In Winds & Waves, Palossand works as a tank with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Winds & Waves's meta. Shoreup with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.

What is Palossand weak to?

In Winds & Waves, Palossand's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Exeggutor (Grass), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 35 Speed, Palossand won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What role does Palossand play in battle?

Palossand is a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the tank role.

What are the best moves for Palossand?

For Winds & Waves, the core moveset is Shoreup, Stealth Rock, Shadow Ball, and Scorching Sands. Shoreup leads at 24% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Palossand - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Tank

CTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Palossand's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Physical bulk with Defense doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 Defense EVs.

Base Stats

Above

HP85

Attack75

Defense110

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def75

Speed35

Total480

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight250.0 kg

Base XP168

Abilities

Water Compaction

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

Sand VeilHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

No Pokedex entries available for this game yet.

Palossand Weakness

Type-wise, Palossand takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost, and Dark. Normal, Electric, and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Palossand's physical bulk (base 110 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Palossand Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock
0.25x (Resist)	Poison
0x (Immune)	Normal, Electric, Fighting

Type ChartGood

5Weak

3Resist

3Immune

Score+3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice Ghost Dark

½xResist

Bug Rock

¼xResist

Poison

0xImmune

Normal Electric Fighting

STAB (7)

Psychic Ghost Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Palossand in Winds & Waves (Best Counters)

Kyurem DragonIce	A
Ice is super effective against PalossandView Kyurem →
Kartana GrassSteel	B
Grass is super effective against PalossandView Kartana →
Gyarados WaterFlying	C
Water is super effective against PalossandView Gyarados →
Dragapult DragonGhost	C
Ghost is super effective against PalossandView Dragapult →
Hydreigon DarkDragon	C
Dark is super effective against PalossandView Hydreigon →

Winds & Waves Evolution

Palossand is what Sandygast becomes. Breed it for Sandygast eggs (quick to hatch). No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolution from Sandygast pushed Palossand to 480 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#769Sandygast

Level 42

#770Palossand

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Sandygast

GhostGround

Palossand

GhostGround

85+30

ATK

75+20

DEF

110+30

SP.ATK

100+30

SP.DEF

75+30

SPE

35+20

BST

320D-Tier

480B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Palossand to get Sandygast eggs 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

Winds & Waves Palossand Best Moveset

Best Build

Winds & Waves has not been released yet. Build info will be available after launch.

Check back after the game launches for competitive build content.

Move info for Winds & Waves is not yet available

How to Get Palossand in Winds & Waves

Location info for Winds & Waves is not yet available.

Location details will be added when the game launches.

Palossand Guide

In Winds & Waves, Palossand works as a tank with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Winds & Waves's meta. Shoreup with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.
In Winds & Waves, Palossand's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Exeggutor (Grass), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 35 Speed, Palossand won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Water Compaction is the go-to ability for Palossand. It raises this Pokémon's Defense by two stages when it's hit by a Water move. Its hidden ability Sand Veil can work in specific setups.
Palossand is a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the tank role.
For Winds & Waves, the core moveset is Shoreup, Stealth Rock, Shadow Ball, and Scorching Sands. Shoreup leads at 24% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Sun & Moon, Palossand has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Palossand has appeared steadily across every generation since.

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