Sandygast resembles a basic sand castle with a tunnel and shovel. Its Shiny color variation may be based off of black sand.
Sandygast may be a combination of sandy and ghast (evil spirit).
Sunabā may derive from 砂場 sunaba (sandbox) or 砂 suna (sand) and bar or いないいないばあ inai-inai-baa (peekaboo).
No: 769
English Name: Sandygast
Japanese Name: Sunaba
Generation: 7
Type: Ghost, Ground
Species: Sand Heap Pokémon
Abilities: Water Compaction, Sand Veil (hidden ability)
Evolution: Sandygast > Palossand
Sandygast is a Pokémon formed from sand. It is mostly a mound of whitish sand dotted with gray pebbles. A tunnel through its center acts as a mouth, and a small depression above that has two pebbles for eyes. A red shovel with a white handle is stuck blade first into the top of its head. On either side of its main body is a smaller mound reminiscent of a stubby arm.
Sandygast is born from grudges that seep into the sand, such as from Pokémon that suffer defeat in battle. It can suck the life force of people or Pokémon through its mouth. Apparently, in the Alola region, sticking a hand into Sandygast’s mouth is a way of proving one’s courage. A person who grabs Sandygast’s shovel falls under its control. It uses this power to make children add sand to its body so it can become bigger. A Sandygast that loses its shovel may replace it with something like a branch or a flag, but it is said to keep searching for its lost shovel.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon SUN: Born from a sand mound playfully built by a child, this Pokémon embodies the grudges of the departed.
Pokemon MOON: It takes control of anyone who puts a hand in its mouth. And so it adds to the accumulation of its sand-mound body.
