Sand-Attack (move)

Sand Attack (Japanese: すなかけ Sand Attack), formatted as Sand-Attack prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was a move.

Generation I
Sand Attack decreases the target's stat by one stage. Sand Attack is a move in this generation.

Generation II onward
Sand Attack is now a move. Sand Attack still affects Pokémon and Pokémon with the Ability.

Sand-Attack can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if either move or  was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing to give two extra appeal points. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an three extra appeal points if was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Groundium Z into Z-Sand Attack, the user's is raised by one stage.

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In the anime

 * In When Pokémon Worlds Collide!, Paul's two were revealed to know Sand Attack from his Pokédex.

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

 * In PW11, was mentioned to use Sand-Attack but it wasn't shown using the move.
 * In PW17, Giovanni's Diglett was mentioned to use Sand-Attack but it wasn't shown using the move.

Trivia

 * Sand Attack is one of four moves to have its type changed in Generation II (the others being, , and ; all were moves in Generation I), and one of five status moves to have its type changed between generations at all (the others are , ,  and ). Like Curse, the change in Sand Attack's type has no effect on the move itself.