Sandshrew

Sandshrew

Sandshrew appears in the English print of Mysterious Treasures, released on August 1, 2007. Sandshrew is a common rarity and 60 HP. The Mysterious Treasures set contains 124 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Sandshrew is a Fighting-type Pokémon with 60 HP. It has a retreat cost of one Colorless energy and a converted retreat cost of one. The card features two attacks: Sand Attack, which costs one Fighting energy and prevents the defending Pokémon from attacking during the opponent’s next turn by forcing a coin flip, and Ram, which requires two energy (Fighting and Colorless) to deal 30 damage. Sandshrew resists Lightning-type attacks by 20 and is weak to Water-type attacks by 10. Its Pokédex number is 27, and it is part of the Diamond & Pearl series, released in the Mysterious Treasures set on August 1, 2007. The card’s flavor text describes it as a creature that curls into a ball to protect itself from attackers, thriving in arid environments with minimal rainfall. It is a Common rarity card and is illustrated by artist Ken Sugimori.

To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.

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