Sandygast

If you build sand mounds when you're playing, destroy them before you go home, or they may get possessed and become Sandygast.

Dex No

#769

Sandygast Weaknesses and Strengths

Sandygast is a dual-type Pokemon of types Ghost and Ground. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ghost	160%
Dark	160%
Water	160%
Grass	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Normal	39.1%
Fighting	39.1%
Poison	39.1%
Electric	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Best Moves for Sandygast in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Sandygast.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Astonish	Shadow Ball	48.73	268.84
Mud Shot	Shadow Ball	50.00	266.27
Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	45.63	254.38
Astonish	Scorching Sands	44.36	249.83
Mud Shot	Earth Power	43.33	246.45
Astonish	Earth Power	42.06	243.20
Mud Shot	Sand Tomb	28.00	176.21
Astonish	Sand Tomb	26.73	171.75

All Moves for Sandygast

Below are all the moves that Sandygast can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Sand Tomb	Charged	60	15	4000ms	-33
Shadow Ball	Charged	100	40	3000ms	-50
Earth Power	Charged	100	27.78	3600ms	-50
Scorching Sands	Charged	95	29.69	3200ms	-50
Astonish	Quick	8	8.73	1100ms	14
Mud Shot	Quick	5	8.33	600ms	7

Sandygast Evolution

Sandygast

Requires
50x Candy

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Best Sandygast Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Sandygast Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Sandygast in a raid.