Sandslash 98/167 · Twilight Masquerade

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

Sandslash sits at 98/167 in Twilight Masquerade, position 98 of 226. Before it is 97 Sandshrew, and after it is 99 Hisuian Growlithe. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Dig Claws lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Earthquake is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. This attack also does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The spikes on its body are made up of its hardened hide. It rolls up and attacks foes with its spikes." The regulation mark is H.

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 Nisota Niso illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Sandslash list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nisota Niso. I count 39 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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