Sandshrew 96/123 · Mysterious Treasures

Mysterious Treasures is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Sandshrew is 96/123, in position 96 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 95 Remoraid, and after it is 97 Seel. The listed rarity is Common.

Sandshrew is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 16. 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). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 13 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The attack Sand Attack lists no damage number. 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. Ram is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Water +10. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall."

I keep a set binder for Mysterious Treasures, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Mysterious Treasures 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.