Palossand
Sand Castle Pokémon
Possessed people controlled by this Pokémon transformed its sand mound into a castle. As it evolved, its power to curse grew ever stronger.
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Strategy Overview
Palossand has a small niche in the UnderUsed metagame over other Stealth Rock setters, capable of checking several physical attackers like Mega Aerodactyl, Cobalion, Zeraora, and one of the most threatening wallbreakers in the tier, Terrakion. Its Ground typing gives it an Electric immunity that prevents Mega Manectric and Zeraora from using Volt Switch to switch out, while its Ghost typing gives it a Fighting immunity and resistance to U-turn. However, Palossand is fairly passive and is prone to becoming setup fodder for Pokemon such as Swords Dance Scizor and Nasty Plot Togekiss. Palossand also faces competition from other Stealth Rock setters like Hippowdon, Gligar, Swampert, and even Seismitoad to an extent as it exerts less offensive pressure and has no phazing move. Hippowdon's overall superior bulk and much more useful ability makes it usually a better pick than Palossand.
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