Sandshrew
No.027 · Mouse Pokémon
Ground
GroundIt burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging.
Birthday Pokémon for January 27
Your birthday Pokémon
Also this date
Piplup
No.393 · Penguin Pokémon
Water
WaterPrefers cold climes and appears along coasts. It's an adorable little thing—as cute as any child—but it's also prideful, unwilling to accept handouts from people.
Stufful
No.759 · Flailing Pokémon
NormalFighting
Normal
FightingThe way it protects itself by flailing its arms may be an adorable sight, but stay well away. This is flailing that can snap thick tree trunks.
Pokédex data
Of the 3 on this date, Sandshrew is the tallest, Sandshrew the heaviest, and Stufful has the highest base stat total.
Sandshrew
- Gen
- Generation I
- Colour
- Yellow
- Habitat
- Rough terrain
- Evo
- Unevolved
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Weight
- 12 kg
Base stats
HP50
Attack75
Defense85
Sp. Atk20
Sp. Def30
Speed40
Total300
Type matchup
Weak toWaterGrassIce
Grass
IceResistsPoisonRock
Poison
RockImmune toElectric
ElectricPiplup
- Gen
- Generation IV
- Colour
- Blue
- Habitat
- —
- Evo
- Unevolved
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 5.2 kg
Base stats
HP53
Attack51
Defense53
Sp. Atk61
Sp. Def56
Speed40
Total314
Type matchup
Weak toElectricGrass
ResistsFireWaterIceSteel
Fire
SteelStufful
- Gen
- Generation VII
- Colour
- Pink
- Habitat
- —
- Evo
- Unevolved
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 6.8 kg
Base stats
HP70
Attack75
Defense50
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def50
Speed50
Total340
Type matchup
Weak toFightingFlyingPsychicFairy
Flying
Psychic
FairyResistsBugRockDark
Bug
DarkImmune toGhost
GhostWhy this Pokémon
January 27 is day 27 of the year on a leap-year calendar. Divided by 366 that leaves a remainder of 27, and every Pokédex number leaving the same remainder belongs to this date. The lowest of them, No.027, is the one this page leads with.
The straightforward reading — 27 July becomes No. 727 — breaks down in November, where the numbers run past 1025 and leave those birthdays empty. Cycling through 366 keeps every date filled.