Sandygast's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Mud Shot	Shadow Ball	9.92	147.4	12.0
2.	Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	9.57	142.2	11.5
3.	Sand Attack	Shadow Ball	9.54	141.8	11.5
4.	Sand Attack	Scorching Sands	9.20	136.7	11.1
5.	Mud Shot	Earth Power	9.15	136.0	11.0
6.	Astonish	Shadow Ball	9.00	133.8	10.9
7.	Sand Attack	Earth Power	8.81	131.0	10.6
8.	Astonish	Scorching Sands	8.66	128.7	10.4
9.	Astonish	Earth Power	8.33	123.7	10.0
10.	Mud Shot	Sand Tomb	6.12	90.9	7.4
11.	Sand Attack	Sand Tomb	5.92	88.0	7.1
12.	Astonish	Sand Tomb	5.65	83.9	6.8

Sandygast's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Sandygast has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Mud Shot, Astonish, and Sand Attack), which cover Ground and Ghost-type attacks. When using Mud Shot, Astonish, and Sand Attack you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Mud Shot570.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	8

Effects

Mud Shot has no special effects.

See Mud Shot details page ↗

Astonish8141.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	14
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.7s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	12
Energy	10

Effects

Astonish has no special effects.

See Astonish details page ↗

Sand Attack470.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	4
Energy	7
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	2
Energy	4

Effects

Sand Attack has no special effects.

See Sand Attack details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Astonish	8	7.27	14	12.73	1.1s	12	10	-
Mud Shot	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	4	8	-
Sand Attack	4	8.00	7	14.00	0.5s	2	4	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Sandygast's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0

Sandygast's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Sandygast has access to 4 Charge Attacks (Shadow Ball, Sand Tomb, Earth Power, and Scorching Sands), which cover Ghost and Ground-type attacks. When using Shadow Ball, Sand Tomb, Earth Power, and Scorching Sands you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Shadow Ball100503.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	55

Effects

Shadow Ball has no special effects.

See Shadow Ball details page ↗

Sand Tomb60334.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 4.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	25
Energy	40

Effects

Special

Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Sand Tomb details page ↗

Earth Power100503.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.7s - 3.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Earth Power details page ↗

Scorching Sands95503.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	95
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Scorching Sands details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Earth Power Special Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	100	27.78	50	-	3.6s	90	55	-
Sand Tomb Special Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	60	15.00	33	-	4.0s	25	40	-
Scorching Sands Special Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	95	29.69	50	-	3.2s	80	50	-
Shadow Ball	100	33.33	50	-	3.0s	100	55	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Scorching Sands has a 30.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Sandygast's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0
Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0