Sandygast

Sand Heap Pokémon ^#769

Grudges of the dead have possessed a mound of sand and become a Pokémon. Sandygast is fond of the shovel on its head.

Sandygast mainly inhabits beaches. It takes control of anyone who puts their hand into its mouth, forcing them to make its body bigger.

- Water-Compaction
  Raises this Pokémon's Defense by two stages when it's hit by a Water move.

- Sand-Veil
  During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.

If you build sand mounds when you’re playing,
destroy them before you go home, or they
may get possessed and become Sandygast.