Sandslash 28/165 · 151

151 is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. Sandslash is 28/165, in position 28 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 27 Sandshrew, and after it is 29 Nidoran ♀. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Sandslash is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sandslash (#028), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Sandshrew. In this catalog that name is Sandshrew (#027).

kodama illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 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 lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 17 other cards of Sandslash list a different HP.

The attack Rumble lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Spike Rend is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It climbs trees by hooking on with its sharp claws. Sandslash shares the berries it gathers, dropping them down to Sandshrew waiting below the tree." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for 151, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the 151 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sandslash can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.