Elite Redux LeafGreen
#770

Palossand

The Sand Castle Pokémon

Ghost Ground

Possessed people controlled by this Pokémon transformed its sand mound into a castle. As it evolved, its power to curse grew ever stronger.

Base stat total
480
Height
1.3 m
Weight
250 kg
Catch rate
60

Base stats

480 total
HP 85 311 374
Atk 75 167 273
Def 110 230 350
SpA 100 212 328
SpD 75 167 273
Spe 35 95 185

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Ghost 2× Water 2× Grass 2× Ice 2× Dark 2×
Takes less
Poison ¼× Rock ½× Bug ½×
No effect
Normal 0× Fighting 0× Electric 0×

The other 7 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Fort Knox changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Fort Knox Blocks most damage boosting and multihit abilities. Arena Trap Prevents fleeing. Sand Stream Summons a sandstorm.
Innate always active, all of them Water Compaction Halves Water damage; Water hits sharply raise Def. Ill Will Drains 4 PP from the move that causes its KO. Natural Cure Heals upon switching out.

Evolution line

Sandygast Sandygast BST 320
Palossand Palossand BST 480 Level · 42
Abyssand Abyssand BST 530 Level · 45

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities new Fort Knox Arena Trap Sand Stream now innate Water Compaction removed Sand Veil
Innates added Ill WillNatural Cure

Details

Height
1.3 m
Weight
250 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Amorphous
Egg cycles
15
Catch rate
60
Base exp
168
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
2 Def
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Spell Tag
Colour
Brown

Moves

13 level-up · 0 egg · 85 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
Astonish Ghost Physical 40 100 10
Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
5 Astonish Ghost Physical 40 100 10
9 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
14 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 50 90 10
18 Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
23 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
27 Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
32 Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
36 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
41 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
47 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
54 Shore Up Ground Status — ∞ 5
60 Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
After You Normal Status — ∞ 15
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 5
Astonish Ghost Physical 40 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Block Normal Status — ∞ 5
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brine Water Special 65 100 10
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Chilling Water Water Special 50 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 15
Destiny Bond Ghost Status — ∞ 5
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Embargo Dark Status — 100 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100 10
Fissure Ground Physical 1 30 5
Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 10
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Gravity Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
Imprison Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Infestation Bug Special 20 100 20
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Nasty Plot Dark Status — ∞ 20
Night Shade Ghost Special 1 100 15
Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100 5
Pain Split Normal Status — ∞ 20
Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110 90 5
Power Gem Rock Special 80 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 10
Quash Dark Status — 100 15
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Recycle Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Polish Rock Status — ∞ 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Role Play Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
Sand Tomb Ground Physical 50 90 10
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Scorching Sands Ground Special 70 100 10
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
Shore Up Ground Status — ∞ 5
Skill Swap Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Terrain Pulse Normal Special 50 100 10
Torment Dark Status — 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trick Psychic Status — 100 10

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Sandygast instead.