Pokémon · XY
Sandile
Flashfire · #56 · Common · 2014
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 110
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Krokorok
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 551
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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 Sandile 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 (Surprise Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Sandile
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Sandile?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun."
DCSurprise Attack — 40
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sandile was legal.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.16 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.19 | $0.49 | $19.99 | $0.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.08 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.42 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.45 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sandile is real?
Sandile 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 Sandile worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sandile is $0.16; 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 Sandile from?
Sandile is from the Pokémon set "Flashfire" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Sandile?
Sandile is a Common card in the Flashfire set.
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Other Sandile printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
