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Scorching Sands — Raid stats, DPS & best users

열사의대지 · ねっさのだいち · 熱沙大地
Power
90
#93 of 225
Energy cost
50
2-bar
Duration
3s
Damage lands at 1.4s
DPS · power per second
30
#121 of 225
DPE · power per energy
1.8
#65 of 225

Raid stats vs. battle stats

The same move has separate values for Raids and Gyms and for GO Battle League. A move that is strong in raids is not necessarily strong in battles.

PowerEnergy costSpeed
Raids · Gyms90502-bar3s
Battle League8050Instant

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Scorching Sands — Pokémon that hit hardest with it

Ranked by DPS of the best moveset that includes this move. Same assumptions as the raid attacker tiers (Level 40, 15 IVs, target Defense 180, a boss weak to the Charged Move's type). These are base values without event buffs such as Mega Finale. Top 30 of 35 that can learn it (Shadow and Mega included)

RankPokémonPaired Fast MoveOne cycleCycle DPS
1Shadow ExcadrillShadow ExcadrillMud Slap4 fast + 1 charged · 9s25.2
2ExcadrillExcadrillMud Slap4 fast + 1 charged · 9s21.2
3Shadow FlygonShadow FlygonSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s20.1
4Shadow HippowdonShadow HippowdonSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s19.9
5Shadow MagmortarShadow MagmortarFire Spin6 fast + 1 charged · 9s18.4
6Shadow EnteiShadow EnteiFire Fang6 fast + 1 charged · 9s17.9
7Mega CameruptMega CameruptEmber5 fast + 1 charged · 8s17.8
8Shadow ArcanineShadow ArcanineSnarl4 fast + 1 charged · 7s17.7
9Shadow SandslashShadow SandslashSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s17.4
10Shadow PalossandShadow PalossandSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s17.1
11FlygonFlygonSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s16.6
12Shadow CameruptShadow CameruptEmber5 fast + 1 charged · 8s16.4
13HippowdonHippowdonSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s16.3
14Shadow TrapinchShadow TrapinchSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s16.1
15Shadow RapidashShadow RapidashFire Spin6 fast + 1 charged · 9s16.1
16Shadow MagmarShadow MagmarKarate Chop4 fast + 1 charged · 7s15.4
17MagmortarMagmortarKarate Chop4 fast + 1 charged · 7s15.3
18SandslashSandslashSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s15.3
19PalossandPalossandSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s15.1
20EnteiEnteiFire Fang6 fast + 1 charged · 9s14.9
21ArcanineArcanineFire Fang6 fast + 1 charged · 9s14.6
22Shadow ClaydolShadow ClaydolMud Slap4 fast + 1 charged · 9s14.6
23Shadow VibravaShadow VibravaSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s14.3
24CameruptCameruptEmber5 fast + 1 charged · 8s13.8
25RapidashRapidashFire Spin6 fast + 1 charged · 9s13.2
26TrapinchTrapinchSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s13.1
27Shadow NinetalesShadow NinetalesFire Spin6 fast + 1 charged · 9s13.1
28MagmarMagmarKarate Chop4 fast + 1 charged · 7s12.9
29ClaydolClaydolMud Slap4 fast + 1 charged · 9s12.3
30Shadow SandygastShadow SandygastSand Attack8 fast + 1 charged · 7s12.3

Scorching Sands — in the raid attacker tiers

No recommended moveset in the current raid attacker tiers (top 30 per type) uses this move.

Ground-type move effectiveness

Super effective ×1.6FireElectricPoisonRockSteel
Not very effective ×0.625GrassBug
Double resisted ×0.39Flying

Other Ground-type Charged Moves — raid stats

MovePowerDurationEnergy costDPSDPE
Precipice Blades1201.5s100801.2
High Horsepower1051.5s100701.05
Sandsear Storm1502.5s100601.5
Earthquake1403.5s100401.4
Scorching Sands903s50301.8
Earth Power1003.5s5028.62
Drill Run853s5028.31.7
Bone Club401.5s3326.71.21
Mud Bomb602.5s33241.82
Bulldoze803.5s5022.91.6
Dig1004.5s5022.22
Sand Tomb604s33151.82

How are these numbers calculated?

Power, duration and energy are the Raid and Gym values from public game data (PokeMiners game master, as of 2026-10-08). Damage is floor(0.5 × power × Attack ÷ Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness) + 1. Cycle DPS is the total damage of charging with the Fast Move and firing the Charged Move once, divided by the time it takes. Shadow Pokémon get 1.2× Attack. Real raids vary with the boss's type, moves and dodging, so treat these as values for comparing Pokémon.

319 raid moves · game data 2026-10-08