Sandshrew (EX Sandstorm 75)

Sandshrew
サンド Sand

Illus. Kouki Saitou

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

50

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	EX Sandstorm
Rarity
English card no.	75/100
Japanese expansion	Miracle of the Desert
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	033/053

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sandshrew.

Sandshrew (Japanese: サンド Sand) is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the EX Sandstorm expansion.

Card text

	Poison Needle ^{[create category]} どくばり	10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

e-Reader data

This card's ID is I-21-#. The Dot Code strip contains Pokédex information, a TCG glossary snippet, and a brief area summary for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokédex data

Sandshrew - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
112	2'00" (0.6 m)	26.0 lbs. (12.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Sandshrew's body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This Pokémon curls up to protect itself from its enemies.

Trivia

Origin

Poison Needle's Japanese name is that of Poison Sting, a move in the Pokémon games that Sandshrew can learn. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby.

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