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Alolan Sandshrew
McDonald's Collection 2019 · #4 · 2019
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Market reference
$6.76
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 4 / 12
- Release year
- 2019
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Sandslash
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 27
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Alolan 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.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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 Alolan Sandshrew
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Alolan Sandshrew?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"An ancient tradition of Alolan festivals, still carried on to this day, is a competition to slide Sandshrew across ice as far as one can."
Fury Swipes — 10
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage for each heads.
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Alolan Sandshrew was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $15.00 | $46.20 | $115.40 | $6.76 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.30 |
| 7-day average | €1.82 |
| 30-day average | €1.18 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €1.96 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.39 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.36 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.41 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Alolan Sandshrew is real?
Alolan 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 Alolan Sandshrew worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Alolan Sandshrew is $6.76; 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 Alolan Sandshrew from?
Alolan Sandshrew is from the Pokémon set "McDonald's Collection 2019" in the Other series, released in 2019.
Other Alolan Sandshrew printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
