Sandygast

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Sandygast is a Ghost/Ground type Pokémon introduced in Generation 7. A Sandygast emerges when the grudges of Pokémon and other creatures soak into the sand after they fall in battle. A Sandygast uses its power to manipulate children into gathering sand to increase the size of its body. If a Sandygast loses its shovel, it may put up a tree branch, a flag, or another item in its place. The tunnel-like mouth of a Sandygast can suck the vitality from people and Pokémon. Apparently it's a test of courage in the Alola region to put your hand in a Sandygast's mouth.

Sandygast Pokédex Data

Species

Sand Heap Pokémon

Height

0.5 m (1′08″)

Weight

70 kg (154.3 lbs)

Catch rate

140 (18.3%)

Base friendship

Base Exp.

EV yield

1 Def

Growth rate

Medium Fast

Egg cycles

15 (3,599–3,855 steps)

Gender ratio

♂ 50% / ♀ 50%

Egg groups

Amorphous

Sandygast Abilities

Water Compaction Sand Veil (hidden)

Sandygast Base Stats

55220–314

Attack

55103–229

Defense

80148–284

Sp. Atk

70130–262

Sp. Def

4585–207

Speed

1531–141

Total320

Min–Max at Lv. 100

Sandygast Type Matchups

water ×2 grass ×2 ice ×2 ghost ×2 dark ×2 bug ×0.5 rock ×0.5 poison ×0.25 normal ×0 electric ×0 fighting ×0

Sandygast Evolution Chain

Level 42

Sandygast Moves

Moves learnt by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Cat.	Acc.	PP
1	Absorb	Grass	1	special	20%	100
1	Harden	Normal	1	status	-	30
5	Astonish	Ghost	5	physical	30%	100
9	Sand Attack	Ground	9	status	100%	100
14	Sand Tomb	Ground	14	physical	35%	85
18	Mega Drain	Grass	18	special	40%	100
23	Bulldoze	Ground	23	physical	60%	100
27	Hypnosis	Psychic	27	status	60%	60
32	Iron Defense	Steel	32	status	-	15
36	Giga Drain	Grass	36	special	75%	100
41	Shadow Ball	Ghost	41	special	80%	100
45	Earth Power	Ground	45	special	90%	100
50	Shore Up	Ground	50	status	-	5
54	Sandstorm	Rock	54	status	-	10
-	Amnesia	Psychic	-	status	-	20
-	Ancient Power	Rock	60	special	60%	100
-	Destiny Bond	Ghost	-	status	-	5
-	Spit Up	Normal	-	special	100%	100
-	Stockpile	Normal	-	status	-	20
-	Swallow	Normal	-	status	-	10

Moves learnt by TM

TM	Move	Type	Power	Cat.	Acc.	PP
06	Toxic	Poison	6	status	90%	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	10	special	60%	100
17	Protect	Normal	17	status	-	10
21	Frustration	Normal	21	physical	100%	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	26	physical	100%	100
27	Return	Normal	27	physical	100%	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	29	special	90%	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	30	special	80%	100
32	Double Team	Normal	32	status	-	15
37	Sandstorm	Rock	37	status	-	10
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	39	physical	60%	95
42	Facade	Normal	42	physical	70%	100
44	Rest	Psychic	44	status	-	5
45	Attract	Normal	45	status	100%	100
48	Round	Normal	48	special	60%	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	53	special	90%	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	69	status	-	20
71	Stone Edge	Rock	71	physical	100%	80
78	Bulldoze	Ground	78	physical	60%	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	80	physical	75%	90
83	Infestation	Bug	83	special	20%	100
87	Swagger	Normal	87	status	85%	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	88	status	-	10
90	Substitute	Normal	90	status	-	10
100	Confide	Normal	100	status	-	20

Sandygast Pokédex Entries

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.
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.
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.