#0769

Sandygast

Sand Heap Pokémon

About

Sandygast mainly inhabits beaches. It takes control of anyone who puts their hand into its mouth, forcing them to make its body bigger.

Shield 1 of 6

Abilities

Water Compaction

Raises this Pokémon's Defense by two stages when it's hit by a Water move.

Sand Veil Hidden ability

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Height: 0.5 m 1′08″
Weight: 70.0 kg 154.3 lb
Gender: ♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	55	220–314
Attack	55	103–229
Defense	80	148–284
Sp. Atk	70	130–262
Sp. Def	45	85–207
Speed	15	31–141
Total	320

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: WaterGrassIceGhostDark
Resists ½×: BugRock
Resists ¼×: Poison
Immune: NormalElectricFighting

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: FireElectricPoisonPsychicRockGhostSteel

Evolution

#0769 Sandygast GhostGround

Level 42

#0770 Palossand GhostGround

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	20	100%	25
1	Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
5	Astonish STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
10	Sand Tomb STAB Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
15	Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	40	100%	15
20	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
25	Bulldoze STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
30	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
35	Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
40	Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	—	15
45	Shadow Ball STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
50	Earth Power STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
55	Shore Up Heals the user for ½ its max HP, or ⅔ during a sandstorm.	Ground	Status	—	—	5
60	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Status	—	—	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Bulldoze STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Chilling Water The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.	Water	Special	50	100%	20
Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Earth Power STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Earthquake STAB Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Flash Cannon Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
Gravity Disables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Hex STAB Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10
Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Mud Shot STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
Mud-Slap STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Night Shade STAB Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Ghost	Special	—	100%	15
Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Poltergeist STAB Fails if the target has no held item.	Ghost	Physical	110	90%	5
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
Sand Tomb STAB Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Scorching Sands STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Ground	Special	70	100%	10
Shadow Ball STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Skill Swap User and target swap abilities.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Stealth Rock Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Trick User and target swap items.	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.	Ghost	Status	—	—	5
Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.	Normal	Special	—	100%	10
Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 1 Defense
Catch rate: 140
Base friendship: 70
Base experience: 64
Growth rate: Medium
Wild held items: Spell Tag

Breeding

Egg groups: Indeterminate
Egg cycles: 15 (about 3,855 steps)