Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Sandy Shocks
Temporal Forces · #98 · Uncommon · 2024
Listings
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Market reference
$0.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 98 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic · Ancient
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- DOM
- Pokédex #
- 989
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 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 Sandy Shocks 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 (Power Gem) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Sandy Shocks
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
More by DOM
This card was illustrated by DOM.
Building around Sandy Shocks?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"No records exist of this Pokémon being caught. Data is lacking, but the Pokémon's traits match up with a creature shown in an expedition journal."
FMagnetic Burst — 20+
If you have 3 or more Energy in play, this attack does 70 more damage. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness.
FCPower Gem — 60
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Recent tournament results
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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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.16 | $19.98 | $0.15 | $0.04 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.30 | $5.00 | $0.30 | $0.25 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.02 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.18 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.19 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sandy Shocks is real?
Sandy Shocks 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 Sandy Shocks worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sandy Shocks is $0.15; 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 Sandy Shocks from?
Sandy Shocks is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Sandy Shocks?
Sandy Shocks is a Uncommon card in the Temporal Forces set.
