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Sandshrew
#20/36 in Vending Machine Series 2 (Red), Common, 40 HP, illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
- Card number
- #20/36
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40 HP
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- June 17, 1998
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
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Collector Notes
Sandshrew
Sandshrew appears in the Japanese print of Vending Machine Series 2 (Red), released on June 17, 1998. Sandshrew is a common rarity and 40 HP. The Vending Machine Series 2 (Red) set contains 36 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Miki Tanaka.
Collector Insights
Sandshrew is a Pokémon card featuring artwork by Miki Tanaka. It has two attacks: Poison Sting and Swift. Poison Sting costs one Fighting energy and deals 10 damage, flipping a coin to potentially poison the defending Pokémon. Swift also costs one Fighting energy but deals 20 damage, bypassing Weakness, Resistance, and other defensive effects. The card has 40 HP and is part of the Vending Machine Series 2 (Red) set. It was released on June 17, 1998, and belongs to the Fighting type. The card’s theme color is a warm beige tone with the hex code #ca9d81. Its rarity is Common, making it a standard entry in the series.
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