Palossand (Pokémon)

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Palossand Sand Castle Pokémon シロデスナ Sirodethna #770 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ghost Ground Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Water Compaction Cacophony Cacophony Sand Veil Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Amorphous Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 4'03" 1.3 m Palossand 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 551.2 lbs. 250.0 kg Palossand 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 168	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Palossand 0 HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F770.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Palossand (Japanese: シロデスナ Sirodethna) is a dual-type Ghost/Ground Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves from Sandygast starting at level 42.

Biology

Palossand is a Pokémon resembling a yellowish sand castle with gray pebbles along the base. It has a square main castle for its body, two round towers for arms, and the top of another round tower with a conical point rising up from the body. A tunnel through the center of the main body creates a mouth. There is a line of five alternating blue and pink seashells over the top of its mouth. The central tower has six windows: three located in the front, one on each side, and one in the back. The two outermost windows in front of the central tower have tiny pebbles in them and appear to act as eyes. The two side towers have crenellations along the top with a ring of windows underneath. Palossand's main body has crenellations around the central tower. A ring of alternating pink and blue seashells surrounds the central tower just below the point. In the peak of its tower is a red shovel stuck handle-first into the top.

Palossand has been referred to as the Beach Nightmare. Each grain of Palossand's body has a will of its own. It controls adults to make them build it a sand castle, which provides it a disguise and defense. However, Palossand is able to replenish any sand it loses on its own. It has the power to control the sand. The shovel on its head rotates when Palossand searches for prey and is believed to function as a radar. It enjoys the life force of Pokémon and captures small Pokémon by creating a sandy vortex. The bones of its victims are kept beneath it and traces of its victims' ill will are left wherever Palossand passes. This is said to be the genesis of new Sandygast born from the souls it gains from victims.^[1]. As seen in the anime, Palossand can manipulate its size and can grow to the size of a building. Palossand can be found at beaches, however it hates the water. It cannot maintain its castle-like shape during heavy-rain storms.

Palossand and its pre-evolution are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Shore Up.

In the anime

Main series

Palossand in the anime

Major appearances

Palossand debuted in A Shivering Shovel Search!, where it evolved from a Sandygast eventually, trapping Ash inside its body.

Minor appearances

A Palossand appeared in Deceiving Appearances!, where they were among the Pokémon seen at Aether Paradise.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Palossand in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

A Palossand briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, under the ownership of Acerola. Alongside Skyla's Swanna and Flint's Infernape, it battled Bettie's Pikachu, Iris's Haxorus, and Barry's Piplup, but the outcome was left unknown.

In the manga

Palossand in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Palossand debuted in Ray of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!, where it was revealed to have evolved from Acerola's Sandygast.

Pokémon Horizon

A Palossand appeared in a fantasy in Journey to a New Horizon.

In the TCG

Main article: Palossand (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

• Based on its species, Palossand is also immune to the move Telekinesis.

Learnset

Palossand is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.2.0+.

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM49 TM49 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM55 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM59 TM59 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR11 TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR17 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR33 TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR38 TR38 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TR40 TR40 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR65 TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Palossand Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Palossand

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —% 5 Spit Up Normal Special — 100% 10 Stockpile Normal Status — —% 20 Swallow Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Palossand in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Palossand in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Palossand Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Palossand

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Ground Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #780 Eject++ Sometimes removes five non-Support Pokémon icons.

Evolution

Unevolved Sandygast  Ghost  Ground

Level 42 →

First evolution Palossand  Ghost  Ground

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield File:Spr 8s 770.png File:Spr 8s 770 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Palossand images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

Palossand appears to be based on a sand castle. Its Shiny color variation may be based on black sand.

Name origin

Palossand may be a combination of palace, loss, and sand. It may be a pun on pile of sand. It could also derive from pala (Spanish for shovel) or involve colossal.

Sirodethna may be read literally as 城ですな shiro desu na (That's a castle, huh). This may also be a combination of 城 shiro (castle), death, and 砂 suna (sand).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese シロデスナ Sirodethna From 城ですな shiro desu na, death, and 砂 suna French Trépassable From trépas, sable, and très passable Spanish Palossand Same as English name German Colossand From colosseum or colossal and Sand Italian Palossand Same as English name Korean 모래성이당 Moraeseong-idang From 모래성이당 moraeseong-idang Mandarin Chinese 噬沙堡爺 / 噬沙堡爷 Shìshābǎoyé From 吞噬 tūnshì, 沙堡 shābǎo, 爺 / 爷 yé, and 是沙堡耶 Shì shābǎo yé Cantonese Chinese 噬沙堡爺 Saihsābóuyèh From 吞噬 tānsaih, 沙堡 sābóu, and 爺 yèh

More languages Russian Палоссэнд Palossend Transcription of English name Swedish Pollosand* Corruption of English name Thai ชิโรเดซึนะ Chirodesuena Transcription of Japanese name

Notes

External links

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