggy, Scrafty, Rockruff, Lycanroc, Lycanroc	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
Thunder Fang	Arbok, Arcanine, Jolteon, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndoom, Donphan, Mightyena, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Hippowdon, Stoutland	65	95%	15	Electric	Physical
Uproar	Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda, Darumaka	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation VI
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Beat Up	Sneasel, Houndour, Houndoom	—	100%	20	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Counter	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Double-Edge	Rattata, Raticate, Eevee, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Phanpy, Skitty, Numel, Spinda, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Skiddo, Gogoat	120	100%	15	Normal	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Fire Fang	Arbok, Growlithe, Arcanine, Flareon, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Donphan, Exploud, Manectric, Hippowdon, Stoutland, Darumaka, Darmanitan, Litleo, Pyroar	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Energy	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Numel, Camerupt, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Bouffalant	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Me First	Sentret, Furret, Stantler, Absol, Lucario	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Mean Look	Umbreon, Patrat, Watchog, Meowstic	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Pursuit	Rattata, Raticate, Tauros, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Zangoose, Absol, Buizel, Floatzel, Purrloin, Liepard, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Zorua, Zoroark, Emolga, Bouffalant	40	100%	20	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Rock Climb	Scraggy, Scrafty	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Thunder Fang	Arbok, Arcanine, Jolteon, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndoom, Donphan, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Hippowdon, Stoutland	65	95%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Uproar	Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda, Darumaka	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation V
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Beat Up	Sneasel, Houndour, Houndoom	—	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Counter	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Double-Edge	Rattata, Raticate, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Phanpy, Skitty, Numel, Spinda, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Deerling, Sawsbuck	120	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Fire Fang	Arbok, Growlithe, Arcanine, Flareon, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndour, Houndoom, Donphan, Exploud, Manectric, Hippowdon, Stoutland, Darumaka, Darmanitan	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical
Focus Energy	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Numel, Camerupt, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Bouffalant	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Mean Look	Umbreon, Patrat, Watchog	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
Pursuit	Rattata, Raticate, Tauros, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Zangoose, Absol, Buizel, Floatzel, Purrloin, Liepard, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Zorua, Zoroark, Emolga, Bouffalant	40	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Rock Climb	Scraggy, Scrafty	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
Thunder Fang	Arbok, Arcanine, Jolteon, Snubbull, Granbull, Houndoom, Donphan, Exploud, Electrike, Manectric, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Hippowdon, Stoutland	65	95%	15	Electric	Physical
Uproar	Vigoroth, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Spinda, Darumaka	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail USUM	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Earth Power USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Foul Play USUM	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Iron Tail USUM	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Snatch USUM	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite USUM	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Stealth Rock USUM	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Uproar USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Aqua Tail ORAS	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Foul Play ORAS	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Tail ORAS	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Snatch ORAS	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Spite ORAS	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Stealth Rock ORAS	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Uproar ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Stealth Rock	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation V
• Generation VI

Sandile's sprite

Sandile's back sprite

Sandile's Shiny sprite

Sandile's Shiny back sprite

Sandile's sprite

Sandile's back sprite

Sandile's Shiny sprite

Sandile's Shiny back sprite

Anime

• Sandile with sunglasses.
• Goh's Sandile.

1/2

Sandile first appeared in A Sandile Gusher of Change, where a group of Sandile were causing trouble at a hot spring resort. However, it later transpired that the Sandile were trying to warn of impending danger and, with the help of Ash and his friends, were able to save the Pokémon in the area. The leader of the gang sports sunglasses, much like Ash's Squirtle, and has since featured in several episodes.

• Sandile (BW003)
• Goh's Sandile

Trivia

• This Pokémon was revealed along with six other Pokémon in July's issue of CoroCoro on June 11, 2010.
• Sandile and its two evolutionary forms are the second Pokémon family based on a crocodile; the first being Totodile and its evolutionary forms.
• No other Pokémon has same type matchup of Ground/Dark-type except for Sandile and it's evolutionary line.

Origin

Sandile is based on a baby crocodile. Perhaps more specifically, a Nile crocodile or a literal interpretation of the mugger crocodile, an actual species of crocodile. The black part around its eyes and stripes give it the appearance of a robber.

Etymology

Sandile comes from sand (as it lives in sand-filled environments, usually deserts) and crocodile.

Its Japanese name, Meguroko, may be a combination of 目 me (eye), 黑 guro (black), and 子 ko (child), due to it being black-eyed.

Gallery

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data