The Essentials on Sandygast
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Poison · ×½ Bug, Rock · immune: Normal, Electric, Fighting
- Evolution
- Sandygast → Palossand (Lv. 42)
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 320 · top stat: Defense (80) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 25 in the Extradimensional Pokédex (Mega Dimension), 8 Wild Zone
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 322 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Bacabouh in French · スナバァ, Sunaba in Japanese · Sankabuh in German All Languages
Overview
Sandygast is a Ground and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 769 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 7. Category: Sand Heap Pokémon. Height: 0.5 m, weight: 70 kg.
Sandygast evolves into Palossand (Lv. 42).
Ability: Water Compaction. Hidden Ability: Sand Veil. Sandygast is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Sandygast takes no damage from Normal, Electric and Fighting-type moves.
Generation
Generation 7
Sun / Moon
National No.
#769
National Pokédex
Category
Sand Heap Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
55
255
Attack
55
255
Defense
80
255
Special Attack
70
255
Special Defense
45
255
Speed
15
255
Total
320
Min HP (Lv. 100)
220
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
314
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ground / Ghost). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 5 types
Water
×2
Grass
×2
Ice
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 7 types
Fire
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Bug
×½
Rock
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Poison
×¼
Immune (×0) — 3 types
Normal
×0
Electric
×0
Fighting
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Defense stat sharply when the Pokémon is hit by a Water-type move.
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Sandygast Evolution
Sandygast Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Ground · Ghost
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Sandygast Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Harden
Normal
Stat
—
—
30
1
Absorb
Grass
Spec.
100%
20
25
5
Astonish
Ghost
Phys.
100%
30
15
10
Sand Tomb
Ground
Phys.
85%
35
15
15
Mega Drain
Grass
Spec.
100%
40
15
20
Sand Attack
Ground
Stat
100%
—
15
25
Bulldoze
Ground
Phys.
100%
60
20
30
Hypnosis
Psychic
Stat
60%
—
20
35
Giga Drain
Grass
Spec.
100%
75
10
40
Iron Defense
Steel
Stat
—
—
15
45
Shadow Ball
Ghost
Spec.
100%
80
15
50
Earth Power
Ground
Spec.
100%
90
10
55
Shore Up
Ground
Stat
—
—
5
60
Sandstorm
Rock
Stat
—
—
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Amorphous
Egg Cycles
15 cycles
≈ 3,855 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Sandygast
Available in 8 games, 10 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Moon
Sun
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation VII
Moon 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Hano Beach
Lv. 21-24 20%
Sun 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Hano Beach
Lv. 21-24 20%
Ultra Moon 3 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Route 15
Lv. 30 15%
Route 15
Lv. 30 100%
Tall grass
(1)
Hano Beach
Lv. 22-25 30%
Ultra Sun 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Hano Beach
Lv. 22-25 30%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Isle of Armor
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Isle of Armor
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Sandygast in Pokémon GO
- 1,233Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 705Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 50 🍬to evolve into Palossand
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Sun
“Born from a sand mound playfully built by a child, this Pokémon embodies the grudges of the departed.”
Moon
“It takes control of anyone who puts a hand in its mouth. And so it adds to the accumulation of its sand-mound body.”
Ultra Sun
“It likes the shovel on its head, so Sandygast will get serious and fight any children who come to take it back.”
Ultra Moon
“If you build sand mounds when you’re playing, destroy them before you go home, or they may get possessed and become Sandygast.”
Sword
“Grudges of the dead have possessed a mound of sand and become a Pokémon. Sandygast is fond of the shovel on its head.”
Shield
“Sandygast mainly inhabits beaches. It takes control of anyone who puts their hand into its mouth, forcing them to make its body bigger.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Bacabouh
🇬🇧 English
Sandygast
🇯🇵 漢字
スナバァ
🇯🇵 Kana
スナバァ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Sunaba
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Sankabuh
🇪🇸 Español
Sandygast
🇮🇹 Italiano
Sandygast
🇰🇷 한국어
모래꿍
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
沙丘娃
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
沙丘娃
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Pâtéd’Sable
🇬🇧 EN
Sand Heap Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
すなやまポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Sandhaufen-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Sandygast
What type is Sandygast?
Sandygast is a Ground and Ghost-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Sandygast?
Sandygast evolves into Palossand (Lv. 42).
What are Sandygast's weaknesses?
Sandygast is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Sandygast takes no damage from Normal, Electric and Fighting-type moves.
What is Sandygast's Hidden Ability?
Sandygast's Hidden Ability is Sand Veil. Its regular Ability is Water Compaction.
Where to find Sandygast in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Sandygast appears in the wild in Wild Zone 8 (Lv. 40, LPZAmd). All Wild Zones
Can you get a Shiny Sandygast in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Sandygast is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
