Competitive Information for Palossand [Sword/Shield]
Ghost / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Palossand? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
IncineroarDusclopsTyranitarDracozoltTapu FiniThundurusBarraskewdaFerrothornCoalossalMandibuzz
Palossand is a phenomenal Ghost and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Palossand out in the 8th generation battlefield. Palossand is weak to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Water Compaction
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 236 Hp / 140 SpA / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Earth Power
- Shadow Ball
- Shore Up
- Stockpile
Special Tank Palossand (Popular/Trending)
Palossand is an outstanding Special Tank for single battles. This moveset is designed to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Palossand is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Water Compaction, Palossand's defense is raised 2 stages after it is damaged by a water-type move.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Shore Up is a status move (Palossand restores 1/2 its max hp; 2/3 in sandstorm).
◆ Stockpile is a status move (raises Palossand's defense, special defense by 1 stage. Max 3 uses).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Compaction
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 204 Hp / 252 SpA / 52 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Shadow Ball
- Psychic
- Sludge Bomb
Special Sweeper Palossand (Water Compaction)
Palossand is pretty popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Palossand's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Palossand's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Compaction, Palossand's defense is raised 2 stages after it is damaged by a water-type move.
◆ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Water Compaction
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Shore Up
- Earth Power
- Shadow Ball
- Amnesia / Protect
Palossand Special Wall (Shuriken Powerup)
Palossand is an extraordinary Special Wall for single battles. It tries to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Palossand is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Water Compaction, Palossand's defense is raised 2 stages after it is damaged by a water-type move. This is a doubles build to be partnered with a Water Shuriken user with preferably low damage output (such as Smeargle). This will activate both the Weakness Policy as well as Water Compaction, increasing it's stats drastically in one turn.
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Palossand's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Palossand this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Palossand? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
IncineroarDusclopsTyranitarDracozoltTapu FiniThundurusBarraskewdaFerrothornCoalossalMandibuzz
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Compaction
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 204 Hp / 252 SpA / 52 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Shadow Ball
- Psychic
- Sludge Bomb
Doubles Special Sweeper Palossand (Water Compaction)
Palossand is an outstanding Special Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Palossand's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Palossand's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Compaction, Palossand's defense is raised 2 stages after it is damaged by a water-type move.
◆ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Palossand learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Palossand can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Palossand
- Moves: Gravity + Hypnosis
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Scorching Sands, Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Palossand's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Palossand
- Ancient Power
- Destiny Bond
- Earth Power
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Shore Up
- Stealth Rock
- Stockpile
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Palossand in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 236/0/0/140/132/0 )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0 )
- Optimize Palossand's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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