Sandile 69/146 · XY

XY is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. Sandile is 69/146, in position 69 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 68 Sableye, and after it is 70 Krokorok. The listed rarity is Common.
Sandile is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sandile (#551), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Krokorok, Krokorok (#552) under evolves to.
Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 other cards in the catalog.
Sandile (#551) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sandile 63/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 1 other cards of Sandile list a different HP.
The attack Ram lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Darkness Fang is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun."
I keep a set binder for XY, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sandile can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 69/146
- Set
- XY
- Series
- XY
- Released
- February 5, 2014
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 70
- Type
- Darkness
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex
- Sandile (#551)
- Evolves to
- Krokorok
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Resistance
- Psychic -20
- Retreat
- 3
Attacks and card text
AttackDarkness Fang
Flavor text
It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Sandile from?
XY, in the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146.
What is the collector number?
69/146. It is entry 69 of 146 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Sumiyoshi Kizuki. The catalog lists 212 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Sandile #551, generation 5 (Unova).
Which attacks are printed?
Ram (20) and Darkness Fang (50).