Sandy Shocks
Rank #112 · 0.4% usage · June 2026 · Smogon OU (Gen 9 singles) ladder · cutoff 1695+ battles
Usage trend
Moves
- Earth Power99.5%
- Spikes81.0%
- Stealth Rock80.6%
- Discharge76.4%
- Volt Switch20.5%
- Thunderbolt18.4%
- Flash Cannon7.9%
- Tri Attack6.2%
- Thunder Wave2.3%
- Power Gem2.1%
- Gravity1.7%
- Body Press0.8%
- Thunder0.5%
- Scorching Sands0.5%
- Zap Cannon0.5%
Items
- Booster Energy80.8%
- Assault Vest12.6%
- Heavy-Duty Boots3.2%
- Life Orb0.9%
- Choice Scarf0.8%
- Choice Specs0.6%
- Focus Sash0.5%
- Leftovers0.3%
- Light Clay0.1%
- Zoom Lens0.1%
- Blunder Policy0.1%
- Magnet0.0%
- Soft Sand0.0%
- Air Balloon0.0%
- Shuca Berry0.0%
Abilities
- Protosynthesis100.0%
Teammates
- Scizor17.6%
- Latios17.4%
- Manaphy15.1%
- Serperior10.3%
- Zapdos (Galar)10.3%
- Iron Jugulis4.6%
- Ogerpon3.7%
- Lilligant (Hisui)2.9%
- Ninetales2.6%
- Arcanine (Hisui)2.5%
- Slither Wing0.9%
- Iron Valiant0.7%
Spreads
- Timid 48/0/0/208/0/25277.9%
- Modest 252/0/0/88/120/4812.3%
- Timid 0/0/0/252/4/2525.0%
- Timid 44/0/0/208/4/2521.1%
- Timid 0/0/48/208/0/2520.6%
- Timid 56/0/0/200/0/2520.4%
- Timid 0/0/48/204/4/2520.4%
- Timid 0/0/0/252/0/2520.4%
- Modest 248/0/0/212/0/480.3%
- Timid 4/0/0/252/0/2520.3%
Checks & Counters
- Gliscorscore 71.8 · KOs or forces out 89.8%
- Ting-Luscore 69.4 · KOs or forces out 90.6%
- Ogerpon (Wellspring)score 66.7 · KOs or forces out 89.3%
- Cresseliascore 27.9 · KOs or forces out 66.4%
- Iron Treadsscore 19.4 · KOs or forces out 59.0%
- Great Tuskscore 14.7 · KOs or forces out 51.4%
- Corviknightscore -3.6 · KOs or forces out 0.2%
- Gholdengoscore -6.2 · KOs or forces out 24.0%
- Hatterenescore -13.2 · KOs or forces out 21.0%
Representative set
Sandy Shocks @ Booster Energy Ability: Protosynthesis EVs: 48 HP / 208 SpA / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Earth Power - Spikes - Stealth Rock - Discharge