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#0770 · Generation VII

Palossand

Ghost / Ground · Sand Castle Pokémon — first seen in Generation VII.

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Base stats

Stat	Base	Min	Max
HP	85	280	374
Attack	75	139	273
Defense	110	202	350
Sp. Attack	100	184	328
Sp. Defense	75	139	273
Speed	35	67	185
Total	480

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Palossand takes from each attacking type.

×2

GhostWaterGrassIceDark

×½

RockBug

×¼

Poison

×0

NormalFightingElectric

×1

FlyingGroundSteelFirePsychicDragonFairy

Evolution

Sandygast#0769

Level 42

Palossand#0770

Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.

In the ROM hacks it evolves differently

Each guide's own line, in the words its creator published.

In Elite Redux

Sandygast

Evolves into Palossand at level 28

Palossand

Evolves into Abyssand at level 45Abyssand

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon16 level-up · 30 TM/HM · 14 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
1	Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100%	25
1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
5	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
9	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
14	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
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

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM60	Quash	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM83	Infestation	Bug	Special	20	100%	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Recycle	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Gravity	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
After You	Normal	Status	—	—	15

Sun / Moon16 level-up · 30 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
1	Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100%	25
1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
5	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
9	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
14	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
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

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM60	Quash	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM83	Infestation	Bug	Special	20	100%	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Where to find it in the ROM hacks

14 guides on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.

Guide	Where
Emerald Rogue	Forest 0 — HoennGhost-theme rooms · Lv — Mountain 0 — HoennGround-theme rooms · Lv — Mountain 2 — HoennGround-theme rooms · Lv — and 9 more areas
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Wild Area 5 (Desert) NorthOverworld · Lv 22-30 · 100% Wild Area 5 (Desert) SouthOverworld · Lv 22-30 · 100% Wild Area 9 (Dragon)Overworld · Lv 30-52 · 100% and 1 more area
Recordkeepers	Your starting team — Sand affinityStarter pool (two drawn) · Lv 100
Radical Red	Route 14Grass (Night) · Lv 48-50 · 20%
Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition	Route 105Surf · Lv 42-49 · 1%rare Route 105 FloodedSurf · Lv 60-64 · 5%rare
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Route 124Grass · Lv 42-47 · 20%
Pokémon Emerald Squared	Route 121Land · Lv 40-50 · 5%
Poke47	Gauntlet Island NortheastOverworld (Flood) · Lv 36 · 10% Gauntlet Island NorthwestOverworld (Finale) · Lv 32 · 10%
Pokémon Platinum Redux	Route 221Grass · Lv ? · 14% Footstep HousePalmer · Lv ?
Pokémon Saiph 2	Hippowdon TempleWalking · Lv 46 · 1%rare
Pokémon CC: Operation Masquerade	Gacha — Fury of the Earthen Core5★ pull · Lv 50
Pokémon Black Pearl Emerald	Route 134Super Rod · Lv 56-62 · 4%rare
Pokémon Spirits of the Storm	Catchable PokémonCatch · Lv 50 Gift PokémonGift · Lv 50
Pokémon Mirror Gold	Fuchsia CitySurf · Lv 60-65 · 4%rare Seafoam Islands B1FGrass (Night) · Lv 70 · 10%
Unbound	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Heart & Soul	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Infinite Fusion	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon R.O.W.E	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Elite Redux	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Inclement Emerald	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Exceeded	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
HeartGold Generations	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Parallel Emerald	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it
Pokémon Overcomplicated	not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it

Compare official Palossand with the ROM hacks →

In the 25 guides that include it

Changed in 14 of 25 guides: retyped in 2, stats in 5, abilities in 8, evolution in 2.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Palossand, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

Guide		Type	Total	Abilities
Unbound	Changed	GhostGround	480	Water Compact, Sand Veil + Water Compact − Water Compaction
Infinite Fusion	Changed	GhostGround→GroundGhost	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Recordkeepers	Changed	GhostGround	480	Sand Repair, Sand Veil + Sand Repair − Water Compaction
Radical Red	Changed	GhostGround	480	WaterCompaction, Sand Veil + WaterCompaction − Water Compaction
Elite Redux Evolves into Abyssand at level 45	Changed	GhostGround	480	Fort Knox, Arena Trap, Sand Stream
Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition	Changed		0 -480 -85 HP, -75 Attack, -110 Defense, -100 Sp. Atk, -75 Sp. Def, -35 Speed	—
Poke47 Evolves from Sandygast — Level up: 42	Changed	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil, Sand Spit + Sand Spit
HeartGold Generations	Changed	GhostGround	480	WaterCompaction, Sand Veil + WaterCompaction − Water Compaction
Pokémon Platinum Redux	Changed	GhostGround	525 +45 +24 HP, -9 Attack, +5 Defense, -2 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, +17 Speed	Water Absorb, Sand Veil + Water Absorb − Water Compaction
Pokémon Saiph 2	Changed		0 -480 -85 HP, -75 Attack, -110 Defense, -100 Sp. Atk, -75 Sp. Def, -35 Speed	—
Pokémon CC: Operation Masquerade	Changed	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Neuroforce, Arena Trap + Neuroforce, Arena Trap − Sand Veil
Pokémon Spirits of the Storm	Changed		0 -480 -85 HP, -75 Attack, -110 Defense, -100 Sp. Atk, -75 Sp. Def, -35 Speed	Water Compaction
Pokémon Overcomplicated	Changed	GhostGround→GhostGroundFake	480	Earth Eater, Cute Charm, Sand Rush
Pokémon Mirror Gold	Changed	GhostGround	530 +50 +5 HP, -25 Attack, +25 Defense, +20 Sp. Atk, +25 Sp. Def	Water Compaction, Sand Force + Sand Force − Sand Veil
Emerald Rogue	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Pokémon Heart & Soul	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Pokémon R.O.W.E	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Inclement Emerald	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Pokémon Exceeded	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Fortitude
Pokémon Emerald Squared	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Pokémon Parallel Emerald	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil
Pokémon Black Pearl Emerald	Unchanged	GhostGround	480	Water Compaction, Sand Veil

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

Sun	Possessed people controlled by this Pokémon transformed its sand mound into a castle. As it evolved, its power to curse grew ever stronger.
Moon	Buried beneath the castle are masses of dried-up bones from those whose vitality it has drained.
Ultra Sun	Each of its grains of sand has its own will. Palossand eats small Pokémon and siphons away their vital essence while they’re still alive.
Ultra Moon	Once it has whipped up a sandstorm to halt its opponents in their tracks, this terrifying Pokémon snatches away their vitality.

Names in other languages

Japanese	シロデスナ
Japanese (Rōmaji)	Sirodethna
German	Colossand
French	Trépassable
Spanish	Palossand
Italian	Palossand
Korean	모래성이당
Chinese (Simplified)	噬沙堡爷
Chinese (Traditional)	噬沙堡爺

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.