Scorching Sands (move)

Scorching Sands ねっさのだいち Hot Sand Terrain

Battles Type  Ground Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in The Isle of Armor TM215 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Scorching Sands (Japanese: ねっさのだいち Hot Sand Terrain) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced during Generation VIII, in The Isle of Armor. It is TM215 in Generation IX.

Effect

Scorching Sands inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of burning the target.

Upon execution, Scorching Sands will thaw the user if frozen (even if the move fails to hit the target). Scorching Sands also thaws a frozen target hit by it.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Scorching Sands cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Learnset

By TM/Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						VIII	IX
						SwShIA Tutor	SV TM215
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	✔	✔
0028		Sandslash		Field		Field	✔	✔
0031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔
0050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔	✔
0051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	✔	✔
0051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔	✔
0058		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field		✔
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔	✔
0059		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field		✔
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔
0105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	✔
0105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0136		Flareon		Field		Field	✔	✔
0146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0157		Typhlosion		Field		Field		✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0244		Entei		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field	✔	✔
0322		Numel		Field		Field		✔
0323		Camerupt		Field		Field		✔
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field	✔	✔
0328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔
0329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔
0330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass		✔
0392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like		✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster		✔
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster		✔
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field	✔	✔
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field	✔	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0493		Arceus All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0529		Drilbur		Field		Field	✔	✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field	✔	✔
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field	✔	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔	✔
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0631		Heatmor		Field		Field	✔
0643		Reshiram		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0645		Landorus All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	✔
0655		Delphox		Field		Field		✔
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field	✔
0718		Zygarde All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	✔
0721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field	✔	✔
0769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0774		Minior All forms		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	✔
0815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
0838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon	✔	✔
0844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon	✔	✔
0850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug	✔
0851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug	✔
0911		Skeledirge		Field		Field		✔
0936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔
0989		Sandy Shocks		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1020		Gouging Fire		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1024		Terapagos		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon GO

Scorching Sands
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 95 Energy cost 50 Duration 3.2 seconds Damage window 1.6 - 2.5 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 80 Energy cost 50 Secondary effect 1 Opponent Attack Effect chance 30%
Max Battles Power Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 350
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Cinderace
The user launches scorching sand at the target to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Cinderace jumps and stomps on the ground, kicking up a cloud of sand. The cloud then coalesces into a brown sphere of sand, which Cinderace kicks at the opponent.
Leon's Cinderace	A Flood of Torrential Gains!		Debut Activates Libero

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Alongside Expanding Force, Scorching Sands was the final standard move to debut in Pokémon the Series.

In other languages

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