Sandygast
May 13, 2025, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. local time
You will get 2x Candy for transferring Pokémon
Sandygast Spotlight Hour takes place on May 13th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with 2× Transfer Candy bonus. Pokémon Spotlight Hour feature a different Pokémon and a special bonus for one hour at 6:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday during the month of May.
This Spotlight Hour is the second May 2025 Pokémon spotlight! It is especially interesting as Sandygast can be shiny and you will get 2x Candy on transfer! In other words, it’s a great time to have a clear out of your Pokémon storage.
Note on Transfer Bonus
Now is a great chance to clean up your Pokémon storage! If you can hold off till Spotlight Hour, especially for any legendary raid bosses you raid throughout the week, that extra Candy is a great bonus. If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x Transfer Candy bonus in other ways.
You can try transferring any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag! This is a great opportunity to clear out your storage, transfer Legendary Pokémon you have been clinging onto, and rare Pokémon you need more candy for. If you need help managing your Pokémon storage, check out our full guide here.
Sandygast Fact Sheet
Sandygast is a Ghost and Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Ghost and Ground-type Pokémon, Sandygast is weak to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-type moves.
Sandygast’s maximum Combat Power stat is 1394 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Sand Attack and Shadow Ball. Sandygast encounters are boosted during Fog and Sunny weather. Shiny Sandygast is available!
Shiny Sandygast and Palossand
If you’re lucky, you may encounter shiny Sandygast and evolve it into shiny Palossand!
How to evolve Palossand
Sandygast CP and IV Chart
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 CP | 2 | 54 CP | 3 | 91 CP |
| 4 | 129 CP | 5 | 166 CP | 6 | 203 CP |
| 7 | 240 CP | 8 | 278 CP | 9 | 315 CP |
| 10 | 352 CP | 11 | 387 CP | 12 | 423 CP |
| 13 | 458 CP | 14 | 493 CP | 15 | 528 CP |
| 16 | 564 CP | 17 | 599 CP | 18 | 634 CP |
| 19 | 669 CP | 20 | 705 CP | 21 | 740 CP |
| 22 | 775 CP | 23 | 810 CP | 24 | 846 CP |
| 25 | 881 CP | 26 | 916 CP | 27 | 951 CP |
| 28 | 987 CP | 29 | 1022 CP | 30 | 1057 CP |
| 31 | 1075 CP | 32 | 1092 CP | 33 | 1110 CP |
| 34 | 1128 CP | 35 | 1145 CP | 36 | 1163 CP |
| 37 | 1180 CP | 38 | 1198 CP | 39 | 1216 CP |
| 40 | 1233 CP | 41 | 1249 CP | 42 | 1265 CP |
| 43 | 1281 CP | 44 | 1297 CP | 45 | 1313 CP |
| 46 | 1329 CP | 47 | 1345 CP | 48 | 1361 CP |
| 49 | 1378 CP | 50 | 1394 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Sandygast
Trainers who plan to participate should be prepared with a Mega Pokémon to maximise candy gains per Pokémon caught. Here’s everything you need to know! If you want further information about Spotlight Hours, check out our comprehensive guide.
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Sandygast if they are Mega-evolved.
Mega Catch Bonus
While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy are granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.
Is it worth evolving Sandygast?
PVE
⚔️ Raids
Palossand is really not a great attacker, no matter how you twist it. Both as a Ground and Ghost-type attacker, it falls in the bottom portion of the Tier List, overshadowed by more than 50 other Pokémon. But it has an insanely cool shiny!
🛡️ Gyms
A solid, well-rounded Gym defender. Do leave your scary castles as Gym defenders.
PVP
Palossand is a really, really strange Pokémon for PvP. Usually, it performs best in the Ultra League, with disastrous performance in Great League and Master League.
🔵 Great League
Really doesn’t perform well.
🟡 Ultra League
In Ultra League, you want to run with Astonish, Scorching Sand, and Shadow Ball. It’s bulky, can provide a lot of pressure with Astonish, and a solid nuke with Shadow Ball. Its biggest opponents are Talonflame and Giratina, which are bound to be encountered.
🟣 Master League
Too many Legendaries and pseudo-Legendaries who are better than Palossand.
