Sandslash 132/264 · Fusion Strike

Fusion Strike is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. Sandslash is 132/264, in position 132 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 131 Sandshrew, and after it is 133 Mankey. 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).

Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this card. The same name is on 174 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 Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 17 other cards of Sandslash list a different HP.

The attack Dig Uppercut lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Put a card from your discard pile into your hand. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Thanks to its thick claws, it's good at climbing trees. There are plenty of Sandslash that park themselves in trees and go right to sleep." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Fusion Strike, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Fusion Strike 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.