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Pokemon GOdebuted Shiny Sandygast and Shiny Palossand with the 2024 Holiday Part 1 event. Events featuring Sandygast offer multiple ways to get the monster in the game. Some lucky players might get to encounter a Shiny Sandygast.
You can get Shiny Sandygast and Shiny Palossand from the start of thePokemon GOHoliday Part 1 event on Tuesday, June 25, 2025, at 10 AM Local Time. Both the Standard and Shiny Sandygast share identical stats and maximum CP. Evolving a Shiny Sandygast can turn it into a Shiny Palossand, but there are requirements. That said, this guide details the best ways to get Shiny Sandygast and Shiny Palossand.
Pokemon GO: Get Shiny Sandygast As A Wild Spawn
You can encounter wild Standard Sandygast and Shiny Sandygast inPokemon GOduring featured events. While there is no fixed method for a guaranteed Shiny encounter, matching the monster’s Shiny odds might help. The more wild Sandygast you encounter, the quicker Shiny Sandygast might spawn.
DifferentPokemon GOitemscan increase the frequency of wild Sandygast spawns. The in-game elements are Lure Modules, Incense, and the Weather Boost effect. Systematical use of these elements during events featuring Sandygast can notably increase its wild spawn rate.
This strategy can stack their effects and significantly boost the wild Sandygast spawn rate, which might help match its Shiny odds.
Pokemon GO: Get Shiny Sandygast By Winning Raids
Sandygast comes as a 1-Star Raid Boss during featuredPokemon GOevents. Winning against it rewards a Sandygast encounter; there is a chance of it being a Shiny Sandygast. Since the Raid Boss is a dual Ghost andGround-type Pokemon, you need monsters with powerful Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-type moves.
Snarl (Dark-type)
Dark Pulse (Dark-type)
Pokemon GO: Get Shiny Sandygast By Completing Research Tasks
In-game events featuring Sandygast bring it as a Research task completion reward. Those who complete the2024 Holiday (Part 1) Research tasksget a guaranteed Sandygast encounter. There is a chance that aPokemon GOShiny Sandygast might spawn instead of a Standard variant.
Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Palossand
Once you catch a Shiny Sandygast, you’re able to then evolve it. Evolving a Shiny Sandygast into a Shiny Palossandcosts you 50 Candy. You can fulfill thePokemon GOCandy requirement by catching/transferring several Sandygast, using it as the Buddy Pokemon, and more.
