Generation VII

sandygast

Sand Heap Pokémon

ghostground

Sandygast mainly inhabits beaches. It takes control of anyone who puts their hand into its mouth, forcing them to make its body bigger.

0.5 m

Height

70.0 kg

Weight

Base XP

140

Capture Rate

Base Happiness

♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Gender

Base Stats

HP55

Attack55

Defense80

+1 EV

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def45

Speed15

Total320

Abilities

Water Compaction

Slot 1Generation VII

Raises this Pokémon's Defense by two stages when it's hit by a Water move.

“Boosts the Defense stat sharply when the Pokémon is hit by a Water-type move.”

Sand Veil

Slot 3HiddenGeneration III

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

“Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.”

Evolution Chain

sandygast

#769

Lv. 42

palossand

#770

Breeding

Indeterminate

Egg Groups

15 cycles

Hatch Counter

—

Habitat

Medium

Growth Rate

Squiggle

Shape

Gender Diff.

Moves (72)

Level Up (7)

Lv.	Move	Type	Class	Pwr	Acc	PP
1	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. Changed in: Diamond Pearl, Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee, Sword Shield	grass	special	20	100%	25
1	Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. User	normal	status	—	—	30
5	Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch.	ghost	physical	30	100%	15
15	Mega DrainTM53 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. Changed in: Diamond Pearl, Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee, Sword Shield	grass	special	40	100%	15
20	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. Changed in: Gold Silver	ground	status	—	100%	15
30	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. Changed in: Diamond Pearl, Platinum	psychic	status	—	60%	20
55	Shore Up Heals the user for ½ its max HP, or ⅔ during a sandstorm. User Restores 50% HP	ground	status	—	—	5