Sandslash 76/162 · BREAKthrough

Sandslash is Pokédex #028, generation 1 (Kanto). Sandslash is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Sandshrew. In this catalog that name is Sandshrew (#027).

Sandslash sits at 76/162 in BREAKthrough, position 76 of 165. Before it is 75 Sandshrew, and after it is 77 Cubone. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 4, 2015. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Slash lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting. Swift is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape."

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 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Sandslash list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoki Saito. I count 270 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

BREAKthrough set binder is where a full BREAKthrough 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.