Sandile (Dark Explorers 64)

Sandile   メグロコ Meguroco

Illus. Hajime Kusajima

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Sandile Type Darkness HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 113/BW-P English expansion Dark Explorers Rarity English card no. 64/108 Japanese expansion Dark Rush Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 045/069 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sandile.

Sandile (Japanese: メグロコ Meguroco) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the BW-P Promotional cards, later included in the English Dark Explorers expansion.

Card text

Sand Dive

すなもぐり

Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks during your opponent's next turn.

Corkscrew Punch

どつく

40

Pokédex data

Sandile - Desert Croc Pokémon

No.

551

Height

2'04" (0.7 m)

Weight

33.5 lbs. (15.2 kg)

Pokédex entry

They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.

砂漠の 砂の 中で 生活。 太陽に 暖められた 砂が 体温の 低下を 防ぐのだ。

Release information

In Japan, this card was first released as one of the BW-P Promotional cards, and was awarded to participants of the Victory Cup events held over the course of Battle Carnival 2011. The Battle Carnival took place at the Mydome Osaka, Osaka on November 5 and 6, 2012, and at Sunshine City, Tokyo on November 19 and 20, 2012. It was subsequently released in the Japanese Dark Rush expansion. The English release was in the Dark Explorers expansion.

Trivia

Origin

Corkscrew Punch is an attack that first appeared on Machop from Expansion Sheet 2. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black. Twist Mountain is featured in the illustration.

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