Is Sandygast Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Wild on Hano Beach. Sandygast's Ghost/Ground typing handles Sophocles' Electric trial and Acerola's Ghost opponents. Evolves into Palossand at level 42 for a solid defensive Ghost.
Sandygast trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Sandygast trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Sandygast trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
Sandygast has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Sandygast's weaknesses hard.
Sandygast trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sandygast trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Sandygast has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Nanu's team hits Sandygast's weaknesses hard.
Palossand trades roughly evenly with Totem Kommo-o's team.
Sandygast trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Palossand trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Palossand has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Palossand has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Palossand trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Catch Sandygast on Hano Beach (walking, Lv 21-24).
Your Sandygast should hit Level 42 before you reach Totem Kommo-o, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Sandygast in Sun & Moon
decent spawn rates for Sandygast across 2 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Sandygast in SM
Step 1Sandygast ✓Hano BeachLv.21-24GrassRate 20%
Step 2Evolve into PalossandBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Palossand egg.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Electric, Fighting |
What is Sandygast Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Sandygast
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x106-125%KO Bite 2x30-36% | ||
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Dartrix builds →Energy Ball 2x106-125%KO Astonish 2x19-24% | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Vaporeon builds →Scald 2x132-156%KO Aurora Beam 2x72-85% | ||
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Victreebel builds →Energy Ball 2x139-164%KO Thief 2x45-53% | ||
 Shiinotic GrassFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Shiinotic builds →Energy Ball 2x125-148%KO Astonish 2x13-16% | ||
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Dartrix builds →Energy Ball 2x105-124%KO Shadow Claw 2x37-45% | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x209-246%KO Thief 2x47-55% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Vaporeon builds →Scald 2x140-166%KO Ice Beam 2x104-123%KO Shadow Ball 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 2x165-195%KO | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x97-115%KO Sucker Punch 2x61-72% Shadow Claw 2x61-72% Ice Beam 2x65-77% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x170-201%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO Energy Ball 2x114-134%KO Shadow Ball 2x102-120%KO | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x203-239%KO Thief 2x44-52% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Vaporeon builds →Scald 2x136-160%KO Ice Beam 2x102-120%KO Shadow Ball 2x90-107%KO | ||
Meganium Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 2x160-189%KO | ||
 Lurantis Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Lurantis builds →Petal Blizzard 2x96-114%KO Payback 2x38-45% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x381-449%KO Shadow Ball 2x103-122%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x381-449%KO Thief 2x42-50% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Victreebel builds →Solar Beam 2x316-372%KO Thief 2x45-53% | ||
Meganium Grass | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x391-459%KO Shadow Ball 2x104-123%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x391-459%KO Thief 2x41-48% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Victreebel builds →Solar Beam 2x323-381%KO Thief 2x45-53% | ||
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 2x323-381%KO Spirit Shackle 2x89-106%KO Sucker Punch 2x52-61% | ||
In Sun & Moon, Weavile deals 54-64% with Knock Off.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMotordrive ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Electivire builds →Earthquake20-24% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed 2x15-18% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x54-64% Ice Shard 2x34-40% Pursuit 2x34-40% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sandygast View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x114-134%KO Flamethrower64-75% Energy Ball 2x85-100%KO | ||
Sandygast Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Sandygast grows into Palossand through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners 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
Breeding
Breed Sandygast easily with 52 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Ancient Power, Destiny Bond and 3 more to offspring.
SM Sandygast Best Moveset
Ghost/Ground at 80 Defense with AbilityWater Compaction sharply raising Defense when hit by Water. AbilitySand Veil raises evasion in sand. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Palossand one evolution away adds 110 Defense and 100 Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Sandygast best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Earth Power
- Shore Up
- Destiny Bond
- Shadow Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Sandygast picks up Amnesia and Ancient Power only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Earthquake and Earth Power while Grass and Normal coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Born from a sand mound playfully built by a child, this Pokémon embodies the grudges of the departed.
It takes control of anyone who puts a hand in its mouth. And so it adds to the accumulation of its sand-mound body.
Sandygast Sun & Moon Guide
For Sun & Moon, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves