Sandshrew (Base Set 62)

Sandshrew LV.12
サンド Sand

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

40

weakness ×2	resistance -30	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	62/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	91/130

TCG GB1 set	Evolution
TCG GB1 ID	B25
TCG GB2 set	Legendary Power
TCG GB2 ID	B32

Expansion	Legendary Collection
Rarity
English card no.	91/110

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

Sandshrew (Japanese: サンド Sand) is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Sand-attack

すなかけ

10

If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.

Pokédex data

Sandshrew - Mouse Pokémon

No.

027

Height

2'0" (0.6 m)

Weight

26 lbs. (12 kg)

Pokédex entry

Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.

地面に穴を掘って住む。自分に危険が迫ると丸くなって身をまもる。

Release information

Prototype Pokémon Leagues were given the Trainer Deck A, which included this card, before the Base Set's official release. This print has a red border and "Trainer Deck A" printed on the back. This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.

Gallery

TCG GB1 Evolution sprite

TCG GB2 Legendary Power sprite

Trivia

Early prints of the card had the final clause read "this attack does nothing" instead of "that attack does nothing".

Origin

Sand Attack, formatted on this card as Sand-attack, is a move in the Pokémon games that Sandshrew can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.