Sandygast (Pokémon GO)

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Golisopod

Palossand

#769

705

881

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1394

F Tier

#851

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1394

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1394

Normal

Shiny

Sandygast

#769

Ghost

Ground

Attack

120

Top 78.3%

Defense

118

Top 70.7%

Stamina

146

Top 70.7%

Total

384

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

655 -705 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

819 -881 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

655 -705 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

491 -528 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1394 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Sandygast takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Grass

160%

Ice

160%

Ghost

160%

Dark

160%

Resists

Normal

39.1%

Electric

39.1%

Fighting

39.1%

Poison

39.1%

Bug

62.5%

Rock

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Sandygast can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Sand Attack
Shadow Ball
6.77
45.9
2215.5s
4.95
2
Mud Shot
Shadow Ball
6.43
43.5
2334.5s
4.70
3
Sand Attack
Earth Power
6.35
43.0
2362.0s
4.64
4
Sand Attack
Scorching Sands
6.35
43.0
2363.6s
4.64
5
Mud Shot
Earth Power
6.07
41.1
2472.0s
4.44
6
Mud Shot
Scorching Sands
6.05
41.0
2478.9s
4.43
7
Astonish
Shadow Ball
5.89
39.9
2546.4s
4.31
8
Astonish
Earth Power
5.54
37.6
2705.6s
4.06
9
Astonish
Scorching Sands
5.51
37.3
2722.4s
4.04
10
Sand Attack
Sand Tomb
4.73
32.1
3169.7s
3.46

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Sandygast in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
78.69
6595.3
0.1
7.6s
78.69
2
Mega Houndoom
Snarl
Dark Pulse+
74.47
4922.4
0.1
8.1s
74.47
3
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
73.18
5384.3
0.1
8.2s
73.18
4
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Psycho Cut
Moongeist Beam
73.01
5871.5
0.1
8.2s
73.01
5
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
70.53
3192.6
0.2
8.5s
70.53
6
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
68.54
9013.1
0.1
8.8s
68.54
7
Shadow Darkrai
Snarl
Foul Play
67.28
5029.4
0.1
8.9s
67.28
8
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
66.67
6832.1
0.1
9.0s
66.67
9
Mega Absol
Snarl
Brutal Swing
65.91
3833.2
0.2
9.1s
65.91
10
Mega Sceptile
Bullet Seed
Frenzy Plant
65.37
6943.7
0.1
9.2s
65.37

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Sandygast in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Mud Shot

Fast Charge

Shadow Ball

General

Earth Power

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1394

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

113.44

Attack

111.76

Defense

135

Stat Product · 1,711,543

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1411

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1394	100.00%
15/15/14	50	1390	99.26%
14/15/15	50	1384	99.26%
15/14/15	50	1389	99.25%
14/15/14	50	1380	98.52%
15/15/13	50	1386	98.52%
13/15/15	50	1374	98.52%
15/14/14	50	1385	98.51%
14/14/15	50	1379	98.51%
15/13/15	50	1384	98.50%
14/15/13	50	1375	97.79%
13/15/14	50	1369	97.79%
14/14/14	50	1375	97.78%
15/14/13	50	1380	97.78%
15/15/12	50	1381	97.78%
13/14/15	50	1369	97.78%
12/15/15	50	1363	97.78%
15/13/14	50	1380	97.77%
14/13/15	50	1374	97.77%
15/12/15	50	1379	97.74%
13/15/13	50	1365	97.06%
14/14/13	50	1370	97.05%
14/15/12	50	1371	97.05%
13/14/14	50	1364	97.05%
12/15/14	50	1359	97.05%
15/14/12	50	1376	97.04%
12/14/15	50	1358	97.04%
14/13/14	50	1369	97.04%
15/13/13	50	1375	97.04%
15/15/11	50	1377	97.04%
15/15/10	50	1373	97.04%
13/13/15	50	1363	97.04%
11/15/15	50	1353	97.04%
15/12/14	50	1374	97.02%
14/12/15	50	1368	97.02%
15/11/15	50	1373	96.99%
13/14/13	50	1360	96.33%
13/15/12	50	1361	96.33%
12/15/13	50	1355	96.33%
14/14/12	50	1366	96.32%
12/14/14	50	1354	96.32%
14/13/13	50	1365	96.32%
14/15/11	50	1367	96.32%
14/15/10	50	1362	96.32%
13/13/14	50	1359	96.32%
11/15/14	50	1349	96.32%
15/13/12	50	1371	96.31%
15/14/11	50	1372	96.31%
15/14/10	50	1367	96.31%
12/13/15	50	1353	96.31%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Sandygast can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Astonish
7
13
1.0s
7
Mud Shot
4
6
0.5s
8
Sand Attack
4
7
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Earth Power
100
-50
3.5s
28.57
Sand Tomb
60
-33
4.0s
15
Scorching Sands
90
-50
3.0s
30
Shadow Ball
100
-50
3.0s
33.33

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Sandygast	50 Candy	Palossand

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Sandygast including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Sandygast

#769

Palossand

#770

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Ghost- and Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Sandygast with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sableye #302

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Mega Banette #354

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.245 m to 1 m tall, averaging 0.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.245 m 0'10"	0.25 m 0'10"
XS	0.25 m 0'10"	0.375 m 1'03"
M	0.375 m 1'03"	0.625 m 2'01"
XL	0.625 m 2'01"	0.75 m 2'06"
XXL	0.75 m 2'06"	1 m 3'03"

XXS

0.245 m

0'10"

0.25 m

0'10"

0.25 m

0'10"

0.375 m

1'03"

0.375 m

1'03"

0.625 m

2'01"

0.625 m

2'01"

0.75 m

2'06"

XXL

0.75 m

2'06"

1 m

3'03"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Attack probability	10%
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	0.5
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Sandygast at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	27	951 CP
2	54 CP	28	987 CP
3	91 CP	29	1022 CP
4	129 CP	30	1057 CP
5	166 CP	31	1075 CP
6	203 CP	32	1092 CP
7	240 CP	33	1110 CP
8	278 CP	34	1128 CP
9	315 CP	35	1145 CP
10	352 CP	36	1163 CP
11	387 CP	37	1180 CP
12	423 CP	38	1198 CP
13	458 CP	39	1216 CP
14	493 CP	40	1233 CP
15	528 CP	41	1249 CP
16	564 CP	42	1265 CP
17	599 CP	43	1281 CP
18	634 CP	44	1297 CP
19	669 CP	45	1313 CP
20	705 CP	46	1329 CP
21	740 CP	47	1345 CP
22	775 CP	48	1361 CP
23	810 CP	49	1378 CP
24	846 CP	50	1394 CP
25	881 CP	51	1411 CP
26	916 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	18	634 CP	35	1145 CP
2	54 CP	19	669 CP	36	1163 CP
3	91 CP	20	705 CP	37	1180 CP
4	129 CP	21	740 CP	38	1198 CP
5	166 CP	22	775 CP	39	1216 CP
6	203 CP	23	810 CP	40	1233 CP
7	240 CP	24	846 CP	41	1249 CP
8	278 CP	25	881 CP	42	1265 CP
9	315 CP	26	916 CP	43	1281 CP
10	352 CP	27	951 CP	44	1297 CP
11	387 CP	28	987 CP	45	1313 CP
12	423 CP	29	1022 CP	46	1329 CP
13	458 CP	30	1057 CP	47	1345 CP
14	493 CP	31	1075 CP	48	1361 CP
15	528 CP	32	1092 CP	49	1378 CP
16	564 CP	33	1110 CP	50	1394 CP
17	599 CP	34	1128 CP	51	1411 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Sandygast up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Golisopod

Palossand