Dark Sandslash (EX Team Rocket Returns 18)

Dark Sandslash   わるいサンドパン Bad Sandpan

Illus. Masakazu Fukuda

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Sandshrew Card name Dark Sandslash Types Fighting/Darkness Hit Points 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost None Expansion EX Team Rocket Returns Rarity English card no. 18/109 Japanese card no. 051/084 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sandslash.

Dark Sandslash (Japanese: わるいサンドパン Bad Sandpan) is a dual-type Fighting/Darkness Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the EX Team Rocket Returns set.

Card text

This Pokémon is both type.

Poké-BODY

	Poison Payback トゲトゲどく
If Dark Sandslash is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Dark Sandslash is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Attacks

	Swift スピードスター	50
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.

Trivia

Origin

Swift is a move in the Pokémon games that Sandslash can learn. Poison Payback appears to be based on Poison Point, an ability in the Pokémon games that Sandslash cannot have.

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