sandygast
Attributes
- Species: Sandygast
- Base Experience: 64
- Height: 5
- Weight: 700
- Is Default: True
- Order: 928
- Base Happiness: 70
- Capture Rate: 140
- Color: Brown
- Egg Groups: Indeterminate
- Gender Rate: 4
- Has No Gender Differences
- Hatch Counter: 15
- Habitat:
- Is Baby: False
- Is Legendary: False
- Is Mythical: False
- Shape: Squiggle
Stats
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HP
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Attack
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Defense
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Special Attack
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Speed
Summary
Sandygast
Sandygast is a Ghost/Ground type Pokémon first introduced in Generation VII.
Type: Ghost / Ground
Abilities:
- Water Compaction: Sandygast's Defense stat increases when it's hit by a Water-type move.
- Hidden Ability: Sand Veil: Sandygast's evasion increases during a sandstorm.
Physical Characteristics:
- Sandygast resembles a single-spired sand castle, equipped with two stubby arms and encircled by a moat.
- It features a tunnel-like mouth and possesses deep-set, round eyes.
- A shovel situated on top functions like a radar.
Behavior and Habitat:
- Known to manipulate children into adding sand to its body, Sandygast uses this method to grow larger.
- Its natural habitats are beaches and other sandy areas.
In Battle:
- Sandygast's ability, Water Compaction, enables it to benefit from Water type moves targeted against it.
- It excels in Defense and Special Defense, positioning it as an efficient tank in battles.
Evolution:
- Sandygast evolves into Palossand at level 42.
Interesting Facts:
- Sandygast is believed to be born from the grudges of Pokémon and other creatures that seep into the sand following their defeat in battles.
- Folktales suggest Sandygast to be the remnants of ancient castles from civilizations reduced to history.
- Sandygast's tunnel-shaped mouth has the ability to drain the vitality from people and Pokémon, a process that further fortifies its sand body.
Pokémon Sprites
Front Default
Back Default
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Evolution Chain
Moves
Level Up
- Level 1: Absorb
- Level 1: Harden
- Level 5: Astonish
- Level 9: Sand Attack
- Level 14: Sand Tomb
- Level 18: Mega Drain
- Level 23: Bulldoze
- Level 27: Hypnosis
- Level 32: Iron Defense
- Level 36: Giga Drain
- Level 41: Shadow Ball
- Level 45: Earth Power
- Level 50: Shore Up
- Level 54: Sandstorm
TM/HM
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Psychic
- Night Shade
- Double Team
- Confuse Ray
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Substitute
- Protect
- Scary Face
- Sludge Bomb
- Mud Slap
- Endure
- Swagger
- Attract
- Sleep Talk
- Return
- Frustration
- Hidden Power
- Rain Dance
- Sunny Day
- Facade
- Imprison
- Rock Tomb
- Mud Shot
- Brine
- Fling
- Rock Polish
- Energy Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Stone Edge
- Round
- Hex
- Confide
- Infestation
- Tera Blast
- Chilling Water
Breeding
Tutor
Other
Flavor Text Entries
- Sun: Born from a sand mound playfully built by a child, this Pokémon embodies the grudges of the departed.
- Moon: It takes control of anyone who puts a hand in its mouth. And so it adds to the accumulation of its sand-mound body.
- Ultra-Sun: It likes the shovel on its head, so Sandygast will get serious and fight any children who come to take it back.
- Ultra-Moon: If you build sand mounds when you’re playing, destroy them before you go home, or they may get possessed and become Sandygast.
- Sword: Grudges of the dead have possessed a mound of sand and become a Pokémon. Sandygast is fond of the shovel on its head.
- Shield: Sandygast mainly inhabits beaches. It takes control of anyone who puts their hand into its mouth, forcing them to make its body bigger.