Ability

Sand Veil

27 Pokémon can have Sand Veil: 13 as a regular Ability and 14 as a Hidden Ability.

What does Sand Veil do?

During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.

Introduced in Generation 3.

Which Pokémon have Sand Veil? (13)

• Sandshrew
• Sandslash
• Diglett
• Dugtrio
• Gligar
• Cacnea
• Cacturne
• Gible
• Gabite
• Garchomp
• Gliscor
• Helioptile
• Heliolisk

Which Pokémon have Sand Veil as a Hidden Ability? (14)

• Geodude
• Graveler
• Golem
• Phanpy
• Donphan
• Larvitar
• Stunfisk
• Sandygast
• Palossand
• Silicobra
• Sandaconda
• Wiglett
• Wugtrio
• Orthworm

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