Strong point: Defense — higher than 89% of species. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 88% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 5 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 3 full immunities. Normal, Electric and Fighting-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (100) is 25 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Quiet +SpA · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 5
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Alola | #187 | Sun / Moon |
|---|---|---|
| Alola | #226 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Isle of Armor | #134 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor |
| Paldea | #323 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Hyperspace | #026 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Water Compaction Raises this Pokémon's Defense by two stages when it's hit by a Water move.
- Sand Veil Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
How players use it
Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 UU is one tier lower: it is played without the Pokémon most often used in OU, so the same species hold completely different places here.
Rank 94 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.82% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Possessed people controlled by this Pokémon transformed its sand mound into a castle. As it evolved, its power to curse grew ever stronger.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Palossand takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
Sprite taken straight from the game in which Palossand appeared.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (5)
All Palossand cards →Palossand has 5 cards in 5 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 57 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (5)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Moves (73)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (61 via TM/TR, 17 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 35 | 85% | 15 |
| 15 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 |
| 20 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 25 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 30 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60% | 20 |
| 35 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100% | 10 |
| 40 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 47 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 54 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 61 | Shore Up | Ground | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 68 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |