Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Alolan Sandshrew
Guardians Rising · #19a · Common · 2017
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 19a / 180
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Sandslash
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hideki Ishikawa
- Pokédex #
- 27
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Alolan 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 (Ice Ball) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥30 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 Alolan Sandshrew
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by Hideki Ishikawa
This card was illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa.
Building around Alolan Sandshrew?
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About this card
"It lives on snowy mountains. Its steel shell is very hard—so much so, it can't roll its body up into a ball."
Defense Curl
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks during your opponent's next turn.
WCCIce Ball — 30
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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.
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.89 |
| 30-day average | €2.94 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €2.71 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.31 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.21 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.18 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Alolan Sandshrew is real?
Alolan 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 Alolan Sandshrew worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Alolan Sandshrew from?
Alolan Sandshrew is from the Pokémon set "Guardians Rising" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Alolan Sandshrew?
Alolan Sandshrew is a Common card in the Guardians Rising set.
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Other Alolan Sandshrew printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
