Sandshrew 75/162 · BREAKthrough

BREAKthrough is a set in the XY series. It was released on November 4, 2015. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. Sandshrew is 75/162, in position 75 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 74 Beheeyem, and after it is 76 Sandslash. The listed rarity is Common.

Sandshrew is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sandshrew (#027), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Sandslash, Sandslash (#028) under evolves to.

Shigenori Negishi illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

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 Shigenori Negishi illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The attack Double Scratch lists 10× damage. The cost is Fighting. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads. Sand Tomb is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball."

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