Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Sandshrew
HeartGold & SoulSilver · #79 · Common · 2010
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From
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Market reference
$0.59
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 79 / 124
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Sandslash
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 27
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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 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.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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 Sandshrew
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Sandshrew?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball."
CDefense Curl
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Sandshrew by attacks during your opponent's next turn.
FRollout — 10
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.08 | $0.46 | $19.54 | $0.59 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $19.99 | $44.90 | $493.20 | $24.03 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.29 |
| 30-day average | €0.20 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.09 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.30 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.81 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sandshrew is real?
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 Sandshrew worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sandshrew is $0.59; 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 Sandshrew from?
Sandshrew is from the Pokémon set "HeartGold & SoulSilver" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Sandshrew?
Sandshrew is a Common card in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set.
Other Sandshrew printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
