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Sandile (Japanese: メグロコ Meguroco) 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. 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.

Evolution

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

In the anime

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Sandile in anime that lost his sunglasses

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.

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

Pokédex Entries

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Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration V
Level Move Power Accuracy PP Type Cat.
1 Leer - -% 30 Type Ground HOME Ground Status
1 Rage 20 100% 20 Type Normal HOME Normal Physical
4 Bite 60 100% 25 Type Dark HOME Dark Physical
7 Sand-Attack - 100% 15 Type Ground HOME Ground Status
10 Torment - 100% 15 Type Dark HOME Dark Status
13 Sand Tomb 35 85% 15 Type Ground HOME Ground Physical
16 Assurance 50 100% 10 Type Dark HOME Dark Physical
19 Mud-Slap 20 100% 10 Type Ground HOME Ground Special
22 Embargo - 100% 15 Type Dark HOME Dark Status
25 Swagger - 90% 15 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
28 Crunch 80 100% 15 Type Dark HOME Dark Physical
31 Dig 80 100% 10 Type Ground HOME Ground Physical
34 Scary Face - 100% 10 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
37 Foul Play - 100% 15 Type Dark HOME Dark Physical
40 Sandstorm - -% 10 Type Rock HOME Rock Status
43 Earthquake 100 100% 10 Type Ground HOME Ground Physical
46 Thrash 120 100% 10 Type Normal HOME 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.

Sprites

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Trivia

  • This Pokémon was revealed along with six other Pokémon in July's issue of CoroCoro on June 11, 2010.
  • No other Pokémon shares the same type combination as Sandile apart from its evolutions.
  • Sandile and its two evolutionary forms are the second Pokémon family based on a crocodile; the first being Totodile and its evolutionary forms.

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.

Etymology

Sandile's name comes from the words "sand" (since it lives in sandy deserts and is colored like it) and the last four letters in "crocodile".

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

Gallery

See also

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