What does Sandygast evolve into?

Get Sandygast to Palossand at level 42. At 320 BST, Sandygast is just the starting point.

At what level does Sandygast evolve?

Level 42 gets you Palossand . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Sandygast?

For Sword & Shield, you can run Sandygast through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Palossand as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Sandygast?

You can find Sandygast in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

Sandygast - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

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

Avg

HP55

Attack55

Defense80

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def45

Speed15

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate140 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight70.0 kg

Base XP64

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+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Grudges of the dead have possessed a mound of sand and become a Pokémon. Sandygast is fond of the shovel on its head.

Sandygast Weakness

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.

Sandygast 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 Sandygast in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Obstagoon DarkNormal	C
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 1 Shadow ClawTM65 AssuranceTM58 SnarlTM85 Damage vs Sandygast Night Slash 2x 69-82% Shadow Claw 2x 46-54% Assurance 2x 58-70% Snarl 2x 61-72% View Obstagoon builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceTM86 Shadow BallLv. 20 HexTM77 Brutal SwingTM97 Damage vs Sandygast Phantom Force 2x 79-94% Shadow Ball 2x 118-139%KO Hex 2x 95-113%KO Brutal Swing 2x 36-43% View Drifblim builds →
Mantine WaterFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 48 DiveTM45 Bubble BeamLv. 24 Water PulseLv. 12 Damage vs Sandygast Hydro Pump 2x 146-173%KO Dive 2x 45-53% Bubble Beam 2x 87-103%KO Water Pulse 2x 82-96% View Mantine builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves DiveTM45 AssuranceTM58 Icy WindTM27 Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Sandygast Dive 2x 75-89% Assurance 2x 38-45% Icy Wind 2x 53-62% Water Gun 2x 57-67% View Cramorant builds →
Vullaby DarkFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseLv. 48 Knock OffLv. 24 AssuranceTM58 SnarlTM85 Damage vs Sandygast Dark Pulse 2x 71-84% Knock Off 2x 45-53% Assurance 2x 41-48% Snarl 2x 50-60% View Vullaby builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

One evolution ahead. Sandygast grows into Palossand through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Sandygast. 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 Sandygast easily with 46 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Curse, Destiny Bond and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Sandygast Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Sandygast picks up Ancient Power and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Poltergeist and Earthquake while Grass and Water coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 5

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 10

Sand Tomb

D358515Ground

Lv 15

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 20

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 25

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

Lv 30

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 35

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 40

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 45

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Lv 50

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Lv 55

Shore Up

D——10Ground

Lv 60

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM Moves

TR17

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM81

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TR67

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

TR10

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM28

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM53

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TR11

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM49

Sand Tomb

D358515Ground

TM32

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TR33

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TR40

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TR22

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TR75

Stone Edge

D100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR38

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Egg

Spit Up

D—10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Egg

Swallow

D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Poltergeist

C110905Ghost

Tutor

Scorching Sands

C7010010Ground

Sword & Shield Sandygast Locations

Sandygast's scattered across 2 spots in mid-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Sandygast in Sword & Shield

Loop Lagoon - Beach

SwordOverworld Lv.16-21

100%Mid

All Weather

Loop Lagoon - Beach

ShieldOverworld Lv.16-21

100%Mid

All Weather

Sandygast Guide

Get Sandygast to Palossand at level 42. At 320 BST, Sandygast is just the starting point.
Level 42 gets you Palossand. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Sword & Shield, you can run Sandygast through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Palossand as fast as you can.
You can find Sandygast in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

Game Availability

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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallLv. 20 HexLv. 16 Brutal SwingTM97 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Shadow Ball 2x 91-109%KO Hex 2x 74-88% Brutal Swing 2x 29-34% Payback 2x 26-31% View Drifloon builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 PaybackTM57 Mega DrainLv. 18 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 131-155%KO Razor Leaf 2x 48-57% Payback 2x 48-57% Mega Drain 2x 48-57% View Nuzleaf builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 20 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Sandygast Water Pulse 2x 66-78% Water Gun 2x 48-57% View Wingull builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Knock OffLv. 1 Water GunLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 12 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 131-155%KO Knock Off 2x 31-38% Water Gun 2x 48-57% Mega Drain 2x 48-57% View Lombre builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Shadow SneakLv. 4 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 109-129%KO Razor Leaf 2x 48-57% Shadow Sneak 2x 34-41% Astonish 2x 29-36% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallLv. 20 HexLv. 16 Brutal SwingTM97 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Shadow Ball 2x 87-103%KO Hex 2x 72-85% Brutal Swing 2x 27-33% Payback 2x 22-27% View Drifloon builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 PaybackTM57 Mega DrainLv. 18 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 125-148%KO Razor Leaf 2x 49-58% Payback 2x 45-54% Mega Drain 2x 45-54% View Nuzleaf builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 20 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Sandygast Water Pulse 2x 60-72% Water Gun 2x 42-49% View Wingull builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Payback 2x 45-54% View Scraggy builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Knock OffLv. 1 Bubble BeamLv. 24 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 125-148%KO Knock Off 2x 30-36% Bubble Beam 2x 72-85% Water Gun 2x 45-54% View Lombre builds →

Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallLv. 20 HexLv. 16 Brutal SwingTM97 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Shadow Ball 2x 84-100%KO Hex 2x 68-80% Brutal Swing 2x 27-32% Payback 2x 23-27% View Drifloon builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 PaybackTM57 Mega DrainLv. 18 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 125-148%KO Razor Leaf 2x 47-56% Payback 2x 40-48% Mega Drain 2x 44-52% View Nuzleaf builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 20 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Sandygast Water Pulse 2x 60-72% Water Gun 2x 44-52% View Wingull builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Payback 2x 44-52% View Scraggy builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Knock OffLv. 1 Bubble BeamLv. 24 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 125-148%KO Knock Off 2x 29-35% Bubble Beam 2x 68-80% Water Gun 2x 44-52% View Lombre builds →

Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 20 PaybackTM57 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Sandygast Water Pulse 2x 93-109%KO Payback 2x 23-27% Water Gun 2x 64-75% Whirlpool 2x 55-66% View Pelipper builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves DiveLv. 28 Water GunLv. 7 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Sandygast Dive 2x 76-91% Water Gun 2x 58-69% Whirlpool 2x 50-59% View Cramorant builds →
Vullaby DarkFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Knock OffLv. 24 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Knock Off 2x 45-53% Payback 2x 36-44% View Vullaby builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallLv. 20 HexTM77 Brutal SwingTM97 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Shadow Ball 2x 88-103%KO Hex 2x 71-84% Brutal Swing 2x 26-31% Payback 2x 23-27% View Drifloon builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 PaybackTM57 Mega DrainLv. 18 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 129-153%KO Razor Leaf 2x 45-53% Payback 2x 42-50% Mega Drain 2x 45-53% View Nuzleaf builds →

Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 20 PaybackTM57 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Sandygast Water Pulse 2x 93-110%KO Payback 2x 22-26% Water Gun 2x 62-74% Whirlpool 2x 55-65% View Pelipper builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves DiveLv. 28 Water GunLv. 7 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Sandygast Dive 2x 75-89% Water Gun 2x 60-71% Whirlpool 2x 52-62% View Cramorant builds →
Vullaby DarkFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Knock OffLv. 24 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Knock Off 2x 45-53% Payback 2x 35-42% View Vullaby builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallLv. 20 HexTM77 Brutal SwingTM97 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Sandygast Shadow Ball 2x 88-104%KO Hex 2x 72-86% Brutal Swing 2x 27-32% Payback 2x 22-26% View Drifloon builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 PaybackTM57 Mega DrainLv. 18 Damage vs Sandygast Solar Beam 2x 131-154%KO Razor Leaf 2x 45-53% Payback 2x 43-50% Mega Drain 2x 45-53% View Nuzleaf builds →