EX Sandstorm (TCG)

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EX Sandstorm (Japanese: ADV 2: Miracle of the Desert) is the name given to an Expansion of cards and Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It continued to release Generation III Pokémon into the TCG.

Set Size

  • 100 cards in English release
  • 53 cards in Japanese release
File:Exsandstorm.gif
The symbol for EX Sandstorm is a Claw and Root Fossil.

Sequence

  • 17th English Expansion
  • 19th Japanese Expansion

Release Dates

  • 18th April 2003 - Japanese Expansion
  • 17th September 2003 - English Expansion

Prereleases were held on the weekends of 6th/7th and 13th/14th September 2003.

Trivia

  • EX Sandstorm contained several cards that were (at the time) not yet available in any other language, making it the first set since Team Rocket (Dark Raichu) to feature English exclusive cards. Many of the cards later graced Japanese players’ hands in ADV EX 1: Magma vs Aqua: Two Ambitions.
  • EX Sandstorm introduced dual Weaknesses and Resistances to the TCG, to correlate with multiple strengths and vulnerabilities of Pokémon in the games.
  • This was the first set to feature eveolved Pokémon ex. Some of these Pokémon broke the "120 HP limit" (the highest HP any Pokémon card had featured). Wailord ex now holds the record for the highest HP on a tournament legal card (200 HP).
  • In Japan, no Half Decks accompanied this set.
  • This was also the first Nintendo Expansion, and indeed the first Expansion in a long time to produce a Prerelease promo card at a Prerelease Tournament - that card being Armaldo.

Theme Decks

Card List

English Expansion

No. Card Name Type Rarity
1 Armaldo   File:Rare rare.gifH
2 Cacturne   File:Rare rare.gifH
3 Cradily   File:Rare rare.gifH
4 Dusclops File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
5 Flareon   File:Rare rare.gifH
6 Jolteon   File:Rare rare.gifH
7 Ludiculo   File:Rare rare.gifH
8 Lunatone   File:Rare rare.gifH
9 Mawile   File:Rare rare.gifH
10 Sableye File:Dark-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
11 Seviper   File:Rare rare.gifH
12 Shrifty   File:Rare rare.gifH
13 Solrock   File:Rare rare.gifH
14 Zangoose   File:Rare rare.gifH
15 Arcanine   File:Rare rare.gif
16 Espeon File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
17 Golduck   File:Rare rare.gif
18 Kecleon   File:Rare rare.gif
19 Omastar   File:Rare rare.gif
20 Pichu   File:Rare rare.gif
21 Sandslash   File:Rare rare.gif
22 Shrifty   File:Rare rare.gif
23 Steelix   File:Rare rare.gif
24 Umbreon File:Dark-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
25 Vaporeon   File:Rare rare.gif
26 Wobbuffet File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
27 Anorith   File:Rare uncom.gif
28 Anorith   File:Rare uncom.gif
29 Arbok   File:Rare uncom.gif
30 Azumarill   File:Rare uncom.gif
31 Azurill   File:Rare uncom.gif
32 Baltoy File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
33 Breloom   File:Rare uncom.gif
34 Delcatty   File:Rare uncom.gif
35 Electabuzz   File:Rare uncom.gif
36 Elekid   File:Rare uncom.gif
37 Fearow   File:Rare uncom.gif
38 Illumise   File:Rare uncom.gif
39 Kabuto   File:Rare uncom.gif
40 Kirlia   File:Rare uncom.gif
41 Lairon   File:Rare uncom.gif
42 Lileep   File:Rare uncom.gif
43 Lileep   File:Rare uncom.gif
44 Linoone   File:Rare uncom.gif
45 Lombre   File:Rare uncom.gif
46 Lombre   File:Rare uncom.gif
47 Murkrow File:Dark-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
48 Nuzleaf   File:Rare uncom.gif
49 Nuzleaf   File:Rare uncom.gif
50 Pelipper   File:Rare uncom.gif
51 Quilava   File:Rare uncom.gif
52 Vigoroth   File:Rare uncom.gif
53 Volbeat   File:Rare uncom.gif
54 Wynaut File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
55 Xatu File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
56 Aron   File:Rare com.gif
57 Cacnea   File:Rare com.gif
58 Cacnea   File:Rare com.gif
59 Cyndaquil   File:Rare com.gif
60 Dunsparce   File:Rare com.gif
61 Duskull File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
62 Duskull File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
63 Eevee   File:Rare com.gif
64 Ekans   File:Rare com.gif
65 Growlithe   File:Rare com.gif
66 Lotad   File:Rare com.gif
67 Lotad   File:Rare com.gif
68 Marill   File:Rare com.gif
69 Natu File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
70 Omanyte   File:Rare com.gif
71 Onix   File:Rare com.gif
72 Pikachu   File:Rare com.gif
73 Psyduck   File:Rare com.gif
74 Ralts File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
75 Sandshrew   File:Rare com.gif
76 Seedot   File:Rare com.gif
77 Seedot   File:Rare com.gif
78 Shroomish   File:Rare com.gif
79 Skitty   File:Rare com.gif
80 Slakoth   File:Rare com.gif
81 Spearow   File:Rare com.gif
82 Trapinch   File:Rare com.gif
83 Wailmer   File:Rare com.gif
84 Wingull   File:Rare com.gif
85 Zigzagoon   File:Rare com.gif
86 Double Full Heal T File:Rare uncom.gif
87 Lanette’s Net Search T File:Rare uncom.gif
88 Rare Candy T File:Rare uncom.gif
89 Wally’s Training T File:Rare uncom.gif
90 Claw Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
91 Mysterious Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
92 Root Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
93 Multi Energy E File:Rare uncom.gif
94 Aerodactyl ex   File:Rare rare.gifex
95 Aggron ex   File:Rare rare.gifex
96 Gardevoir ex File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifex
97 Kabutops ex   File:Rare rare.gifex
98 Raichu ex   File:Rare rare.gifex
99 Typhlosion ex   File:Rare rare.gifex
100 Wailord ex   File:Rare rare.gifex


Japanese Expansion

No. Card Name Type Rarity
1 Seedot   File:Rare com.gif
2 Nuzleaf   File:Rare uncom.gif
3 Shiftry   File:Rare rare.gifH
4 Volbeat   File:Rare rare.gif
5 Illumise   File:Rare rare.gif
6 Cacnea   File:Rare uncom.gif
7 Cacturne   File:Rare rare.gifH
8 Seviper   File:Rare rare.gifH
9 Lileep   File:Rare uncom.gif
10 Cradily   File:Rare rare.gifH
11 Cyndaquil   File:Rare com.gif
12 Quilava   File:Rare rare.gif
13 Typhlosion   File:Rare rare.gifH
14 Psyduck   File:Rare com.gif
15 Golduck   File:Rare rare.gif
16 Marill   File:Rare com.gif
17 Azumarill   File:Rare rare.gif
18 Lotad   File:Rare com.gif
19 Lombre   File:Rare rare.gif
20 Ludicolo   File:Rare rare.gifH
21 Wailord ex   File:Rare rare.gifex
22 Pikachu   File:Rare com.gifH
23 Raichu ex   File:Rare rare.gifex
24 Pichu   File:Rare rare.gif
25 Natu File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
26 Xatu File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
27 Wobbuffet File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
28 Gardevoir ex File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifex
29 Lunatone File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
30 Duskull File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
31 Dusclops File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
32 Wynaut File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
33 Sandshrew   File:Rare com.gif
34 Sandslash   File:Rare rare.gif
35 Trapinch   File:Rare com.gif
36 Solrock   File:Rare rare.gifH
37 Baltoy   File:Rare uncom.gif
38 Anorith   File:Rare rare.gif
39 Armaldo   File:Rare rare.gifH
40 Zigzagoon   File:Rare com.gif
41 Azurill   File:Rare uncom.gif
42 Zangoose   File:Rare rare.gifH
43 Kecleon   File:Rare rare.gif
44 Sableye File:Dark-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
45 Mawile   File:Rare rare.gifH
46 Aggron ex   File:Rare rare.gifex
47 Claw Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
48 Root Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
49 Double Full Heal T File:Rare uncom.gif
50 Rare Candy T File:Rare uncom.gif
51 Lanette’s Net Search T File:Rare uncom.gif
52 Wally’s Training T File:Rare uncom.gif
53 Multi Energy E File:Rare uncom.gif


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