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Sandaconda (Japanese: サダイジャ Sadaija) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.
It evolves from Silicobra starting at level 36.
Sandaconda can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Sandaconda if it has the Gigantamax Factor.
Biology
Sandaconda is a tan serpent Pokémon with a black and brown pattern all over its body, resembling cracked earth. Around its neck is a dark greenish brown ring, which is its neck pouch. Its long body is coiled in a spiral shape. It has lime green eyes with red bags underneath them and a snout with two prominent nostrils and two fangs.
Sandaconda uses its inflated sand pouch to protect its head from harm. The pouch can store up to 220 pounds (100 kilograms) of sand, and is very elastic and thick to the point where a Durant's pincers cannot harm it. Sandaconda can contract its body to spray the sand stored in the pouch through its nose with tremendous force, and its unique method of coiling allows it to blast its sand more efficiently. Some of the sand is combined with Sandaconda's own saliva to form sharp pieces of gravel, making it so dangerous that just coming in contact with it will cause lacerations. While Sandaconda may act tough and confident, it will become timid and cowardly the moment it runs out of sand.[1] Sandaconda is known to eat Durant eggs.
Sandaconda and its pre-evolution, Silicobra, are the only known Pokémon that can have Sand Spit as an Ability.
Forms
Sandaconda has a Gigantamax form.
As Gigantamax Sandaconda, it becomes larger and stands on its tail like a cobra. Its body, decorated by brown and black diamond markings, has coiled in a spiral that resembles a tornado, with its head and neck in the middle. Masses of mottled brown sand overflows from its neck pouch and swirls around it, exceeding 1,000,000 tons in weight. Three red clouds float above its head and its eye color changes to bright red. Gigantamax Sandaconda attacks by spinning its body at high speeds, causing the sand to move at incredible speeds and inflicting massive damage to anything that touches it, even a skyscraper.[2]
Gigantamax Sandaconda is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move G-Max Sandblast.
Evolution
Sandaconda evolves from Silicobra.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
#313 | | Galar
Isle of Armor #175 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. |
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| Sword | When it contracts its body, over 220 pounds of sand sprays from its nose. If it ever runs out of sand, it becomes disheartened. |
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| Shield | Its unique style of coiling allows it to blast sand out of its sand sac more efficiently. |
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| Gigantamax Sandaconda |
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| Sword | Its sand pouch has grown to tremendous proportions. More than 1,000,000 tons of sand now swirl around its body. |
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| Shield | Sand swirls around its body with such speed and power that it could pulverize a skyscraper. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#271 | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
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| Scarlet | It will expand its body as much as it can and then contract itself, blasting out sand with enough force to wash away a dump truck. |
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| Violet | The sand it spews contains sharp, pointy gravel, which is actually just sand that Sandaconda's saliva has hardened into irregular shapes. |
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Game locations
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In events
| Games | Event | Gigantamax | Level | Distribution period |
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| Sw | Wild Area News | No | 40, 50, 60 | November 15 to December 4, 2019 |
| Sw | Wild Area News | Yes | 40, 50, 70 | November 15 to December 4, 2019 |
| Sw | Wild Area News | Yes | 40, 50, 70 | December 4, 2019 to January 9, 2020 |
| Sw | Wild Area News | Yes | 40, 50, 70 | December 20 to 25, 2019 |
| Sw | Wild Area News | Yes | 40, 50, 70 | December 31, 2019 to January 3, 2020 |
| Sh | Wild Area News | Yes | 40 | June 2 to 29, 2020 |
| Sh | Wild Area News | Yes | 40 | June 17 to 28, 2020 |
| SwSh | Wild Area News | Yes | 40, 50, 60 | August 1 to 31, 2020 |
Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandaconda
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandaconda
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandaconda
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Sandaconda
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sandaconda
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandaconda
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandaconda
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Side game data
Form data
Gigantamax
Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Major appearances
Sandaconda debuted in Chasing to the Finish!, under the ownership of Lyla. It was used to battle Goh and Gary, alongside Sterling's Runerigus, before being defeated by Blastoise and Cinderace.
Minor appearances
In the manga
Gigantamax Sandaconda in Pokémon AdventuresPokémon Adventures
Sandaconda debuted in Thump!! The Gazing Sage, under the ownership of Raihan. He used it in an unofficial battle against Henry's Sirfetch'd and won.
A Gigantamaxed Sandaconda appeared in PASS41, being one of many Pokémon to suddenly Gigantamax.
In the TCG
Main article: Sandaconda (TCG)Trivia
Origin
Sandaconda appears to be based on an anaconda, though it may also be based on various desert-dwelling snakes, such as the sidewinder, a snake that uses coiling and rippling motions to travel across sandy dunes. As its Pokédex entries state that it blasts sand out of its nose, it also may be based on a double-barreled gun. Sandaconda may also be based on the ball python, a snake that gets its name from its tendency to curl into a ball to hide its head.
With its ability to shoot sand from its nostrils as a defense mechanism, Sandaconda may take inspiration from spitting cobras, which spit venom out of their fangs in much the same way.
Its Gigantamax form may be based on a dust devil.
Name origin
Sandaconda may be a combination of sand and anaconda.
Sadaija may be a combination of 沙 sa (sand) and 大蛇 daija (serpent).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | अजगरेत Ajgaret | From अजगर ajgar and रेत ret |  Russian | Сандаконда Sandakonda | From English name |  Thai | ซาไดจา Sadaicha | Transcription of Japanese name |
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