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{{WeatherInfobox
|name=Sandstorm
|jname={{tt|砂あらし|すなあらし}}
|jtrans=Sandstorm
|move=Sandstorm
|move2=Max Rockfall
|ability=Sand Stream
|ability2=Sand Spit
|owimage=Sandstorm IX Field
|baimage=Sandstorm weather IX
|color=Rock
}}

'''Sandstorm''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|砂あらし|すなあらし}}''' ''Sandstorm'') is a type of [[weather]] introduced in battle in [[Generation II]]. It was introduced in the overworld in [[Generation III]].

It will last for five turns if created using {{a|Sand Stream}} ([[Generation VI]] onwards) or {{m|Sandstorm}}, or eight if created while holding a [[Smooth Rock]]. If created using Sand Stream (prior to Generation VI) or encountered in the overworld, it will last until replaced. In {{g|Sword and Shield}}, {{m|Max Rockfall}} causes a sandstorm after dealing damage. The [[Ability]] {{a|Sand Spit}}, which also debuted in Sword and Shield, will create a Sandstorm if the Pokémon with the Ability is hit with a damaging move.

==Description==
[[File:Sandstorm battle interface USUM.png|thumb|250px|The battle interface during a sandstorm in {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}]]
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{Rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{Rock color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Event
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}" | Gen II
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}" | Gen III
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}" | Gen IV
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}" | Gen V
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}" | Gen VI
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}" | Gen VII
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Gen VIII
|- style="background:#FFF"
| If naturally occurring
| N/A
| ''"A sandstorm is raging."''
| rowspan=2 | ''"A sandstorm brewed!"''
| rowspan=3 colspan=3 | ''"A sandstorm kicked up!"''
| ''"The sandstorm is raging!"''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{m|Sandstorm}} used
| ''"A <sc>Sandstorm</sc> brewed!"''
| ''"A sandstorm brewed!"''
| rowspan=2 | ''"A sandstorm kicked up!"''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{a|Sand Stream}} activated
| N/A
| ''"{{tt|(Wild/Foe)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon}} <Pokémon>'s <sc>Sand Stream</sc> whipped up a sandstorm!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/foe's)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon}} <Pokémon>'s Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!"''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| After turn is complete
| ''"The <sc>Sandstorm</sc> rages."''
| colspan=2 | ''"The sandstorm rages."''
| colspan=4 | (no text)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| When damaging Pokémon
| ''"The <sc>Sandstorm</sc> hits {{tt|(Enemy)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon}} <Pokémon>!"''
| ''"{{tt|(Wild/Foe)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the sandstorm!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/foe's)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the Sandstorm!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/foe's)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon and certain wild Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the sandstorm!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/opposing)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon and certain wild Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the sandstorm!"'
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/The opposing/Totem)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon and certain wild Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the sandstorm!"'
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/The opposing/<Trainer>'s)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon and certain wild Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the sandstorm!"'
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | When sandstorm ends
| style="background:#FFF" | ''"The <sc>Sandstorm</sc> subsided."''
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" colspan=6 | ''"The sandstorm subsided."''
|}

==On the field==
===Main series===
{{weatherloch|rock}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| [[Hoenn]]
| {{rt|111|Hoenn}}
| Within the desert part
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}
| [[Sinnoh]]
| {{rt|228|Sinnoh}}
| Always
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev5|BW}}{{gameabbrev5|W2}}
| [[Unova]]
| {{rt|4|Unova}}
| Always
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}
| [[Unova]]
| [[Desert Resort]]
| Always
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
| [[Unova]]
| [[Lentimas Town]], [[Reversal Mountain]] exterior
| Sometimes<br>April 1, 3, 6, 8, 10-11, 18, 20, 23-24, 26-28, 30
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
| [[Alola]]
| [[Haina Desert]]
| 5:00 PM - 9:59 AM
|}

In Galar, there are different types of weather occurring in the Wild Area and the Isle of Armor. The type of weather will affect which wild Pokémon appear in the area. During Sandstorm overworld weather, the in-battle weather condition will be Sandstorm. There are nine types of weather in the Wild Area. It is the only weather condition to not occur in the [[Crown Tundra]]. For Sandstorm to occur in the Wild Area, there is a prerequisite to have first visited Hammerlocke.

===Mystery Dungeon series===
{| style="background: #{{Rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{Rock color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | <span style="color:#000">Game</span>
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}" | <span style="color:#000">Dungeon</span>
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}" | <span style="color:#000">Floors</span>
! style="background:#{{Rock color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | <span style="color:#000">Notes</span><noinclude>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Uproar Forest]]
| 3 and 6
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Howling Forest]]
| 3, 6, 9 and 13
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Lightning Field]]
| 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Mt. Faraway]]
| 4, 8, 10, 14, 17, 22,<br/>24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34<br/>and 36
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Northern Range]]
| 4, 8, 11 and 15
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Pitfall Valley]]
| 3, 6, 10 and 15
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Desert Region]]
| 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14,<br/>15 and 18
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Wyvern Hill]]
| 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24<br/>and 28
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Purity Forest]]
| 15, 21, 24, 28, 32, 38,<br/>43, 48, 52, 57, 61, 67,<br/>81 and 89
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
| [[Northern Desert]]
| 6, 10 and 11
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
| [[Lost Wilderness]]
| 4
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
| [[Shimmer Desert]]
| 3 and 9
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
| {{OBP|Mystery Jungle|Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky}}
| 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
| [[Zero Isle North]]
| 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,<br/>35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60,<br/>65, 70 and 74
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
| [[Zero Isle East]]
| 10, 17, 26, 28 and 36
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
| [[Zero Isle West]]
| 9, 10, 17, 18, 26, 27,<br/>35 and 36
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
| [[Zero Isle South]]
| 15, 21, 24, 28, 32, 38,<br/>43, 48, 52, 57, 61, 67, <br/>81 and 89
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead<br/>The weather on floors 21 and 24 might be overriden by {{a|Snow Warning}} hail
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|S}}
| [[Zero Isle Center]]
| 15, 21, 24 and 28
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|S}}
| [[Destiny Tower (Explorers of Sky)|Destiny Tower]]
| 15, 21, 24, 28, 32, 38,<br/>43, 48, 52, 57, 61, 67, <br/>81 and 89
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead<br/>The weather on floors 21 and 24 might be overriden by {{a|Snow Warning}} hail
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|S}}
| [[Southeastern Islands]]
| 4, 8, 12, 15 and 24
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|S}}
| [[Inferno Cave]]
| 7, 15, 17, 24 and 28
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|S}}
| [[Star Cave]]
| 14
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|S}}
| [[Sky Peak Mountain Path]]
| Summit 2
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|S}}
| [[Fortune Ravine]]
| Pit
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|S}}
| [[Southern Jungle]]
| 4, 7 and 10
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|}
Additionally, in the following dungeons, [[Pokémon]] with {{a|Sand Stream}} can spawn, causing sandstorms to occur and possibly override existing weather:
*In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team|Red and Blue Rescue Team]], on floors 50-60 of Western Cave, {{p|Tyranitar}} can spawn.
*In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness|Explorers]] [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|series]]:
** Tyranitar on floors 2-10 of [[Quicksand Pit]], floors 41-50 of [[Zero Isle North]] and floors 8-20 of [[Zero Isle Center]]
** {{p|Hippopotas}} on floors 3-10 of Quicksand Pit and 3-6 of [[Southern Jungle]]
** {{p|Hippowdon}} on floors 4-12 of [[Deep Dusk Forest]], floors 1-10 of [[Dark Crater]], floors 50-60 of Zero Isle North, floors 91-95 of [[Zero Isle South]], floors 86-90 of [[Destiny Tower (Explorers of Sky)|Destiny Tower]] and in [[Dusk Forest]] during [[In the Future of Darkness|Special Episode 5]].

==Effects==
===In battle===
* At the end of each turn, damages each Pokémon for <sup>1</sup>/<sub>16</sub> (⅛ in [[Generation II]]) of its maximum HP, unless it is {{t|Rock}}-, {{t|Steel}}-, or {{type|Ground}}; has one of the Abilities {{a|Sand Force}}, {{a|Sand Rush}}, {{a|Sand Veil}}, {{a|Magic Guard}}, or {{a|Overcoat}}; or is holding [[Safety Goggles]].
* Activates the following [[Ability|Abilities]]: {{a|Sand Force}}, {{a|Sand Rush}}, {{a|Sand Veil}}.
* From Generation IV onward, raises the {{stat|Special Defense}} of all {{type|Rock}} Pokémon by 50%.
* Changes {{m|Weather Ball}} to a {{type|Rock}} move and doubles its power.
* From Generation III onward, halves the power of {{m|Solar Beam}} and {{m|Solar Blade}}.
* Causes {{m|Shore Up}} to recover ⅔ of max {{stat|HP}} instead of ½.
* Causes {{m|Moonlight}}, {{m|Synthesis}}, and {{m|Morning Sun}} to recover ¼ of max {{stat|HP}} (half the normal amount in [[Generation II]]).

===Outside of battle===
From {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} to {{g|X and Y}}, {{m|Sweet Scent}} and [[Honey]] will fail if there is a sandstorm in the area, or if any other type of weather is present. In the [[Generation III]] games and from {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} onward, Sweet Scent and Honey are unaffected by the weather.

==Variations==
===Normal===
Sand is whipped around by wind, making it difficult to see. Found in Hoenn on {{rt|111|Hoenn}}, in Sinnoh on {{rt|228|Sinnoh}}, and in Unova inside the [[Desert Resort]].

===Light===
Several sand particles are whipped diagonally across the screen. In Generation V, it is found on {{rt|4|Unova}}{{sup/5|BW}}{{sup/5|W2}} and at the entrance to the [[Desert Resort]]{{sup/5|BW}}{{sup/5|B2W2}}.

===Windstorm===
This variation does not create sandstorm weather in battles where it occurs, but the overworld effect resembles a sandstorm. Found in [[Kalos]] on {{rt|13|Kalos}}, bits of dust and debris are blown around by a strong wind from the west. Occasionally the wind abates, but whenever it is blowing, it hinders the player's movement westward.

==In animation==
[[File:Goh Flygon Sandstorm.png|thumb|250px|Sandstorm in the {{pkmn|animated series}}]]
{{main|Sandstorm (move)#In animation|Sandstorm (move) → In animation}}
{{main|Max Rockfall (move)#In animation|Max Rockfall (move) → In animation}}
{{main|Sand Stream (Ability)#In animation|Sand Stream (Ability) → In animation}}

==In the manga==
{{main|Sandstorm (move)#In the manga|Sandstorm (move) → In the manga}}
{{main|Sand Stream (Ability)#In the manga|Sand Stream (Ability) → In the manga}}

==In other generations==
===In battle===
====Core series games====
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|genII=Sandstorm II
|genIII=Sandstorm III
|genIV=Sandstorm IV
|genV=Sandstorm V
}}
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|genVI=Sandstorm VI
|genVII=Sandstorm VII
|genVIII=Sandstorm VIII
}}

====Side series games====
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|Stad2=Sandstorm Stad2
|Colo=Sandstorm Colo
|XD=Sandstorm XD
|PBR=Sandstorm PBR
}}

====Spin-off games====
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|PMDRB=Sandstorm PMD RB
}}

===Interface elements===
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|BW=Sandstorm icon BW
|B2W2=Sandstorm icon B2W2
|genVII=Sandstorm battle interface SM
|genVII2=Sandstorm battle interface USUM
}}

===In the overworld===
====Normal====
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|genIII=Sandstorm III Field
|genIV=Sandstorm IV Field
|genV=Sandstorm V Field
}}
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|genVI=Sandstorm VI Field
|genVII=Sandstorm VII Field
|genVIII=Sandstorm VIII Field
|BDSP=Sandstorm BDSP Field
}}
[[File:Sandstorm unused FRLG.png|frame|center|Unused sandstorm weather in FRLG.]]

====Light====
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|genV=Sandstorm V Field Light
}}

==Trivia==
*Some lines of unused sandstorm quotes appear within the code of the games. These appear to be weather-triggered quotes from previous games.
:{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{rock color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{rock color}};"
| style="background:#fff; {{roundytop|5px}}" | A sandstorm is raging.{{sup/4|DPPtHGSS}}
|-
| style="background:#fff;" | The sandstorm rages.{{sup/5|BWB2W2}}
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | The sandstorm is raging.{{sup/6|XYORAS}}{{sup/7|SM}}
|}
*There is a mistake in [[Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: The Official Kalos Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide]] that states that during the sandstorm weather condition, the Speed of {{type|Rock}} Pokémon goes up, rather than the Special Defense stat.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{rock color light}}|bordercolor={{rock color dark}}
|zh_yue=沙暴 ''{{tt|Sābouh|Sandstorm}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>沙雹 ''{{tt|Sābohk|Sandstorm}}'' {{tt|*|Anime, manga}}
|zh_cmn=沙暴 ''{{tt|Shābào|Sandstorm}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>沙雹 ''{{tt|Shābáo|Sandstorm}}'' {{tt|*|Anime, manga}}
|cs=Písečná bouře
|fr=Tempête de sable
|de=Sandsturm
|id=Badai pasir
|it=Tempesta di sabbia
|ko=모래바람 ''Molaebalam''
|pl=Burza piaskowa
|ms=Ribut pasir
|pt=Tempestade de areia
|es=Tormenta de arena
|th=พายุทราย ''Phayusai''
|vi=Bão cát}}
{{-}}
{{Weathernav|Rock}}
[[Category:Weather conditions]]

[[de:Wetter#Sandsturm]]
[[es:Clima#Tormenta de arena]]
[[fr:Climat#Tempête de sable]]
[[it:Tempesta di sabbia]]
[[ja:すなあらし (天気)]]
[[zh:沙暴（天气）]]