Palossand #0770

The Sand Castle Pokémon

The data on this page are from Scarlet and Violet, the most recent appearance of Palossand. Use the left menu (blue tab) to see data from other games!

Typing	GhostGround
Abilities	Water Compaction - Ability 1 Water Compaction - Ability 2 Sand Veil - Hidden
Classification	The Sand Castle Pokémon
National ID	#0770

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Ghost

Water

Grass

Ice

Dark

Resists x½

Rock

Bug

Resists x¼

Poison

Immune x0

Normal

Fighting

Electric

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Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	85		145—192
Attack	75	72—114	80—127	88—139
Defense	110	103—145	115—162	126—178
Sp. Attack	100	94—136	105—152	115—167
Sp. Defense	75	72—114	80—127	88—139
Speed	35	36—78	40—87	44—95
Total	480	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 42

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Amorphous
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3840 - Generations II, III, and VII 3825 - Generations IV 3855 - Generations V and VI 3825 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 1920 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	1.3 m (4'3")
Weight	250.0 kg (551.2 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	168
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~14.82% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Palossand via level-up in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Absorb	20	100	Grass	Spec.
1	Astonish	30	100	Ghost	Phys.
1	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Sand Tomb	35	85	Ground	Phys.
15	Mega Drain	40	100	Grass	Spec.
20	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
25	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
30	Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
35	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
40	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
47	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
54	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
61	Shore Up	—	—	Ground	Stat.
68	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Palossand as Egg Moves in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Swallow	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Stockpile	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Spit Up	1	100	Normal	Spec.
Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Palossand via TM in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM017	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM022	Chilling Water	50	100	Water	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM029	Hex	65	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM042	Night Shade	1	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM092	Imprison	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM093	Flash Cannon	80	100	Steel	Spec.
TM098	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM104	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TM109	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM116	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM119	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM120	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM128	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM133	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
TM148	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM150	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM176	Sand Tomb	35	85	Ground	Phys.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM178	Gravity	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM198	Poltergeist	110	90	Ghost	Phys.
TM202	Pain Split	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM215	Scorching Sands	70	100	Ground	Spec.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation VII

Sun

Evolve

Moon

Evolve

Ultra Sun

Evolve

Ultra Moon

Evolve

Generation VIII

Sword

Transfer

Shield

Transfer

The Isle of Armor (Sword)

Catchable

The Isle of Armor (Shield)

Catchable

The Crown Tundra (Sword)

Catchable

The Crown Tundra (Shield)

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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