Palossand

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Pokémon type

Ghost

Ground

Boosted in Fog and Sunny / Clear weather

Palossand weaknesses

Palossand is weak to Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Palossand is resistant to Rock and Bug-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal, Fighting, Poison and Electric-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Palossand

The best moves for Palossand are Sand Attack and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Astonish and Shadow Ball deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Sand Attack

9.6DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Defending

Astonish

8.4DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Trainer Battles

Astonish

3.3EPT

Shadow Ball

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Sandygast family. Palossand evolves from Sandygast for 50 Candy.

Sandygast

Palossand

Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Sandygast for 45 Candy.

Game images

Palossand, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Palossand is a Ghost & Ground Pokémon which evolves from Sandygast. It is weak to Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice and Dark moves. Palossand's best moveset is Sand Attack & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 2,763.

About

"Once it has whipped up a sandstorm to halt its opponents in their tracks, this terrifying Pokémon snatches away their vitality."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Mud Shot	4	12	9.6
Sand Attack	4	14	9.6
Astonish	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	100	2	2.4
Earth Power	100	2	2.4
Sand Tomb	60	3	2.18
Scorching Sands	90	2	2.16
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud Shot	3	2	1.8	4.5
Sand Attack	2	1	2.4	4
Astonish	12	3	4.8	3.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	90	50	2.16
Earth Power ▼ def	90	50	2.16
Scorching Sands ▼ att	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Sand Tomb ▼ def	55	45	1.47
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	10.6	100%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	10.1	96%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	9.8	93%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	9.8	93%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	9.8	93%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	9.5	89%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	9.4	89%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	9.1	86%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	9	86%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.1	76%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.7	73%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7	67%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	6.8	64%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	6.7	63%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	6.3	60%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	48%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	48%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.1	38%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	4	100%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	3.9	97%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	3.7	93%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	3	76%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	3	76%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	3	74%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2.8	70%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	2.8	70%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	2.8	69%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2.6	65%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	2.4	60%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	2.3	57%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	53%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	40%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.5	39%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	33%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	27%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	26%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	15	12	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Earth Power ▼ def 2.16 DPE	15	12	100%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	12	11.5	96%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Earth Power ▼ def 2.16 DPE	12	11.5	96%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Scorching Sands ▼ att 1.92 DPE	15	11.2	93%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	13	11	92%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Earth Power ▼ def 2.16 DPE	13	11	92%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	11	92%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Scorching Sands ▼ att 1.92 DPE	12	10.4	87%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.2	85%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Scorching Sands ▼ att 1.92 DPE	13	10.1	84%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.8	82%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Sand Tomb ▼ def 1.47 DPE	15	9.7	81%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Sand Tomb ▼ def 1.47 DPE	10	8.4	70%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Sand Tomb ▼ def 1.47 DPE	12	8.3	69%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	5.3	44%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3	25%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	2.4	20%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Palossand?

Palossand is weak to Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice and Dark moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.55
2
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

0.55
3
Black Kyurem

Shadow Claw

Freeze Shock

0.57
4
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.59
5
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.6
6
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.62
7
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.64
8
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.67
9
Salamence (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.67
10
Weavile (Shadow)

Snarl

Avalanche

0.68

The best counter to Palossand is White Kyurem with Ice Fang and Ice Burn, followed by Dawn Wings Necrozma, Black Kyurem and Darkrai (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

The top Palossand counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Palossand's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		178
Defense		178
Stamina		198

Max HP

Level 40	168
Level 50	178

Average size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	250 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,047
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,396
Level 30 Max wild	2,095
Level 40	2,444
Level 50	2,763

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,745
Level 35 (wild)	2,269