Alolan Sandslash (Guardians Rising 20)

Alolan Sandslash
アローラサンドパン Alolan Sandpan

Guardians Rising print
Illus. TOKIYA

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Alolan Sandshrew

Card name

Alolan Sandslash

Type

Water

HP

110

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Guardians Rising
Rarity
English card no.	20/145
Japanese expansion	Islands Await You
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	011/050

Japanese expansion	Facing a New Trial
Japanese card no.	012/049

Expansion	SM Black Star Promos
English card no.	SM18

Japanese expansion	GX Battle Boost
Japanese card no.	021/114

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

Alolan Sandslash (Japanese: アローラサンドパン Alolan Sandpan) is a Water-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Guardians Rising expansion.

Card text

Slush Rush

ゆきかき

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw a card.

Smash Turn

スマッシュターン

50

Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Pokédex data

Sandslash - Mouse Pokémon

No.

028

Height

3'11" (1.2 m)

Weight

121.3 lbs. (55.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

Fleeing a volcanic eruption, it settled on a snowy mountain. As it races through the snowfields, it sends up a spray of snow.

火山噴火から逃れるうちに雪山に棲みつくようになった。雪しぶきをあげ雪原を駆ける。

Release information

This card was included in the Guardians Rising expansion with artwork by TOKIYA, first released in the Japanese Islands Await You expansion. It was later included as a Mirror Holofoil print in the Japanese Facing a New Trial subset. A SM Black Star Promotional print with different artwork by the same artist was one of the Prerelease promos for Guardians Rising, available in the Guardians Rising Prerelease Kit. A print with a gold foil "Staff" stamp was one of four possible cards given to those overseeing the event. The Guardians Rising print was later included as a Mirror Holofoil print in the Japanese GX Battle Boost subset.

Gallery

Guardians Rising print
Illus. TOKIYA

SM Promotional print
Illus. TOKIYA

Trivia

Origin

This card features the Alolan form of Sandslash. Slush Rush is an Ability in the Pokémon games that Alolan Sandslash can have. Smash Turn is an attack that first appeared on Squirtle and Wartortle from EX FireRed & LeafGreen. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sun.

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