Sandygast (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-09-17
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Sandygast (Japanese: スナバァ Sunaba) is a dual-type Ghost/Ground Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.
It evolves into Palossand starting at level 42.
Biology
Sandygast is a Pokémon formed from sand. It is mostly a mound of whitish sand dotted with gray pebbles. A tunnel through its center acts as a mouth, and a small depression above that has two pebbles for eyes. A red shovel with a white handle is stuck blade first into the top of its head. On either side of its main body is a smaller mound reminiscent of a stubby arm.
Sandygast is known to inhabit beaches, and is born from grudges that seep into the sand, such as from Pokémon that suffer defeat in battle or the deceased. It can suck the life force of people or Pokémon through its mouth. Apparently, in the Alola region, sticking a hand into Sandygast's mouth is a way of proving one's courage. A person who grabs Sandygast's shovel or puts a hand in its mouth falls under its control. Sandygast uses this power to make children add sand to its body so it can become bigger. Sandygast cares a lot about the shovel on its head. A Sandygast that loses its shovel may replace it with something like a branch or a flag, but it is said to keep searching for its lost shovel.[1] Sandygast attacks prey by flinging sand into their eyes; however, because Sandygast is very slow, its prey tend to escape before it can approach them.
Sandygast and its evolved form, Palossand, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Shore Up. They are also the only known Pokémon that can have Water Compaction as an Ability.
Evolution
Sandygast evolves into Palossand.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation VII | | Alola
S M : #186 | | Alola
US UM : #225 | | Kanto
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. |
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| Sun | Born from a sand mound playfully built by a child, this Pokémon embodies the grudges of the departed. |
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| 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. |
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| Ultra Sun | It likes the shovel on its head, so Sandygast will get serious and fight any children who come to take it back. |
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| 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. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
Isle of Armor #133 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. |
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| Sword | Grudges of the dead have possessed a mound of sand and become a Pokémon. Sandygast is fond of the shovel on its head. |
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| Shield | Sandygast mainly inhabits beaches. It takes control of anyone who puts their hand into its mouth, forcing them to make its body bigger. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#322 | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
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| Scarlet | If it loses its shovel, it will stick something else— like a branch—in its head to make do until it finds another shovel. |
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| Violet | It flings sand into the eyes of its prey and tries to close in on them while they're blinded, but since Sandygast is so slow, the prey tends to escape. |
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Game locations
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In side games
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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- Based on its species, Sandygast is also immune to the move Telekinesis.
Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandygast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandygast
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandygast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Sandygast
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sandygast
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandygast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandygast
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Special moves
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- A superscript level indicates that Sandygast can learn this move normally in Generation IX
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandygast
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandygast
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds | Base HP: 49 | | | Base Attack: 70 | Base Defense: 51 | Base Speed: 50 |
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New Pokémon Snap | | Photodex entry #097 | | They say that a mound of sand became possessed by the grudges of the departed, giving birth to Sandygast. Think twice about going near any cute-looking shovels you see sticking out of the sand. |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Major appearances
Two Sandygast debuted in A Shivering Shovel Search!. In the episode, one evolved into Palossand and the other was shown in a flashback, possessing Kiawe.
A Sandygast appeared in Mounting an Electrifying Charge!, where it was used to create obstacles during the Charjabug race over the desert terrain.
Minor appearances
Three Sandygast appeared at Aether Paradise in Deceiving Appearances!. One of them appeared again in a video in Mission: Total Recall!. One of them physically appeared again in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.
Three Sandygast appeared in Keeping Your Eyes on the Ball!.
A Sandygast appeared in Got Meltan?, where Rowlet tried to use it in an attempt to replace a Meltan's lost nut head.
A Trainer's Sandygast appeared in Battling Besties!.
A Trainer's Sandygast appeared in Exhibition Unmasked!.
A Sandygast appeared in HZ035.
Two Sandygast appeared in HZ042.
Pokédex entries
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| SM022 | Sandygast | Rotom Pokédex | Sandygast, the Sand Heap Pokémon. A Ghost and Ground type. Sandygast can control people or Pokémon if they touch its shovel. |
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Sandygast debuted in Shipwreck and "Oh, What Sharp Teeth You Have, Bruxish!", under the ownership of Acerola. It was used to rescue Sun and Lillie after they washed ashore on Ula'ula Island. It later evolved into Palossand.
In the TCG
Main article: Sandygast (TCG)Trivia
Origin
Sandygast resembles a small heap of sand, yet to be shaped into a sand castle. Its Shiny color variation may be based on black sand.
Name origin
Sandygast may be a combination of sandy and ghast (evil spirit).
Sunaba may derive from 砂場 sunaba (sandbox) or 砂 suna (sand) and bar or いないいないばあ inai-inai-baa (peekaboo).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | रेताबु Retaboo | From रेत ret and boo |  Russian | Сэндигаст Sendigast | Transcription of English name |  Thai | ซึนาบา Suenaba | Transcription of Japanese name |
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References
External links
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