Sandile 83/149 · Sun & Moon

Sandile is Pokédex #551, generation 5 (Unova). Sandile is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Krokorok, Krokorok (#552) under evolves to.

Sandile sits at 83/149 in Sun & Moon, position 83 of 173. Before it is 82 Sharpedo, and after it is 84 Krokorok. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Gnaw lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Crunch is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It submerges itself in sand and moves as if swimming. This wise behavior keeps its enemies from finding it and maintains its temperature."

Sandile (#551) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sandile 63/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 1 other cards of Sandile list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sun & Moon set binder is where a full Sun & Moon set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sandile can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.