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Counter guide · Ghost / Ground · Gen VII

What beats Sandygast?

The 5 hardest counters to Sandygast ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Yveltal outspeeds and hits for 2× with dark-type STAB.

Sandygast
No. 769
Sandygast
Ghost Ground
BST 320 · Speed 15 · Atk 55 · SpA 70

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Yveltal
    No. 717
    Yveltal
    Dark Flying
    Hits Sandygast for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 99 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 131)
  2. #2
    Zarude
    No. 893
    Zarude
    Dark Grass
    Hits Sandygast for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 105 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 120)
  3. #3
    Brute Bonnet
    No. 986
    Brute Bonnet
    Grass Dark
    Hits Sandygast for 2× via grass-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 55 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 127)
  4. #4
    Iron Jugulis
    No. 993
    Iron Jugulis
    Dark Flying
    Hits Sandygast for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 108 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 122)
  5. #5
    Wo-Chien
    No. 1001
    Wo-Chien
    Dark Grass
    Hits Sandygast for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 70 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 95)

Sandygast's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Water Grass Ice Ghost Dark
Immune to
Normal Electric Fighting

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Sandygast, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Sandygast hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.