Sandshrew #78 from Boundaries Crossed - Common - Illustrated by Naoki Saito
Fighting

Sandshrew

#78/153 in Boundaries Crossed, Common, 70 HP, Fighting, illustrated by Naoki Saito.

Card number
#78/153
Rarity
Common
HP
70 HP
Type
Fighting
Language
English
Release date
November 7, 2012
Illustrator
Naoki Saito
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Collector Notes

Sandshrew

Sandshrew appears in the English print of Boundaries Crossed, released on November 7, 2012. Sandshrew is a common rarity and 70 HP. The Boundaries Crossed set contains 153 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Naoki Saito.

Collector Insights

Sandshrew is a Fighting-type Pokémon from the Black & White series, featured in the Boundaries Crossed set. It has 70 HP and requires two Colorless energy to retreat. The card includes two attacks: Rollout, which costs one Colorless energy and deals 10 damage, and Slash, which uses one Fighting and two Colorless energy to deal 40 damage. Sandshrew resists Lightning-type attacks by 20 and is weak to Water-type attacks with double damage. Its flavor text describes digging deep burrows for shelter and curling into a ball to defend against threats. The card was released in November 2012 and is marked as a Common rarity. Artist Naoki Saito designed the illustration, and it corresponds to Pokémon Dex number 27.

It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.

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