Sandshrew 91/130 · Base Set 2

Base Set 2 is a set in the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Sandshrew is 91/130, in position 91 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 90 Rhyhorn, and after it is 92 Spearow. The listed rarity is Common.

Sandshrew is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. In the Pokédex this is Sandshrew (#027), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Sandslash, Sandslash (#028) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Sandshrew (#027) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sandshrew 62/102 in Base (1999). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 20 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The attack Sand-attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Lightning -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food."

I keep a set binder for Base Set 2, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base Set 2 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sandshrew can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.