Elite Redux LeafGreen
#769

Sandygast

The Sand Heap Pokémon

Ghost Ground

It takes control of anyone who puts a hand in its mouth, to add to the pile of its sand-mound body. This Pokémon embodies the grudges of the departed.

Base stat total
320
Height
0.5 m
Weight
70 kg
Catch rate
140

Base stats

320 total
HP 55 251 314
Atk 55 131 229
Def 80 176 284
SpA 70 158 262
SpD 45 113 207
Spe 15 59 141

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. Self Sufficient Recovers 1/16 of max HP at the end of each turn. Sand Veil Ups evasion in a sandstorm.

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 Sand Veil
Innates added Self Sufficient

Details

Height
0.5 m
Weight
70 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Amorphous
Egg cycles
15
Catch rate
140
Base exp
64
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
1 Def
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Spell Tag
Colour
Brown

Moves

13 level-up · 7 egg · 76 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
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
45 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
50 Shore Up Ground Status — ∞ 5
54 Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Destiny Bond Ghost Status — ∞ 5
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 5
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
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
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
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
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
Gravity Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
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
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
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trick Psychic Status — 100 10

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass