Ability profile
Sand Veil Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation III
Pokémon with ability
30
Effect
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.
Flavor text
Ups evasion in a sandstorm.
Quick summary
Sand Veil is a main-series ability from Generation III. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation III
Sand Veil first appeared in Generation III. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Sand Veil is used in main-series battles and links to 30 species profiles below.
30 Pokémon can have Sand Veil in the official dataset.
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