Sandygast
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Ghost
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Ground
0769
Size
Height
0.5 m
Weight
70.0 kg
Gender ratio
50 %
50 %
Catch rate
140 / 255
27.98 %
Breeding
Egg Groups
Amorphous
Hatch Cycles
15
Growth rate
1,000,000 exp
medium
EV yield
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1 Defense
Stats
HP55
Attack55
Defense80
Sp. Atk70
Sp. Def45
Speed15
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Total320
Type effectiveness
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
Abilities
Water Compaction
Boosts the Defense stat sharply when the Pokémon is hit by a Water-type move.
Sand Veil
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Locations
Not encountered in Scarlet & Violet.
Evolution
Localization
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de Sankabuh
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en Sandygast
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es Sandygast
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fr Bacabouh
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it Sandygast
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ja スナバァ
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ja-hrkt スナバァ
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ja-roma Sunaba
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ko 모래꿍
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zh-hans 沙丘娃
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zh-hant 沙丘娃
Moves
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Level-Up
Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Absorb A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. |  | 20 | 100% | 25 |
1 | | Harden The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to boost its Defense stat. |  | — | —% | 30 |
5 | | Astonish The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch. |  | 30 | 100% | 15 |
10 | | Sand Tomb The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm that inflicts damage for four to five turns. | | 35 | 85% | 15 |
15 | | Mega Drain A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. | | 40 | 100% | 15 |
20 | | Sand Attack Sand is hurled in the target's face, lowering the target's accuracy. | | — | 100% | 15 |
25 | | Bulldoze The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. | | 60 | 100% | 20 |
30 | | Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep. | | — | 60% | 20 |
35 | | Giga Drain A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. | | 75 | 100% | 10 |
40 | | Iron Defense The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat. | | — | —% | 15 |
45 | | Shadow Ball The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | 80 | 100% | 15 |
50 | | Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
55 | | Shore Up The user restores its own HP by up to half its max HP. It regains more HP in a sandstorm. | | — | —% | 5 |
60 | | Sandstorm A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types. | | — | —% | 10 |
Technical Machine
Item | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TM05 | | Mud-Slap The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. | | 20 | 100% | 10 |
TM06 | | Scary Face The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. | | — | 100% | 10 |
TM07 | | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM17 | | Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion. | | — | 100% | 10 |
TM22 | | Chilling Water The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat. | | 50 | 100% | 20 |
TM25 | | Facade This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | | 70 | 100% | 20 |
TM28 | | Bulldoze The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. | | 60 | 100% | 20 |
TM29 | | Hex This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions. | | 65 | 100% | 10 |
TM35 | | Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. | | 55 | 95% | 15 |
TM36 | | Rock Tomb The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement. | | 60 | 95% | 15 |
TM42 | | Night Shade The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level. | | — | 100% | 15 |
TM43 | | Fling The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item. | | — | 100% | 10 |
TM47 | | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM49 | | Sunny Day The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. | | — | —% | 5 |
TM50 | | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. | | — | —% | 5 |
TM51 | | Sandstorm A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM70 | | Sleep Talk The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM85 | | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. | | — | —% | 5 |
TM86 | | Rock Slide Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. | | 75 | 90% | 10 |
TM92 | | Imprison If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM93 | | Flash Cannon The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | | 80 | 100% | 10 |
TM98 | | Skill Swap The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM103 | | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM104 | | Iron Defense The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat. | | — | —% | 15 |
TM109 | | Trick The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own. | | — | 100% | 10 |
TM111 | | Giga Drain A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. | | 75 | 100% | 10 |
TM114 | | Shadow Ball The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | 80 | 100% | 15 |
TM116 | | Stealth Rock The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. | | — | —% | 20 |
TM119 | | Energy Ball The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
TM120 | | Psychic The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
TM128 | | Amnesia The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat. | | — | —% | 20 |
TM133 | | Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
TM148 | | Sludge Bomb The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
TM149 | | Earthquake The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. | | 100 | 100% | 10 |
TM150 | | Stone Edge The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. | | 100 | 80% | 5 |
TM171 | | Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. | | 80 | 100% | 10 |
TM176 | | Sand Tomb The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm that inflicts damage for four to five turns. | | 35 | 85% | 15 |
TM177 | | Spite The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | | — | 100% | 10 |
TM178 | | Gravity Enables Flying types or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves for five turns. Moves that involve flying can't be used. | | — | —% | 5 |
TM198 | | Poltergeist The user attacks by controlling the target's item. This move fails if the target isn't holding an item. | | 110 | 90% | 5 |
TM202 | | Pain Split The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself. | | — | —% | 20 |
TM215 | | Scorching Sands The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn. | | 70 | 100% | 10 |
TM224 | | Curse A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not. | | — | —% | 10 |
Egg
Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | |||
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174 | | Curse A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not. | | — | —% | 10 |
194 | | Destiny Bond If the user is knocked out after using this move, the Pokémon that knocked it out will also faint. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | — | —% | 5 |
246 | | Ancient Power The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once. | | 60 | 100% | 5 |
254 | | Stockpile The user stores power and boosts its Defense and Sp. Def stats. This move can be used up to three times. | | — | —% | 20 |
255 | | Spit Up The power stored using the move Stockpile is released at once in an attack. The more power is stored, the greater the move's power. | | — | 100% | 10 |
256 | | Swallow The power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to restore its own HP. The more power is stored, the more HP is restored. | | — | —% | 10 |