A.J.'s Sandshrew

This Sandshrew is a -type Pokémon owned by A.J..
==Biography==
===Pokémon the Series: The Beginning===
Sandshrew is one of the first Pokémon that A.J. is seen with. It was the first to go up against Ash's Pidgeotto, and once the latter was defeated, Sandshrew goes up against Ash's Butterfree. Butterfree is told to use Stun Spore, which leads to Sandshrew being told to use Dig to avoid the Stun Spore. Then jumping out of the ground, Sandshrew defeats Butterfree. Ash then wanted his Pikachu to go up against A.J.. Pikachu then refuses, causing A.J. to come out victorious.
A.J.'s Sandshrew is later seen in the pool where it was captured by Team Rocket who mistook it for Pikachu. Sandshrew is able to escape Team Rocket's clutches by using Dig to get back to A.J.'s Gym. Sandshrew then has a battle with two of Team Rocket's Pokémon, Koffing and Ekans. Sandshrew then dodged Koffing's attack and caused Ekans to tangle upon itself. Sandshrew then finished them off with Fissure.
Like its trainer, Sandshrew appeared in the opening scene of Adventures in the Orange Islands.
==Known moves==
==Trivia==
*Even though A.J.'s Sandshrew can learn Defense Curl, Sandshrew is unable to learn the move until Generation III.
Category:Ground-type anime Pokémon