Sandygast

#769 (Alola)

#770 Palossand ›

Pokémon type

Ghost

Ground

Sandygast weaknesses

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

160%

Resistances

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

63%

39%

Best moveset for Sandygast

The best moves for Sandygast 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 calculator »

Evolution

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

Sandygast

Palossand

Game images

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

Events

Harvest Festival: Taken Over

2nd Oct

Summary

Sandygast is a Ghost & Ground Pokémon. It is weak to Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice and Dark moves. Sandygast's best moveset is Sand Attack & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 1,394. Sandygast evolves into Palossand.

About

"If you build sand mounds when you're playing, destroy them before you go home, or they may get possessed and become Sandygast."

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	7.6	100%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	7.3	96%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	7	93%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	7	93%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	7	92%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	6.8	90%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	6.8	89%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	6.5	85%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	6.4	85%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.9	78%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.7	75%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.1	67%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	4.9	64%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	4.8	63%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	4.5	59%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.9	51%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.9	51%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3	39%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	2.8	100%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	2.8	97%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2.6	93%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	2.2	77%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	2.2	76%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	2.1	75%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	2	71%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2	71%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	2	70%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	1.9	66%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	1.7	61%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	1.6	58%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.5	54%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.2	42%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.1	40%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	33%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	28%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	28%

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 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 2.16 DPE	12	11.5	96%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Scorching Sands 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 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 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 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 1.47 DPE	15	9.7	81%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Sand Tomb 1.47 DPE	10	8.4	70%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Sand Tomb 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 Sandygast?

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

The best counter to Sandygast is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Mega Gengar, Primal Kyogre and Mega Chandelure.

The top Sandygast counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	100%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	96%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	95%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	93%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	91%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Ominous Wind+	91%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	91%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	90%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		120
Defense		118
Stamina		146

Max HP

Level 40

127

Size

Height	0.5 m
Weight	70 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	528
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	705
Level 30 Max wild	1,057
Level 40	1,233
Level 50	1,394

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	881
Level 35 (wild)	1,145