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Special
Balanced
320Low
15Very Slow
DTier

While most trainers evolve Sandygast into Palossand immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Normal, Electric, and Fighting moves can't touch it, which offsets the 5 weaknesses somewhat. Known as the Sand Heap Pokemon.

Defense and Sp. Atk carry most of Sandygast's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
320Avg
HP55
D
Attack55
D
Defense80
C
Sp. Atk70
C
Sp. Def45
D
Speed15
F
Total320
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Sandygast yields +1 Def
HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe
Details
Catch140Moderate•Medium Fast1M XP•0.5m / 1'08"•70kg / 154.3 lbs•64Base XP

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Sandygast Weakness

Good

Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Sandygast for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal, Electric, and Fighting-type moves can't touch it at all. Sandygast's physical bulk (base 80 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
WaterGrassIceGhostDark
½xResisti
BugRock
¼xResisti
Poison
0xImmunei
NormalElectricFighting
STAB (7)i
PsychicGhostFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
5Weak
3Resist
3Immune
Scorei+3
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Water CompactionRaises this Pokémon's Defense by two stages when it's hit by a Water move.
Sand VeilHAIncreases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

One evolution ahead. Sandygast grows into Palossand through a straightforward two-stage chain. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Sandygast.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Sandygast
#769Sandygast
42
Level 42
Palossand
#770Palossand
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Sandygast
GhostGround
Palossand
GhostGround
HP
55
85+30
ATK
55
75+20
DEF
80
110+30
SP.ATK
70
100+30
SP.DEF
45
75+30
SPE
15
35+20
BST
320D-Tier
480B-Tier+160
ROLE
Balanced
Tank
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed Sandygast easily from the Indeterminate egg group.

Egg Groups
Indeterminate
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body

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  • Sandygast is meant to evolve into Palossand. At 320 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

  • Watch for Greninja (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Sandygast. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 15 Speed, Sandygast won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • Sandygast evolves into Palossand at level 42. Sandygast is the base form of this evolutionary line.

  • Water Compaction raises this Pokémon's Defense by two stages when it's hit by a Water move — that's the one you want on Sandygast. Sand Veil is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

  • Base 15 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Sandygast is a special attacker with base 70 Sp. Atk.

  • Sandygast appears in 6 games, including Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sun & Moon, and Sword & Shield.

Sandygast joined the series in Sun & Moon and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 4 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.