Pokémon · Black & White
Sandshrew
Boundaries Crossed · #78 · Common · 2012
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Market reference
$1.09
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 78 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Sandslash
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 27
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Sandshrew plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Slash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Sandshrew
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Sandshrew?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks."
CRollout — 10
FCCSlash — 40
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sandshrew was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.58 | $0.95 | $19.98 | $1.09 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $25.00 | $27.75 | $135.00 | $11.87 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.27 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.35 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.19 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.62 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.30 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.58 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sandshrew is real?
Sandshrew is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Sandshrew worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sandshrew is $1.09; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Sandshrew from?
Sandshrew is from the Pokémon set "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Sandshrew?
Sandshrew is a Common card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
Other Sandshrew printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
