Sandslash 79/149 · Boundaries Crossed

Sandslash is Pokédex #028, generation 1 (Kanto). Sandslash is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Sandshrew. In this catalog that name is Sandshrew (#027).

Sandslash sits at 79/149 in Boundaries Crossed, position 79 of 153. Before it is 78 Sandshrew, and after it is 80 Gligar. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on November 7, 2012. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Sand-Attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Earthquake is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The spikes on its body are made up of its hardened hide. It rolls up and attacks foes with its spikes."

Sandslash (#028) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sandslash 41/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and BERUBURI illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Sandslash list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads BERUBURI. I count 4 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Boundaries Crossed set binder is where a full Boundaries Crossed set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sandslash can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.