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Cards/Palossand GX
Palossand GX card from the Celestial Storm set
Illustration by 5ban Graphics. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Stage 1 Pokémon

Palossand GX

Rotated Out

A powerful Stage 1 Fighting type that controls the opponent's deck.

Fighting210 HPStage 1Intermediate to play

What this card does

Eerie Light confuses the active Pokémon with a 60 damage attack.

Absorb Life heals 20 damage for 100 damage dealt.

Sandy Fear GX discards cards from the opponent's deck and deals extra damage.

Signature attack

Absorb Life

Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. (100 damage)

Sandy Fear GX lets you look at the top 13 cards of your opponent's deck. You can discard any number of those cards to deal 60 damage for each one, which disrupts their strategy significantly.

Attacks

FCC
Eerie Light60

Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused.

FFCC
Absorb Life100

Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon.

FFCC
Sandy Fear GX60×

Look at the top 13 cards of your opponent’s deck and discard any number of Pokémon you find there. This attack does 60 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Your opponent shuffles the other cards back into their deck. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that focus on Fighting energy and want to control the game flow. It works well when you need to remove key cards from an opponent's hand or deck.

Strengths
  • High HP
  • Deck disruption
  • Healing capability
Watch out for
  • Weak to Grass types
  • One GX use limit
  • Fighting energy cost
Pro tip

Use Sandy Fear GX when the opponent has few cards left in their deck to maximize the damage and reduce their options.

From the Pokédex

Palossand is made of sand and can control its own body temperature to create heat waves.

Note for the parent

Remind your child they can only use the GX attack once per game, so save it for a critical moment.

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