Brock's Sandshrew 71/132 · Gym Heroes

Sandshrew is Pokédex #027, generation 1 (Kanto). Brock's Sandshrew is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 13. The card lists Sandslash, Sandslash (#028) under evolves to.

Brock's Sandshrew sits at 71/132 in Gym Heroes, position 71 of 132. Before it is 70 Brock's Rhyhorn, and after it is 72 Brock's Sandshrew. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on 14 August 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Defense Curl lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Brock's Sandshrew during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) Rolling Attack is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Lightning -30. Retreat cost is 1.

Sandshrew (#027) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 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 is named Sandshrew, while this one is Brock's Sandshrew. Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 20 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Gym Heroes set binder is where a full Gym Heroes 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 Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Brock and his Pokémon. I still need this card.