Sandshrew 83/214 · Unbroken Bonds

Sandshrew is Pokédex #027, generation 1 (Kanto). Sandshrew is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Sandslash, Sandslash (#028) under evolves to.

Sandshrew sits at 83/214 in Unbroken Bonds, position 83 of 238. Before it is 82 Marshadow & Machamp-GX, and after it is 84 Sandslash. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 3 May 2019. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 238 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Collect lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw a card. Rolling Tackle is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lives in areas of limited rainfall. When danger approaches, it curls up into a ball to protect its soft stomach."

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 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sekio illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sekio. I count 72 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Unbroken Bonds set binder is where a full Unbroken Bonds 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). I still need this card.