Brock's Sandshrew 72/132 · 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 Sandshrew is 72/132, in position 72 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 71 Brock's Sandshrew, and after it is 73 Brock's Vulpix. The listed rarity is Common.

Brock's Sandshrew is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 20. 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 23 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 is named Sandshrew, while this one is Brock's Sandshrew. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 20 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The attack Sand Pit lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. 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. Sandshrew 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.