Sandshrew (HeartGold & SoulSilver 79)

Sandshrew   サンド Sand

Illus. Yukiko Baba

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Sandshrew Type Fighting HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 79/123 Japanese expansion SoulSilver Collection Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 045/070 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sandshrew.

Sandshrew (Japanese: サンド Sand) is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion.

Card text

Defense Curl まるくなる

Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Sandshrew by attacks during your opponent's next turn.

Rollout ころがる 10

Pokédex data

Sandshrew - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
027	2'00" (0.6 m)	26.5 lbs. (12.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
みずけを きらい かんそうちに ふかいあなを ほって せいかつする。 いっしゅんで からだを まるめる。

Trivia

Origin

Defense Curl and Rollout are both moves in the Pokémon games that Sandshrew can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon SoulSilver.

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