Sandslash 93/144 · Skyridge

Sandslash is Pokédex #028, generation 1 (Kanto). Sandslash is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Sandshrew. In this catalog that name is Sandshrew (#027).

Sandslash sits at 93/144 in Skyridge, position 93 of 182. Before it is 92 Sandshrew, and after it is 94 Seel. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on May 12, 2003. The printed size is 144. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Sand Trap lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose up to 2 of them. This attack does 10 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Poison Needle Rush is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. If you get at least 1 heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Lightning -30. Retreat cost is 1.

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). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Sandslash list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Skyridge set binder is where a full Skyridge 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.