Is Sandile Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Ground/Dark with AbilityMoxie raising Attack after every KO. Route 4 and Desert Resort catch. One of the best Pokemon in BW. Krookodile at level 40 snowballs through everything once the KOs start rolling. Grab one the moment the desert opens.
Sandile has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Sandile has the type edge here and should clean up Chili's team.
Sandile has the type edge here and should clean up Cress's team.
Lenora's typing presses Sandile's defenses.
Sandile trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Sandile trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Krokorok trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Krokorok trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Krokorok trades roughly evenly with Brycen's team.
Krookodile trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Krookodile has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Krookodile trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Krookodile has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Krookodile trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Krookodile trades roughly evenly with Alder's team.
Catch Sandile on Route 4 (walking, Lv 15-18, common).
Your Sandile should hit Level 29 before you reach Clay, at typical leveling pace.
Your Krokorok should hit Level 40 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Sandile in Black & White
Sandile's scattered across 10 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Sandile in BW
Sandile is your first catch on the way to Sandile. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 15-50 across 22 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Sandile ✓Route 4Lv.15-18GrassRate 40%AnyRelic Castle - 1FLv.19-22FloorRate 50%AnyRelic Castle - B1FLv.19-22FloorRate 50%AnyDesert Resort - DesertLv.19-22GrassRate 40%AnyDesert Resort - EntranceLv.19-22GrassRate 40%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into KrokorokRelic Castle - B2FLv.34-37FloorRate 50%AnyRelic Castle - B3FLv.34-37FloorRate 50%AnyRelic Castle - B4FLv.34-37FloorRate 50%AnyRelic Castle - B5FLv.34-37FloorRate 50%AnyRelic Castle - B6FLv.47-50FloorRate 35%AnyRelic Castle - B7FLv.47-50FloorRate 35%Anyor evolve from Sandile (Step 1)- Step 3Evolve into KrookodileBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Krookodile egg.
Sandile Weakness
Sandile's Ground/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, and Bug. It shrugs off Electric and Psychic-type attacks completely. The Ground/Dark typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sandile Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Sandile
 Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simisage builds →Seed Bomb 2x154-182%KO Focus Blast 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Simipour Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Panpour (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simipour builds →Scald 2x154-182%KO Focus Blast 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Dewott builds →Razor Shell 2x118-139%KO Fury Cutter 2x23-29% | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) | ||
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Nuvema Town Gift) | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x222-262%KO Focus Blast 2x148-175%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Simipour Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Panpour (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simipour builds →Scald 2x149-176%KO Focus Blast 2x148-175%KO | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x215-254%KO Focus Blast 2x143-169%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 2x229-271%KO Pin Missile 2x18-22% | ||
Simipour Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Panpour (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simipour builds →Scald 2x144-171%KO Focus Blast 2x143-169%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x226-267%KO Focus Blast 2x151-178%KO | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x226-267%KO Solar Beam 2x96-114%KO Rock Smash 2x52-62% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x232-273%KO Focus Blast 2x154-182%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x234-277%KO Solar Beam 2x100-118%KO Rock Smash 2x54-64% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Samurott builds →Surf 2x193-228%KO Megahorn 2x153-180%KO Blizzard 2x161-190%KO Revenge 2x78-92% | ||
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x224-264%KO Focus Blast 2x149-176%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x226-267%KO | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x215-253%KO Sacred Sword 2x161-190%KO X-Scissor 2x96-114%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Samurott builds →Surf 2x198-234%KO Megahorn 2x156-183%KO Blizzard 2x166-196%KO Revenge 2x79-94% | ||
Simisage Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansage (Dreamyard Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Simisage builds →Solar Beam 2x228-270%KO Focus Blast 2x152-180%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x290-341%KO Megahorn 2x290-341%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x260-307%KO Focus Blast 2x173-204%KO | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x238-280%KO Focus Blast 2x201-236%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Virizion builds →Close Combat 2x220-259%KO Solar Beam 2x220-259%KO X-Scissor 2x98-116%KO | ||
In Black & White, Genesect can KO Sandile with Explosion (201-237%). Starmie threatens a KO with Hydro Pump (277-326%).
 Genesect BugSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x170-200%KO Ice Beam 2x140-165%KO Explosion201-237%KO | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sandile View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin20-24% Ice Beam 2x151-178%KO Hydro Pump 2x277-326%KO | ||
Sandile Evolutions
Sandile kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Krokorok all the way to Krookodile. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 227 total stats over Sandile. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BW Sandile Best Moveset
Ground/Dark pre-evolution with AbilityMoxie gaining +1 Attack on every KO and AbilityIntimidate cutting opposing Attack. 72 Attack and 65 Speed. The moveset previews Krookodile's Moxie strategy. Two evolutions away.
Best Build
Sandile best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Crunch
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Beat Up and Counter from the egg pool give Sandile something extra.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.
It moves along below the sand’s surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.
Sandile Black & White Guide
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Sandile works as a placeholder. Ground/Dark coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Krokorok. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Sandile has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Sandile has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves