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Soft Sand

Sprites

Item Type

Japanese Name

Fling Damage

Price

Hold Item

やわらかいすな
Soft Sand

Purchase Price:	3000
Sell Price:	1500

Attainable In

RGBY

FRLG

Yes

ΩR

αS

LGP

LGE

BDSP

PLA

Yes

Z-A

Yes

In-Depth Effect

When this item is held, any Ground-type move used by the holder has its power increased by 20%
In Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, the power of Ground-type moves is increased by 10%.

Flavour Text
Gold	Silver		Crystal	Powers up ground-type moves
Ruby	Sapphire		Emerald	A hold item that raises the power of GROUND-type moves.
FireRed		LeafGreen		An item to be held by a Pokémon. A loose, silky sand that boosts the power of GROUND-type moves.
Diamond	Pearl		Platinum	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
HeartGold		SoulSilver		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Black		White		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Black 2		White 2		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
X		Y		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Omega Ruby		Alpha Sapphire		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Sun		Moon		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Ultra Sun		Ultra Moon		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Let's Go, Pikachu!		Let's Go, Eevee!		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Sword		Shield		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Brilliant Diamond		Shining Pearl		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
Scarlet		Violet		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of the holder's Ground-type moves.
Legends: Z-A				An item to be held by a Pokémon. This loose, silky sand boosts the power of the holder's Ground-type moves.

Locations
Ruby	Sapphire		Emerald	Route 109 (Youngster)
Diamond		Pearl		Mt. Coronet
Platinum				Mt. Coronet
HeartGold		SoulSilver		Johto: Blackthorn City (Santos on Saturday)
Black		White		Desert Resort
Black 2		White 2		Desert Resort
X		Y		Geosenge Town, Terminus Cave
Omega Ruby		Alpha Sapphire		Route 109, Route 111
Sun		Moon		Melemele Sea Dropped Item - Dust Clouds - Diglett's Tunnel, Poni Coast, Vast Poni Canyon, Verdant Cavern
Ultra Sun		Ultra Moon		Melemele Sea, Dropped Item - Dust Clouds - Diglett's Tunnel, Poni Coast, Vast Poni Canyon, Verdant Cavern
Sword		Shield		Galar Mine No. 2 Digging Duo
Isle of Armor				Fields of Honor, Challenge Beach, Loop Lagoon, Training Lowlands, Potbottom Desert, Workout Sea
The Crown Tundra				Roaring-Sea Caves
Brilliant Diamond		Shining Pearl		Mt. Coronet
Scarlet		Violet		Asado Desert, Oni Mountain, Coastal Biome Item Printer
Legends: Z-A				Side Mission 23: Underneath the Holovator