Brock's Sandslash 23/132 · Gym Heroes

Gym Heroes is a set in the Gym series. It was released on August 14, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Brock's Sandslash is 23/132, in position 23 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 22 Brock's Rhyhorn, and after it is 24 Brock's Zubat. The listed rarity is Rare.

Brock's Sandslash is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 26. In the Pokédex this is Sandslash (#028), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Brock's Sandshrew. In this catalog that name is Sandshrew (#027).

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

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 is named Sandslash, while this one is Brock's Sandslash. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. 23 other cards of Sandslash list a different HP.

The attack Needles lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Sandstorm is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting, 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.

I keep a set binder for Gym Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Heroes set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sandslash can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Brock and his Pokémon. I still need this card.