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==Information==
==Information==
*EX Sandstorm contained several cards that were (at the time) not yet available in any other language, making it the first set since {{TCG|Team Rocket}} ({{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Raichu|83}}) to feature English-exclusive cards. Many of the cards later graced Japanese players' hands in {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua|Magma vs Aqua: Two Ambitions}}.
*EX Sandstorm contained several cards that were (at the time) not yet available in any other language, making it the first set since {{TCG|Team Rocket}} ({{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Raichu|83}}) to feature English-exclusive cards. Most of the cards later graced Japanese players' hands in {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua|Magma vs Aqua: Two Ambitions}}, with the rest released as part of the {{TCG|Latias & Latios Gift Set}}.  
*EX Sandstorm introduced dual Weaknesses and Resistances to the TCG, to correlate with multiple strengths and vulnerabilities of Pokémon in the games.
*EX Sandstorm introduced dual Weaknesses and Resistances to the TCG, to correlate with multiple strengths and vulnerabilities of Pokémon in the games.
*This was the first set to feature evolved {{TCG|Pokémon-ex}}. Some of these Pokémon broke the "120 HP limit" (the highest HP any Pokémon card had featured previously). {{TCG ID|EX Sandstorm|Wailord ex|100}} once held the record for the highest HP on a tournament legal card (200 HP).
*This was the first set to feature evolved {{TCG|Pokémon-ex}}. Some of these Pokémon broke the "120 HP limit" (the highest HP any Pokémon card had featured previously). {{TCG ID|EX Sandstorm|Wailord ex|100}} once held the record for the highest HP on a tournament legal card (200 HP).