- Attack
- 120
- Defense
- 118
- HP
- 146
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 705
- min 617
- Weather boostLv25
- 881
- min 771
- MaxLv50
- 1,394
- Lv40 1,233
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Sandygast is a Ghost/Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 705 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 881 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,394 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Grass/Ice/Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). It resists Bug/Rock/Normal/Electric/Fighting/Poison attacks. In raids, Sand Attack + Shadow Ball is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Palossand with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Sand Heap Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,394 / 1,411
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
If you build sand mounds when you're playing, destroy them before you go home, or they may get possessed and become Sandygast.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Sand Attack
Shadow BallBest100% efficiency10.2TDO 126 - 2AstonishShadow Ball97% efficiency10.0TDO 123
- 3Mud ShotShadow Ball97% efficiency9.9TDO 122
- 4Sand AttackEarth Power92% efficiency9.4TDO 117
- 5Sand AttackScorching Sands91% efficiency9.3TDO 115
Top 5 of 12 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand AttackBestGround · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +7 | 9.6 | 14 |
| Mud ShotGround · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
| AstonishGhost · 1s · STAB | 7 | +13 | 8.4 | 13 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow BallBestGhost · 3s · STAB | 100 | 50 | 40 | 2.4 |
| Scorching SandsGround · 3s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 36 | 2.16 |
| Earth PowerGround · 3.5s · STAB | 100 | 50 | 34.3 | 2.4 |
| Sand TombGround · 4s · STAB | 60 | 33 | 18 | 2.18 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Sandygast's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 96.8
- Actual Defense
- 66.2
- Actual HP
- 96
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Sand AttackShadow BallBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 80% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,233 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Sandygast only reaches CP 1,394 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,394 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,390 | 99.3% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,384 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,389 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,380 | 98.5% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,386 | 98.5% |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,374 | 98.5% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,379 | 98.5% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,385 | 98.5% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,384 | 98.5% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow SandygastViewingBest movesSand AttackShadow Ball
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Grass
IceGhost
Dark - ×0.625
Bug
Rock - ×0.39
Normal
Electric
Fighting
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.39
Fire×1- Water×1.6
- Electric×0.39
- Grass×1.6
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×0.39
- Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×0.625
- Ghost×1.6
Dragon×1- Dark×1.6
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves