Alolan Sandshrew 137/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

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

Alolan Sandshrew sits at 137/236 in Cosmic Eclipse, position 137 of 272. Before it is 136 Guzzlord, and after it is 138 Alolan Sandslash. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 1 November 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Run Around lists no damage number. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Metal Claw is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "After fleeing a volcanic eruption, it ended up moving to an area of snowy mountains. Its ice shell is as hard as steel."

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 is named Sandshrew, while this one is Alolan Sandshrew. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and ryoma uratsuka illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Sandshrew list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads ryoma uratsuka. I count 46 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Cosmic Eclipse set binder is where a full Cosmic Eclipse 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 Alolan forms. I still need this card.