Sandshrew 131/264 · Fusion Strike

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 131/264 in Fusion Strike, position 131 of 284. Before it is 130 Dragapult, and after it is 132 Sandslash. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Dig It Up lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting. Look at the top card of your deck. You may discard that card. Let's All Rollout is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each of your Benched Pokémon that has the Let's All Rollout attack. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When its skin gets wrinkled from moisture, it heads for a volcano. It lies flat on a spot with a lot of geothermal heat and dries itself out." The regulation mark is E.

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

The illustrator line reads Yuka Morii. I count 204 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fusion Strike set binder is where a full Fusion Strike 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 Yuka Morii clay cards. I still need this card.