Common
Alolan Sandshrew
Guardians Rising
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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#19 Alolan Sandshrew - Guardians Rising (sm2)
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.
Type
Pokémon
Rarity
Common
Artist
Hideki Ishikawa
Release Date
5/5/2017
Guardians Rising
Sun & Moon
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