Alolan Sandshrew

Alolan Sandshrew

Alolan Sandshrew appears in the English print of Guardians Rising, released on May 5, 2017. Alolan Sandshrew is a common rarity and 60 HP. The Guardians Rising set contains 180 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Hideki Ishikawa.

Collector Insights

Alolan Sandshrew is a Water-type Pokémon with 60 HP. It features two attacks: Defense Curl, which allows the player to flip a coin and potentially prevent all damage to this Pokémon during the opponent’s next turn, and Ice Ball, a move that costs one Water and two Colorless Energy to deal 30 damage. The card has a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy and no resistances, though it is weak to Metal attacks with double damage. It belongs to the Sun & Moon series, specifically the Guardians Rising set, released on May 5, 2017. The card’s artwork is by Hideki Ishikawa, and its flavor text describes a Pokémon inhabiting snowy mountain regions with a shell so hard it cannot curl into a ball. Alolan Sandshrew is numbered 19 in its set and has a Common rarity. The card’s design reflects its association with cold environments and its physical characteristics.

It lives on snowy mountains. Its steel shell is very hard—so much so, it can't roll its body up into a ball.

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