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Scorching Sands

In Pokémon ChampionsGen VIII
Game

Pokémon Champions

GroundSpecial

30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target.

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
12 Scarlet & Violet: 10
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
0.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties

Changes over time

How Scorching Sands changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 10 → 12 Buffed

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Has a 30% chance to burn the target. The target thaws out if it is frozen.

“The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Scorching Sands, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

1

Blocks or weakens it

1

Changes how it works

1

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Good to know

  • Thaws the user if it's frozen.
  • Thaws a frozen target.

Who runs Scorching Sands on Showdown

  1. Mega Pyroar35.3% of its sets
  2. Mega Charizard Y1.2% of its sets
  3. Mega Delphox1.6% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Scorching Sands among their most used moves.

Pyroar, ladder rank #95Ninetales, ladder rank #97Houndoom, ladder rank #127Typhlosion, ladder rank #175Simisear, ladder rank #257

Who learns Scorching Sands

42 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 42 in Champions
CharizardNinetalesArcanineFlareonTyphlosionSteelixHoundoomBlazikenCameruptTorkoalTorterraInfernapeBastiodonGarchompHippowdonRhyperiorEmboarSimisearExcadrillKrookodileGolurkDelphoxDiggersbyPyroarIncineroarSandacondaSkeledirgeArmarougeMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega HoundoomMega BlazikenMega GarchompMega SteelixMega CameruptHisuian ArcanineMega EmboarMega ExcadrillMega DelphoxMega PyroarMega Garchomp ZMega Golurk

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