Sandaconda build and sets

Q: What is the best Sandaconda build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Sandaconda @ Leftovers with Shed Skin and Body Press, Drill Run, Iron Head and Protect (1 teams).

Q: What item should Sandaconda hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Leftovers (25%), Binding Band (25%) and Bright Powder (25%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Sandaconda run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpD / 1 Spe with a Adamant nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD / 4 Spe).

Tier DReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

GroundAbilities: Sand Spit · Shed Skin · Sand Veil

#1 tournament set

1 teams

Items: Leftovers
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Adamant
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 32 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpD / 1 Spe

Body Press
Drill Run
Iron Head
Protect

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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 0%
Win rate: 37%
Top cuts: 0
Games: 8

Base stats

HP72
Attack107
Defense125
Sp. Atk65
Sp. Def70
Speed71
Total510

In Reg M-C, Sandaconda showed up on 0% of tournament teams (4 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 37% win rate and 0 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Sandaconda sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Leftovers

Shed Skin

Body Press
Drill Run
Iron Head
Protect

1 teams · best finish: 61st

Binding Band

Shed Skin

Protect
Rest
Sand Tomb
Wrap

1 teams · best finish: 54th

Bright Powder

Sand Veil

Body Press
Iron Defense
Minimize
Rock Slide

1 teams · best finish: 33rd

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Leftovers25%
Binding Band25%
Bright Powder25%
Shed Shell25%

Moves

Protect75%
Body Press50%
Minimize50%
Rock Slide50%
Drill Run25%
Iron Head25%
Rest25%
Sand Tomb25%

Abilities

Shed Skin50%
Sand Veil50%

Nature (stat alignment)

Careful75%
Relaxed25%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

Nature	SP	As EVs	Stats at level 50	usage
Adamant	32 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpD / 1 Spe	252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD / 4 Spe	179 / 139 / 146 / 76 / 122 / 92	51.6%
Calm	32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD	252 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpD	179 / 114 / 147 / 85 / 134 / 91	10.5%
Impish	19 HP / 15 Def / 32 SpD	148 HP / 116 Def / 252 SpD	166 / 127 / 176 / 76 / 122 / 91	8.2%
Impish	24 HP / 32 Def / 10 Spe	188 HP / 252 Def / 76 Spe	171 / 127 / 194 / 76 / 90 / 101	8%
Jolly	17 Atk / 17 SpD / 32 Spe	132 Atk / 132 SpD / 252 Spe	147 / 144 / 145 / 76 / 107 / 135	2.7%

Sandaconda Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Sandaconda	71	81	91	123	135	202

See the full Speed tier table

Most common partners

% of teams with Sandaconda that also bring each Pokémon.

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Water
Grass
Ice

Resists (½)

Poison
Rock

Resists (¼)

—

Immune

Electric

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Sandaconda build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Sandaconda @ Leftovers with Shed Skin and Body Press, Drill Run, Iron Head and Protect (1 teams).

What item should Sandaconda hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Leftovers (25%), Binding Band (25%) and Bright Powder (25%).

What spread (SP) should Sandaconda run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpD / 1 Spe with a Adamant nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD / 4 Spe).

What is Sandaconda's Speed at level 50?

Base 71: 81 at minimum (Trick Room), 123 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 135 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.