Sandslash (EX Sandstorm 21)

Sandslash   サンドパン Sandpan

Illus. Kouki Saitou

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Sandshrew Card name Sandslash Type Fighting HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost None English expansion EX Sandstorm Rarity English card no. 21/100 Japanese expansion Miracle of the Desert Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 034/053 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sandslash.

Sandslash (Japanese: サンドパン Sandpan) is a Fighting-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the EX Sandstorm expansion.

Card text

Sand Swirl

すなのうず

Does 20 damage to each Defending Pokémon. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn.

Earthquake

じしん

60

Does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

e-Reader data

This card's ID is I-75-#. The Dot Code strip contains Pokédex information, a TCG glossary snippet, and a brief area summary for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokédex data

Sandslash - Mouse Pokémon

No.

113

Height

3'03" (1.0 m)

Weight

65.0 lbs. (29.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

Sandslash's body is covered by tough spikes, which are hardened sections of its hide. Once a year, the old spikes fall out, to be replaced with new spikes that grow out from beneath the old ones.

Trivia

Origin

Earthquake is a move in the Pokémon games that Sandslash can learn via TM26. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby.

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