HeartGold SoulSilver

Sandshrew

HSFR79· Common
Sandshrew HS 79

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
60
Type
Fighting
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-20
Number
79/123
Set
HeartGold SoulSilverHS
Illustrated by
Yukiko Baba

Its attacks

Boul’armure

Lancez une pièce. Si c’est face, évitez tous les dégâts infligés à Sabelette par des attaques pendant le prochain tour de votre adversaire.

Roulade

10

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 1,533 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

HeartGold SoulSilver landed here on 10 February 2010.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 24 Sandshrew cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Sandshrew card and its price