Palossand (Pokémon)

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Palossand (Japanese: シロデスナ Sirodethna) is a dual-type introduced in Generation VII.
It evolves from starting at level 42.
==Biology==
Palossand is a resembling a yellowish sand castle with gray pebbles along the base. It has a square main castle for its body, two round towers for arms, and the top of another round tower with a conical point rising up from the body. A tunnel through the center of the main body creates a mouth. There is a line of five alternating blue and pink seashells over the top of its mouth, and a similar ring of seashells surrounds the central tower just below the point. The central tower has six windows: three located in the front, one on each side, and one in the back. The two outermost windows in front of the central tower have tiny pebbles in them and appear to act as eyes. The two side towers have along the top with a ring of windows underneath. Palossand's main body has crenellations around the central tower. In the peak of its tower is a red shovel stuck handle-first into the top.
Palossand has the power to control the sand, and each grain of its body has a will of its own. It curses and control people and Pokémon alike, making them gather sand for it to build upon its body. Unlike , Palossand is able to replenish any sand it loses on its own. The shovel on Palossand's head rotates when it searches for prey and is believed to function as a radar. Palossand can be found at beaches, having been referred to as the "Beach Nightmare"; however, it hates water. It cannot maintain its castle-like structure during heavy rainfall. As seen in the Pokémon the Series episode A Shivering Shovel Search!, Palossand can manipulate its size to grow to the size of a building and whip up sandstorms with a swing of its tower-like arms.
Palossand captures smaller Pokémon into its sandy body by dragging them down into the sand. Once they are trapped, it drains their vitality whenever it pleases, until all there is left under its body are the dried-up bones of its victims, which Palossand is able to fire from the hollows in its arms. The aforementioned Pokémon the Series episode shows that trapped victims are unable to escape Palossand's body unless it has suffered enough damage, otherwise they will be pulled back inside; it also suggests Palossand is not able to drain the life force of humans. Wherever it passes, traces of its victims' ill will are left, which are said to be the genesis of new Sandygast.Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Palossand
Palossand and its pre-evolved form are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move . They are also the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
===Evolution===
Palossand evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Stats===
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* Based on its species, Palossand is also immune to the move .
===Learnset===
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Palossand debuted in A Shivering Shovel Search!. It evolved from a Sandygast after losing its shovel, trapping and inside its body.
====Minor appearances====
A Palossand appeared in Deceiving Appearances!, among the Pokémon seen at Aether Paradise.
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===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
A Palossand briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, under the ownership of . Alongside Skyla's Swanna and Flint's Infernape, it battled Bettie's , Iris's Haxorus, and 's , but the outcome was left unknown.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Palossand debuted in Ray of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!, where it was revealed to have evolved from Acerola's .
A Palossand appeared in PASS41, being one of many Pokémon to suddenly Dynamax due to the Darkest Day.
===Pokémon Horizon===
A Palossand appeared in a fantasy in Journey to a New Horizon.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* When Palossand and its pre-evolution are sent out, they merely fade onto the screen instead of dropping down like most other Pokémon. This trait is shared by , , , and .
* , Palossand, , , and are immune to .
===Origin===
Palossand appears to be based on a . Its type is likely a reference to , a common trope in horror stories.
The way it captures its prey is similar to . Its color variation may be based on .
====Name origin====
Palossand may be a combination of palace, loss, and sand, as well as a pun on pile of sand. It could also derive from pala (Spanish for shovel) or involve colossal.
Sirodethna may be read literally as 城ですな shiro desu na (That's a castle, huh). This may also be a combination of 城 shiro (castle), death, and 砂 suna (sand).
==In other languages==
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ja:シロデスナ
zh:噬沙堡爷