Sandshrew 27/165 · 151

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 27/165 in 151, position 27 of 207. Before it is 26 Raichu, and after it is 28 Sandslash. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

Sand Screen is listed as Ability. Trainer cards in your opponent's discard pile can't be put into their deck by an effect of your opponent's Item or Supporter cards. The attack Scratch lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging." The regulation mark is G.

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 kodama illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kodama. I count 86 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Modern living dex: the 151. I still need this card.