Sandshrew (Vending S2)

This article is about a Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.

Sandshrew LV.15
サンド Sand

Illus. Miki Tanaka

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

40

weakness ×2	resistance -30	retreat cost

Japanese expansion	Expansion Sheet 2
Japanese rarity

Japanese Deck Kit	Quick Starter Gift Set
Japanese Deck	Red Deck

TCG GB2 set	Sky Flying Pokémon
TCG GB2 rarity
TCG GB2 ID	F28

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 Expansion Sheet 2.

Card text

Poison Sting

どくばり

10

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

Swift

スピードスター

20

This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Pokémon Powers, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.

Pokédex data

Sandshrew - Mouse Pokémon

No.

027

Height

2'0" (0.6 m)

Weight

26 lbs. (12 kg)

Pokédex entry

水気の少ない場所に、深い穴を掘ってかくれる。えものをねらうときは出てくる。

Release information

In Japan, this card was first available as a glossy card on sheets one and three of Expansion Sheet 2. It was reprinted as a non-glossy card in the Red Deck of the Quick Starter Gift Set.

Gallery

TCG GB2 Sky Flying Pokémon sprite

Trivia

Origin

Poison Sting and Swift are both moves in the Pokémon games that Sandshrew can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Blue.

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