Base Set · #62/102Read card information, abilities & attacks ↓RESALE VALUES · USDRaw market reference$1.04Selected printing · condition-agnostic market referenceMatched by set, card number, product and printingUpdated Oct 24, 2026Checked Oct 27, 2026 Modeled price guideChecking…Modeled ungraded price guideExact card match required
Sandshrew
SetBase Set
Year1999
RarityCommon
LanguageEN
ArtistKen Sugimori
SeriesBase
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Card information
- Category
- Pokemon
- HP
- 40
- Type
- Fighting
- Stage
- Basic
- Pokédex
- #27
- Release date
- 1999-01-09
Card description
Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
Printings listed in the catalog
First edition · Normal
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Abilities & attacks
Sand-attack
10If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Resistance
- Lightning -30
- Retreat cost
- 1
Format status
Standard: Not legal · Expanded: Not legal
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