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How to pronounce
EN
It digs nests underground, using sharp claws to break through any rocks in its way.
JA
巣穴を作るため地面を掘り進み、硬い岩も鋭い爪で砕く。
ZH
它在地下挖洞筑巢，用锋利的爪子粉碎沿途的岩石。
NO. 0027
Sandshrew
en
/sændʃɝɹ/
サンド
jp
/saɴdo/
(sando)
穿山鼠
zh
/chuān shān shǔ/
Description
Sandshrew debuted in Generation 1 as a Ground Pokemon. Official profiles describe it as a ground type pokemon introduced in generation 1.
Name Origin
The name Sandshrew appears to combine sand (fine rock debris) and shrew (a rodent).