Palossand

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Astonish	Sand Tomb	X	B
Astonish	Shadow Ball	B	B-
Astonish	Earth Power	X	A
Mud Shot	Shadow Ball	B	B
Mud Shot	Earth Power	B	C
Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	A-	C
Astonish	Scorching Sands	X	A
Sand Attack	Earth Power	A-	X
Sand Attack	Scorching Sands	A	X

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Mud Shot	Sand Tomb	C	D
Sand Attack	Sand Tomb	C	X
Sand Attack	Shadow Ball	X	X

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Sand Attack and Scorching Sands work together for maximum damage output for Palosand, and they're also very thematically relevant as a bonus!
• Mud Shot is a bit weaker.
• Astonish and Shadow Ball can work for Ghost damage, but Astonish is a poor move.
• Sand Tomb and Earth Power are easy skips.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Astonish is the Fast Move of choice, sporting substantially higher damage than Mud Shot or Sand Attack.
• Earth Power and Scorching Sands are both great, and they synergize best with Astonish.
  • Earth Power has higher power, while Scorching Sands is harder to dodge.
• Sand Tomb is substantially weaker than Earth Power, but it's also easier to evade.
• Shadow Ball can work great due to Ghost's great neutral damage profile, but the fact that it's the same type as Palosand's best Fast Move means that it will tend to have a harder time dealing with a number of its counters.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Mud Shot	Scorching Sands Shadow Ball	A
Sand Attack	Scorching Sands Shadow Ball	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Sand Attack or Mud Shot + Scorching Sands & Shadow Ball

Sand Attack and Mud Shot are the Fast Moves of choice here. Both are energy-generation focused, but Sand Attack provides more raw power while Mud Shot provides even more energy gains. Both entirely out-class Astonish.

Scorching Sands hits fairly hard post-STAB and has a chance to debuff the enemy's Attack, while Shadow Ball hits even harder and has outstanding neutral coverage.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1 / 5

Palosand's stats are fairly well rounded, and don't exactly offer great bulk in the Great League. And while its typing is fun, it has a number of easily-exploited weaknesses and not much counter-coverage. On top of that, it's outclassed as both a Ghost Type and a Ground Type.

Ultra League: 0 / 5

While it can hit 2500 CP by getting close to Lv.50, it's probably not worth the investment.

Master League: 0 / 5

Palosand is a sand castle, and sadly it's every bit as easy as a sandcastle to knock flat in the Master League.

Fast Moves

8

Astonish

More Info

Ghost

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.10	0.35	12.73		7.27	9.09

5

Mud Shot

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Ground

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.60	0.20	11.67		8.33	10.42

4

Sand Attack

More Info

Ground

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.50	0.30	14.00		8.00	10.00

Charge Moves

60

Sand Tomb

2 Energy

More Info

Ground

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
4.00	2.30	0.00	1.82	15.00	18.75		27.27

100

Shadow Ball

2 Energy

More Info

Ghost

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.00	0.40	0.00	2.00	33.33	41.67		66.67

100

Earth Power

2 Energy

More Info

Ground

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.60	0.70	0.00	2.00	27.78	34.72		55.56

95

Scorching Sands

2 Energy

More Info

Ground

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.20	0.90	0.00	1.90	29.69	37.11		56.41

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	39.1% damage
	39.1% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage

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