Sandaconda 109/202 · Sword & Shield

Sandaconda is Pokédex #844, generation 8 (Galar). Sandaconda is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Silicobra. In this catalog that name is Silicobra (#843).

Sandaconda sits at 109/202 in Sword & Shield, position 109 of 216. Before it is 108 Silicobra, and after it is 110 Sandaconda. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 7 February 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Coil lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon's attacks do 120 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Skull Bash is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its unique style of coiling allows it to blast sand out of its sand sac more efficiently." The regulation mark is D.

Sandaconda (#844) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sandaconda 110/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. nagimiso illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Sandaconda list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sword & Shield set binder is where a full Sword & Shield set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sandaconda can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.