Sandygast (Pokémon)

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Pokémon
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Sandygast
Sand Heap Pokémon
スナバァ
Sunaba
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Sandygast



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Ghost Ground
Unknown Unknown
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Unknown Unknown
Abilities
Water Compaction Cacophony
Cacophony
Sand Veil
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
140 (28%)
Breeding
Egg Group
Amorphous
Hatch time
15 cycles
Height
1'08" 0.5 m
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Weight
154.3 lbs. 70.0 kg
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Mega Stone
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Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
64
Leveling rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
Total: 1
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HP
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Atk
1
Def
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Speed
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Shape
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Footprint
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Pokédex color
Brown
Base friendship
70
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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 born from grudges that seep into the sand, such as from Pokémon that suffer defeat in battle. 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 falls under its control. It uses this power to make children add sand to its body so it can become bigger. 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]

In the anime

 
Sandygast in the anime

Major appearances

Two Sandygast made their anime debut in A Shivering Shovel Search!, where one evolved into Palossand and the other was shown in a flashback, possessing Kiawe.

Minor appearances

A Sandygast appeared in SM041 where it was used to create obstacles during the Charjabug Race over the desert terrain.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
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.

In the TCG

Main article: Sandygast (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
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.


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Sun Moon
Hano Beach


In side games

Held items

Game Held Item(s)
Sun Moon   Spell Tag (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
55
115 - 162 220 - 314
55
54 - 117 103 - 229
80
76 - 145 148 - 284
70
67 - 134 130 - 262
45
45 - 106 85 - 207
15
18 - 73 31 - 141
Total:
320
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Harden Normal Status 0000 00——% 30
011 Absorb Grass Special 02020 100100% 25
055 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15
099 Sand Attack Ground Status 0000 100100% 15
1414 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 08585% 15
1818 Mega Drain Grass Special 04040 100100% 15
2323 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100100% 20
2727 Hypnosis Psychic Status 0000 06060% 20
3232 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000 00——% 15
3636 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100100% 10
4141 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15
4545 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100100% 10
5050 Shore Up Ground Status 0000 00——% 10
5454 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000 00——% 10
  • 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

By TM/HM

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM06  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
TM10  TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM17  TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM21  TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM26  TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10
TM27  TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM29  TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM30  TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TM32  TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TM37  TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM39  TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15
TM42  TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM44  TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM45  TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TM48  TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM53  TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM69  TM69 Rock Polish Rock Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM71  TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5
TM78  TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TM80  TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10
TM83  TM83 Infestation Bug Special 02020 100}}100% 20
TM87  TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 085}}85% 15
TM88  TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM90  TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
XTM100  TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
  • 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

By breeding

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Amnesia Psychic Status —% 20
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5
Destiny Bond Ghost Status —% 5
Spit Up Normal Special 100% 10
Stockpile Normal Status —% 20
Swallow Normal Status —% 10
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sandygast in Generation VII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Sandygast in that game.
  • 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

By tutoring

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
  • A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Sandygast can be tutored the move in that game
  • A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Sandygast cannot be tutored the move in that game
  • 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

Evolution

 
Unevolved
Sandygast
 Ghost  Ground 
 
Level 42
 
First evolution
Palossand
 Ghost  Ground 


Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Front Back Front Back
  For other sprites and images, please see Sandygast images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

  • Sandygast has the lowest base Speed stat of all Ghost-type Pokémon.
  • Sandygast and its evolution, Palossand, are immune to the move Telekinesis. However, the effect of the move remains if Sandygast and Palossand obtain it via Baton Pass.

Origin

Sandygast resembles a basic sand castle with a tunnel and shovel. 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

Language Title Meaning
  Japanese スナバァ Sunaba From 砂場 sunaba or suna, bar, and いないいないばあ inai-inai-baa
  French Bacabouh From bac à sable and bouh
  Spanish Sandygast Same as English name
  German Sankabuh From Sandkasten and buh
  Italian Sandygast Same as English name
  Korean 모래꿍 Moraekkung From 모래 morae, 까꿍 kkakkung, and 궁 (宮) gung.
  Mandarin Chinese 沙丘娃 Shāqiūwá From 沙丘 shāqiū, , and wa
  Cantonese Chinese 沙丘娃 Sāyāuwā From 沙丘 sāyāu, , and


Related articles

Notes

External links

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