Sandshrew 79/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver

Sandshrew is Pokédex #027, generation 1 (Kanto). Sandshrew is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Sandslash, Sandslash (#028) under evolves to.

Sandshrew sits at 79/123 in HeartGold & SoulSilver, position 79 of 124. Before it is 78 Pikachu, and after it is 80 Sentret. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Defense Curl lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Sandshrew by attacks during your opponent's next turn. Rollout is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball."

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. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yukiko Baba. I count 151 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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