If you’re struggling to catch Sandy Shock in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, you should know his weakness. As we all know, this is one of the Paradox Pokémon you will encounter in the game. And, it seems, an ancient relative of Magneton. Since it doesn’t evolve from any Pokémon, it looks like you’ll have to go hunting to find it. If you’ve come across Sandy Shocks before but can’t get your hands on it, we’ve got you covered. Below we have mentioned all the weaknesses and best counters of this Paradox Pokémon that you can take advantage of.
What are the weaknesses and counters of Sandy Shocks in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
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The weakness of Sandy Shocks are water, grass, earth and ice attacks that you can take advantage of in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. For those who don’t know, this Pokémon is an Electric and Ground type and doesn’t have such high attack and defense stats. Which makes it easier for you to eliminate Sandy Shocks from any of the mentioned attacks. However, before you do that, don’t underestimate his speed and special attack stats, which are higher than those of Magnemite and Magneton.
In this case, your best choices to counter Sandy Shocks would be Mudsdale, Iron Bundle, and Chien-Pao Pokemon. If you have the next Pokémon, just head to Research Station 2 in Paldea Great Crater and start battling this ancient paradox. Before you do this, don’t forget to take a look at his stats.
Sandy Shocks stats
Here is a list of Sandy Shocks features you should know before you encounter them.
- Health (HP): 85
- Attack (Attack): 81
- Special Attack (SpAtk): 121
- Protection (Protection): 97
- Special Defense (SpDef): 85
- Speed: 101
- Total: 570
As you can see, this Paradox Pokémon has pretty low defense and special defense stats that you can certainly take advantage of. But again, make sure you don’t underestimate his speed and special attack stats.
That’s all you need to know about Sandy Shocks weaknesses and counters for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If you’re not sure which Poké Ball to invest in, check out the list of the best Poké Balls to buy and use in the game. Also, take a look at other Pokemon SV guides for more tips and tricks like this.