Sandygast
No. 0769
Type: Ghost / Ground
Sandygast mainly inhabits beaches. It takes control of anyone who puts their hand into its mouth, forcing them to make its body bigger.
Base stats
| HP | 55 |
|---|---|
| Attack | 55 |
| Defense | 80 |
| Sp. Attack | 70 |
| Sp. Defense | 45 |
| Speed | 15 |
Total 320
What to answer with
Attacking types that hit what hits it hard, and the best move of each one it learns.
- Bug — Cover 2 weaknesses (Grass, Dark) — It learns nothing of that type
- Fighting — Cover 2 weaknesses (Ice, Dark) — It learns nothing of that type
- Fire — Cover 2 weaknesses (Grass, Ice) — It learns nothing of that type
- Grass — Covers 1 weakness (Water) — Energy Ball
- Poison — Covers 1 weakness (Grass) — Sludge Bomb
- Rock — Covers 1 weakness (Ice) — Stone Edge
Abilities
- Water Compaction
- Sand Veil (Hidden)
Evolution line
Moves
- Absorb
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Astonish
- Bulldoze
- Chilling Water
- Confuse Ray
- Curse
- Destiny Bond
- Earth Power
- Earthquake
- Endure
- Energy Ball
- Facade
- Flash Cannon
- Fling
- Giga Drain
- Gravity
- Harden
- Hex
- Hypnosis
- Imprison
- Iron Defense
- Mega Drain
- Mud Shot
- Mud-Slap
- Night Shade
- Pain Split
- Poltergeist
- Protect
- Psychic
- Rain Dance
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Rock Tomb
- Sand Attack
- Sandstorm
- Sand Tomb
- Scary Face
- Scorching Sands
- Shadow Ball
- Shore Up
- Skill Swap
- Sleep Talk
- Sludge Bomb
- Spite
- Spit Up
- Stealth Rock
- Stockpile
- Stone Edge
- Substitute
- Sunny Day
- Swallow
- Tera Blast
- Trick
What the optimizer would run
Rules: Gen 9 OU (singles)
- Role
- Hazard setter
- Ability
- Water Compaction
- Item
- Earth Plate
- Nature
- Calm
- EVs
- 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
- Moves
- Earth Power, Stealth Rock, Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb