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Sandshrew Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 25 Sandshrew cards on file, 25 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $3.91.

Pokédex number · 25 cards · 25 with a price · $0.26 to $55.49 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Sandshrew Pokémon card worth?

The typical Sandshrew card costs $3.91. Across the 25 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.26 and the dearest is $55.49 — Sandshrew 74, at $55.49. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All PokémonRarityPrint variantRegulation markEnergy typeSetArtistEvolution stageCard mechanicAttack costAttack damageRetreat cost

Sandshrew 25 cardsPokédex number

Sandshrew price summary

25 with a price · $0.26 to $55.49 · No. 124 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +215.3% in 11 months · 55 HP on average · weak to Grass

Typical price, last 11 months$3.91+215.3% from $1.24
Card price ladder$55.49$0.26 to $55.49
Place among PokémonNo. 124CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $3.91 · No. 124 of 206
82 Pokémon cost less than this one
Cards on file2525 carry a priceMost expensive card$55.49Sandshrew 74Cheapest on record$0.26across all 25 priced cardsPrice rose+215.3%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 124of 206 Pokémon

What stands out about Sandshrew cards

  • Scale 25 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.1% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $3.91, but the dearest reaches $55.49 — a gap of 14×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 124 of 206 Pokémon; 82 of them cost less.
  • Record 25 of the 25 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 25

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
  • Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14225 cardsonly Sandshrew remain · 0.4% of 7,142
  • The 25 cards on this page25 cards0.1% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Sandshrew Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 25 cards share the Pokédex number Sandshrew. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $3.91. Across the 25 priced cards the range runs $0.26 to $55.49.
  • Where it stands. No. 124 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 82 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 55 HP and 19 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Grass.
  • What is listed below. Every one of the 25 cards that carries a price, each with its own price page. The other 0 are counted in the total but have no published price, so they are not listed.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Source: Counted from 25 cards on file, 25 of them with a price

Every Sandshrew card with a price on file

These are the 25 most expensive of the 25 Sandshrew cards that carry a price, dearest first. Each one opens its own price page.
1Sandshrew — Team Rocket Returns #74released 2004Sandshrew [74]2Sandshrew — Base #62released 1999Sandshrew [62]3Sandshrew — Skyridge #92released 2003Sandshrew [92]4Sandshrew — HeartGold & SoulSilver #79released 2010Sandshrew [79]5Brock's Sandshrew — Gym Heroes #72released 2000Brock's Sandshrew [72]6Sandshrew — Sandstorm #75released 2003Sandshrew [75]7Sandshrew — Boundaries Crossed #78released 2012Sandshrew [78]8Alolan SandshrewNo imageMcDonald's Collection 20194released 2019Alolan Sandshrew [4]9Sandshrew — Supreme Victors #124released 2009Sandshrew [124]10Sandshrew — Mysterious Treasures #96released 2007Sandshrew [96]11Alolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19areleased 2017Alolan Sandshrew [19a]12Sandshrew — Delta Species #82released 2005Sandshrew [82]13Brock's Sandshrew — Gym Heroes #71released 2000Brock's Sandshrew [71]14Sandshrew — BREAKthrough #75released 2015Sandshrew [75]15Alolan Sandshrew — Cosmic Eclipse #137released 2019Alolan Sandshrew [137]16Sandshrew — Fusion Strike #131released 2021Sandshrew [131]17Alolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19released 2017Alolan Sandshrew [19]18Sandshrew — Legendary Collection #91released 2002Sandshrew [91]19Alolan Sandshrew — Ultra Prism #28released 2018Alolan Sandshrew [28]20Sandshrew — Base Set 2 #91released 2000Sandshrew [91]21Sandshrew — Unbroken Bonds #83released 2019Sandshrew [83]22Sandshrew — Evolutions #54released 2016Sandshrew [54]23Sandshrew — Mega Evolution #68released 2025Sandshrew [68]24Sandshrew — 151 #27released 2023Sandshrew [27]25Sandshrew — Twilight Masquerade #97released 2024Sandshrew [97]

The 25 dearest Sandshrew cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.

The grid above carries pictures for the 25 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 25 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.

The same 25 cards as a list, dearest firstName · set and number · rarity · price
Sandshrew — Team Rocket Returns #741SandshrewTeam Rocket Returns #74 · 2004$55.49CommonSandshrew — Base #622SandshrewBase #62 · 1999$35.16CommonSandshrew — Skyridge #923SandshrewSkyridge #92 · 2003$35.15CommonSandshrew — HeartGold & SoulSilver #794SandshrewHeartGold & SoulSilver #79 · 2010$27.26CommonBrock's Sandshrew — Gym Heroes #725Brock's SandshrewGym Heroes #72 · 2000$14.17CommonSandshrew — Sandstorm #756SandshrewSandstorm #75 · 2003$13.77CommonSandshrew — Boundaries Crossed #787SandshrewBoundaries Crossed #78 · 2012$11.87Common8Alolan SandshrewMcDonald's Collection 2019 #4 · 2019$10.26
Show the other 17They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+17
Sandshrew — Supreme Victors #1249SandshrewSupreme Victors #124 · 2009$8.00CommonSandshrew — Mysterious Treasures #9610SandshrewMysterious Treasures #96 · 2007$7.22CommonAlolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19a11Alolan SandshrewGuardians Rising #19a · 2017$5.15CommonSandshrew — Delta Species #8212SandshrewDelta Species #82 · 2005$4.56CommonBrock's Sandshrew — Gym Heroes #7113Brock's SandshrewGym Heroes #71 · 2000$3.91CommonSandshrew — BREAKthrough #7514SandshrewBREAKthrough #75 · 2015$0.79CommonAlolan Sandshrew — Cosmic Eclipse #13715Alolan SandshrewCosmic Eclipse #137 · 2019$0.74CommonSandshrew — Fusion Strike #13116SandshrewFusion Strike #131 · 2021$0.71CommonAlolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #1917Alolan SandshrewGuardians Rising #19 · 2017$0.70CommonSandshrew — Legendary Collection #9118SandshrewLegendary Collection #91 · 2002$0.62CommonAlolan Sandshrew — Ultra Prism #2819Alolan SandshrewUltra Prism #28 · 2018$0.58CommonSandshrew — Base Set 2 #9120SandshrewBase Set 2 #91 · 2000$0.47CommonSandshrew — Unbroken Bonds #8321SandshrewUnbroken Bonds #83 · 2019$0.43CommonSandshrew — Evolutions #5422SandshrewEvolutions #54 · 2016$0.39CommonSandshrew — Mega Evolution #6823SandshrewMega Evolution #68 · 2025$0.29CommonSandshrew — 151 #2724Sandshrew151 #27 · 2023$0.26CommonSandshrew — Twilight Masquerade #9725SandshrewTwilight Masquerade #97 · 2024$0.26Common
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Which Sandshrew cards share a name across several printings?

25 of the 25 cards listed above are reprints of just 3 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Sandshrew18 printings · 18 sets

Sandshrew [74]Common · Team Rocket ReturnsMarket $55.49Sandshrew [62]Common · BaseMarket $35.16Sandshrew [92]Common · SkyridgeMarket $35.15Sandshrew [79]Common · HeartGold & SoulSilverMarket $27.26Sandshrew [75]Common · SandstormMarket $13.77Sandshrew [78]Common · Boundaries CrossedMarket $11.87Sandshrew [124]Common · Supreme VictorsMarket $8.00Sandshrew [96]Common · Mysterious TreasuresMarket $7.22Sandshrew [82]Common · Delta SpeciesMarket $4.56Sandshrew [75]Common · BREAKthroughMarket $0.79Sandshrew [131]Common · Fusion StrikeMarket $0.71Sandshrew [91]Common · Legendary CollectionMarket $0.62Sandshrew [91]Common · Base Set 2Market $0.47Sandshrew [83]Common · Unbroken BondsMarket $0.43Sandshrew [54]Common · EvolutionsMarket $0.39Sandshrew [68]Common · Mega EvolutionMarket $0.29Sandshrew [27]Common · 151Market $0.26Sandshrew [97]Common · Twilight MasqueradeMarket $0.26

Alolan Sandshrew5 printings · 4 sets

Alolan SandshrewNo imageMcDonald's Collection 20194Alolan Sandshrew [4]McDonald's Collection 2019Market $10.26Alolan Sandshrew [19a]Common · Guardians RisingMarket $5.15Alolan Sandshrew [137]Common · Cosmic EclipseMarket $0.74Alolan Sandshrew [19]Common · Guardians RisingMarket $0.70Alolan Sandshrew [28]Common · Ultra PrismMarket $0.58

Brock's Sandshrew2 printings · 1 set

Brock's Sandshrew [72]Common · Gym HeroesMarket $14.17Brock's Sandshrew [71]Common · Gym HeroesMarket $3.91
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Are Sandshrew Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of one Sandshrew card, read at 13 points over the last twelve months. The line is not smoothed, so the months it fell are still visible.

What one Sandshrew card cost over twelve months

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $3.91
Sep 12, 2025 — starting pointMiddle price of one card$1.24Cards carrying a price24The twelve months are counted from hereOct 10, 2025Middle price of one card$1.00Cards carrying a price25From start-19.4%From previous-19.4%Aug 14, 2026 — latest readingMiddle price of one card$3.91Cards carrying a price25From start+215.3%From previous+17.8%
Hover a band to read that readingTap a band to read that reading
Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. The count of cards behind each reading moves too, and it is shown in the panel.
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How Sandshrew Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a group whose cards run from a few dollars to several thousand. These four points and the bands under them show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Sandshrew cards.

A typical Sandshrew card$3.91medianThat is 7.0% of the dearest single card at $55.49. "Sandshrew cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Sandshrew card$0.26151 #27That is 6.6% of the typical price, so this group has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$0.58lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $0.58.
One in ten costs more than this$31.99upper tenthThat is 8.2× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.
This page carries no graded prices for Sandshrew cardsPaid data A graded copy can be worth several times an ungraded one, but population counts and graded sale prices are only sold commercially.Rather than print a guess, the column is left out — every price here is for an ungraded English card.
How Sandshrew Pokémon card prices are spread
Price bandCardsShare
Under $1 1248.0%
$1 to $5 28.0%
$5 to $20 728.0%
$20 to $50 312.0%
$50 to $100 14.0%

Counted across the 25 Sandshrew cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.

The two ends of that spread are both Sandshrew cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileSandshrewTeam Rocket Returns #74One card carries the reputation of the whole group at $55.49.
213 times apartPrice $55.49 VS $0.26
Rarity Common VS Common
Set Team Rocket Returns VS 151
Cheapest on fileSandshrew151 #27The same Pokémon, in print, for $0.26.
What is the same
Both are Sandshrew cards
They sit in the same group of 25 cards and answer to the same Pokédex number, so a search for Sandshrew returns both.
What differs
Common against Common
The dearer one is from Team Rocket Returns and the cheaper from 151. Nothing about the Pokémon changed — the printing did.
What it costs you
213 times apart
Buying the name rather than the print costs $0.26. The typical Sandshrew card is $3.91, much nearer the cheap end than the dear one.
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When were Sandshrew Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

Age is the first thing people ask about a Sandshrew card. These are the years this group was actually printed in, and what a card from each year is worth now.

This counts how many Sandshrew cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2000 with 3.

Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2000, 3 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.

Sandshrew Pokémon cards by year of printing
YearCardsShareTypical price
1999 14.0%—
2000 312.0%$3.91
2002 14.0%—
2003 28.0%—
2004 14.0%—
2005 14.0%—
2007 14.0%—
2009 14.0%—
2010 14.0%—
2012 14.0%—
2015 14.0%—
2016 14.0%—
2017 28.0%—
2018 14.0%—
2019 312.0%$0.74
2021 14.0%—
2023 14.0%—
2024 14.0%—
2025 14.0%—

Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.

19 years in all — every one of them is in this tableOldest firstNot split into pages — all of the years are in this one table.
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What Sandshrew Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Sandshrew card costs. These break the group down by printing, set, illustrator, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a cheap card from a dear one before you look it up.
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Sandshrew card is worth more?3 largest of printing · one real card each
20 cardsNormalTeam Rocket Returns #74 · $55.49
3 cards1st EditionBase #62 · $35.16
2 cardsHolofoilGuardians Rising #19a · $5.15
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Sandshrew card is worth more?
PrintingCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Normal 2080.0%$0.73Sandshrew — Team Rocket Returns #74
1st Edition 312.0%$14.17Sandshrew — Base #62
Holofoil 28.0%—Alolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19a

Counted across all 25 Sandshrew cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the Sandshrew cards?6 largest of set · one real card each
2 cardsGuardians RisingGuardians Rising #19a · $5.15
2 cardsGym HeroesGym Heroes #72 · $14.17
1 card151151 #27 · $0.26
1 cardBREAKthroughBREAKthrough #75 · $0.79
1 cardBaseBase #62 · $35.16
1 cardBase Set 2Base Set 2 #91 · $0.47
Which sets hold the Sandshrew cards?
SetCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Guardians Rising 28.0%—Alolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19a
Gym Heroes 28.0%—Brock's Sandshrew — Gym Heroes #72
151 14.0%—Sandshrew — 151 #27
BREAKthrough 14.0%—Sandshrew — BREAKthrough #75
Base 14.0%—Sandshrew — Base #62
Base Set 2 14.0%—Sandshrew — Base Set 2 #91
Boundaries Crossed 14.0%—Sandshrew — Boundaries Crossed #78
Cosmic Eclipse 14.0%—Alolan Sandshrew — Cosmic Eclipse #137
Delta Species 14.0%—Sandshrew — Delta Species #82
Evolutions 14.0%—Sandshrew — Evolutions #54

Counted across all 25 Sandshrew cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Who drew the Sandshrew cards?6 largest of illustrator · one real card each
7 cardsKen SugimoriBase #62 · $35.16
2 cardsShin NagasawaUltra Prism #28 · $0.58
1 cardAtsuko NishidaTeam Rocket Returns #74 · $55.49
1 cardHideki IshikawaGuardians Rising #19a · $5.15
1 cardKouki SaitouSandstorm #75 · $13.77
1 cardMizueGuardians Rising #19 · $0.70
Who drew the Sandshrew cards?
IllustratorCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Ken Sugimori 728.0%$3.91Sandshrew — Base #62
Shin Nagasawa 28.0%—Alolan Sandshrew — Ultra Prism #28
Atsuko Nishida 14.0%—Sandshrew — Team Rocket Returns #74
Hideki Ishikawa 14.0%—Alolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19a
Kouki Saitou 14.0%—Sandshrew — Sandstorm #75
Mizue 14.0%—Alolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19
Naoki Saito 14.0%—Sandshrew — Boundaries Crossed #78
Naoyo Kimura 14.0%—Sandshrew — Skyridge #92
Sekio 14.0%—Sandshrew — Unbroken Bonds #83
Shigenori Negishi 14.0%—Sandshrew — BREAKthrough #75

Counted across all 25 Sandshrew cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

The energy symbol in the corner decides what a Sandshrew card can attack with.

Fighting20 · 80.0%Water4 · 16.0%Metal1 · 4.0%
Which energy types do Sandshrew cards use?3 largest of energy type · one real card each
20 cardsFightingTeam Rocket Returns #74 · $55.49
4 cardsWaterGuardians Rising #19a · $5.15
1 cardMetalCosmic Eclipse #137 · $0.74
Which energy types do Sandshrew cards use?
Energy typeCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Fighting 2080.0%$4.23Sandshrew — Team Rocket Returns #74
Water 416.0%$2.93Alolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19a
Metal 14.0%—Alolan Sandshrew — Cosmic Eclipse #137

Counted across all 25 Sandshrew cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which eras of the game do Sandshrew cards come from?6 largest of series · one real card each
5 cardsSun & MoonGuardians Rising #19a · $5.15
3 cardsEXTeam Rocket Returns #74 · $55.49
2 cardsBaseBase #62 · $35.16
2 cardsGymGym Heroes #72 · $14.17
2 cardsOtherLegendary Collection #91 · $0.62
2 cardsScarlet & Violet151 #27 · $0.26
Which eras of the game do Sandshrew cards come from?
SeriesCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Sun & Moon 520.0%$0.70Alolan Sandshrew — Guardians Rising #19a
EX 312.0%$13.77Sandshrew — Team Rocket Returns #74
Base 28.0%—Sandshrew — Base #62
Gym 28.0%—Brock's Sandshrew — Gym Heroes #72
Other 28.0%—Sandshrew — Legendary Collection #91
Scarlet & Violet 28.0%—Sandshrew — 151 #27
XY 28.0%—Sandshrew — BREAKthrough #75
Black & White 14.0%—Sandshrew — Boundaries Crossed #78
Diamond & Pearl 14.0%—Sandshrew — Mysterious Treasures #96
E-Card 14.0%—Sandshrew — Skyridge #92

Counted across all 25 Sandshrew cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Which Sandshrew cards are still tournament legal?4 largest of regulation mark · one real card each
1 cardEFusion Strike #131 · $0.71
1 cardG151 #27 · $0.26
1 cardHTwilight Masquerade #97 · $0.26
1 cardIMega Evolution #68 · $0.29
Which Sandshrew cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation markCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
E 14.0%—Sandshrew — Fusion Strike #131
G 14.0%—Sandshrew — 151 #27
H 14.0%—Sandshrew — Twilight Masquerade #97
I 14.0%—Sandshrew — Mega Evolution #68

Counted across all 25 Sandshrew cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage Sandshrew Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Sandshrew card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.
Sandshrew Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP405060607025
Biggest attack101020204025

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Sandshrew card HP
Lowest57.1% of the highest40 HP
Lower quarter71.4% of the highest50 HP
Typical85.7% of the highest60 HP
Upper quarter85.7% of the highest60 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest70 HP

HP printed on the 25 Sandshrew cards that carry one. The typical card is 60 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 50 and 60 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Sandshrew card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest57.1% of the highest40 HP
Lower quarter71.4% of the highest50 HP
Typical85.7% of the highest60 HP
Upper quarter85.7% of the highest60 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest70 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Sandshrew card
Lowest25.0% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter25.0% of the highest10 damage
Typical50.0% of the highest20 damage
Upper quarter50.0% of the highest20 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest40 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 25 Sandshrew cards that print one. The typical card hits for 20. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 10 and 20. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Sandshrew card
GroupShareValue
Lowest25.0% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter25.0% of the highest10 damage
Typical50.0% of the highest20 damage
Upper quarter50.0% of the highest20 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest40 damage
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What are Sandshrew Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 25 Sandshrew cards that print one, the most common is Grass on 16 of them.

What Sandshrew Pokémon cards are weak to

What Sandshrew Pokémon cards are weak to — 25 cards counted.
Share across 4 items. The largest is Grass at 64%.64%Grass
  • Grass64%
  • Metal16%
  • Water16%
  • Fire4%

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 25 Sandshrew cards that print a weakness.

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Which Sandshrew Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 11 of the 25 Sandshrew cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What Sandshrew Pokémon cards resist

What Sandshrew Pokémon cards resist — 11 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is Lightning at 91%.91%Lightning
  • Lightning91%
  • Psychic9%

Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some Sandshrew cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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Can you still play Sandshrew Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a Sandshrew card on the table, across all 25 of them.
The card shown is Sandshrew. It is Team Rocket Returns #74, Common. This group holds 25 Pokémon cards on file.Printed in 2004

What it costs to retreat a Sandshrew Pokémon card

What it costs to retreat a Sandshrew Pokémon card — 25 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is 1 at 96%.96%1
  • 196%
  • 24%

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play Sandshrew Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today312.0%
Legal in Expanded today1352.0%
Cards with an Ability14.0%
Cards with a special rule00.0%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 25 cards
Legal in Standard today12.0%3 cards
Legal in Expanded today52.0%13 cards
Cards with an Ability4.0%1 cards
Cards with a special rule0.0%0 cards

Each track is the whole of the 25 Sandshrew cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 25 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today12.0%3 cards
Legal in Expanded today52.0%13 cards
Cards with an Ability4.0%1 cards
Cards with a special rule0.0%0 cards
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Which Sandshrew Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 12 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Sandshrew Pokémon cards you can buy

Every list on this page so far has run from the top down. This one runs from the bottom, because the first question of anyone starting a Sandshrew collection is what it costs to get in.
1 Sandshrew 27 — 151 $0.26 Sandshrew [27] 2 Sandshrew 97 — Twilight Masquerade $0.26 Sandshrew [97] 3 Sandshrew 68 — Mega Evolution $0.29 Sandshrew [68] 4 Sandshrew 54 — Evolutions $0.39 Sandshrew [54] 5 Sandshrew 83 — Unbroken Bonds $0.43 Sandshrew [83] 6 Sandshrew 91 — Base Set 2 $0.47 Sandshrew [91]
The 6 cheapest Sandshrew cards on file

Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.

These six together cost $2.10, against $55.49 for the single dearest Sandshrew card. The two ends of the same group sit 213× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Sandshrew".

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How Sandshrew compares with the other Pokémon

A price on its own says nothing until you know what the group next to it costs. This is where Sandshrew sits among the 206 Pokémon on file.

"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.

Ranked by its single dearest card, Sandshrew is number 180 of 206 Pokémon, on Team Rocket Returns #74 at $55.49. By card count it is number 178, and by the price of an ordinary card number 124 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Sandshrew is number 124

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Gengar at $160.00
  • GengarNo. 1 by price · 50 cardsbaseline$160.00
  • RayquazaNo. 2 by price · 59 cards$125.27
  • UmbreonNo. 3 by price · 44 cards$110.85
  • SandshrewNo. 124 by price · 25 cardsYou are here$3.91
  • SandslashNo. 125 by price · 24 cards$3.86
  • MagmarNo. 126 by price · 29 cards$3.81

These are the Pokémon that sit next to Sandshrew on that ladder.

Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85Sandslash — 24 cardsPokédex 28typical $3.86Magmar — 29 cardsPokédex 126typical $3.81
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The 3 dearest Sandshrew cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Sandshrew Base #62Most drawn by Ken Sugimori
Sandshrew cards
25on file
25 of them carry a price
Sets they appear in
10
Only the largest rows are listed in the table
Illustrators
10
Most often Ken Sugimori
Typical card
$3.91median
One in ten costs over $31.99
Typical HP60Biggest attack20Weak toGrassEnergy typeFighting

3 things that split what a Sandshrew card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it

Same Sandshrew, different printing — how far apart?19.4×dearest printing ÷ cheapest printing1st Edition · 3 cards$14.17Normal · 20 cards$0.73Bars are measured against 1st Edition at $14.17See every printingWhich way did Sandshrew card prices go over 12 months?+215%$1.24 → $3.9113 readings of the middle priceSee the whole curveWhere does Sandshrew sit among the other Pokémon?No. 124of 206 PokémonNo. 1 Gengar$160.00No. 2 Rayquaza$125.27No. 124 Sandshrew$3.91Bars are measured against the dearest group at $160.00See the whole ladder

Sandshrew Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Sandshrew Pokémon cards are there?

There are 25 Sandshrew cards in this archive, and 25 of them carry a price. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.

How much is a Sandshrew Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $3.91. Across the 25 priced cards the range runs from $0.26 to $55.49, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Sandshrew Pokémon card?

Sandshrew 74 from Team Rocket Returns, at $55.49. It is 14× the typical price of the group.

Are Sandshrew Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 124 of 206 Pokémon, with 82 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 25 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.1%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Sandshrew Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 25 of the 25 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Sandshrew Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 25 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 0 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Sandshrew Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Sandshrew Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Sandshrew card rose from $1.24 to $3.91, a change of +215.3%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Sandshrew Pokémon card cost?

One in four Sandshrew cards costs $0.58 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.26. Three in four cost $11.87 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

What is the highest HP on a Sandshrew Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Sandshrew cards is 70, and the lowest is 40. The typical one is 60 HP, with half of them between 50 and 60 — figures counted from the 25 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Sandshrew Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

3 of the 25 Sandshrew cards are legal in Standard today and 13 in Expanded — 12.0% and 52.0% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are Sandshrew Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Grass — 16 of the 25 Sandshrew cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Metal next at 4 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old Sandshrew Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Sandshrew cards the 2000 printings sit at a typical $3.91 and the 2019 ones at $0.74, while the dearest year of all is 2000 at $3.91. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Sandshrew Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Brock's Sandshrew 72 from Gym Heroes, which went from $4.04 to $14.17 — a change of +250.7% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 12 Sandshrew cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Sandshrew Pokémon cards?

Sandshrew cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Guardians Rising (2 cards), Gym Heroes (2 cards), 151 (1 cards). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Sandshrew figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 25 Sandshrew cards this site holds on file — 25 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

1
The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

1
Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com
2
TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Sandshrew cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14