Sandslash card list

All 25 Sandslash cards, rarest first. The list runs from the 3 Promos down to the 3 Commons, across 23 sets.

Sandslash in numbers

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Sandslash at a glance

25cards

23sets

21illustrators

1999first card

First seen in Fossil

Cards per year

Sandslash cards from 1999 to 2026.

11999

22000

2001

12002

22003

12004

12005

2006

12007

2008

12009

12010

2011

12012

2013

2014

12015

2016

42017

12018

22019

2020

12021

2022

12023

12024

12025

12026

Busiest year: 2017, with 4 cards

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Promo3

Rare10

Uncommon9

Common3

Sets with the most Sandslash

Sun & Moon Black Star Promos3

Cosmic Eclipse1

Unbroken Bonds1

Ultra Prism1

Guardians Rising1

HeartGold & SoulSilver Base1

Supreme Victors1

Delta Species1

Who drew them

21 illustrators worked on these cards.

Ken Sugimori3

TOKIYA2

Atsuko Nishida2

kirisAki1

5ban Graphics1

Hasuno1

Shigenori Negishi1

Anesaki Dynamic1

Card forms

Special kinds of Sandslash card.

Regular24

GX1

By type

The energy types Sandslash has been printed as.

Fighting18

Water4

Metal2

By series

Sun & Moon4

Promos and other3

EX3

Original series3

Scarlet & Violet2

e-Card2

Mega Evolution2

HeartGold & SoulSilver1

Platinum1

Sword & Shield1

XY1

Black & White1

Diamond & Pearl1

Every Sandslash card, rarest first

Rare

10 cards from 10 sets: 10 Pokémon cards.

Sandslash Rare card from Unbroken Bonds — SandslashUnbroken Bonds, 84/214

Alolan Sandslash Rare card from Ultra Prism — Alolan SandslashUltra Prism, 29/156

Alolan Sandslash Rare card from Guardians Rising — Alolan SandslashGuardians Rising, 20/145

Sandslash Rare card from HeartGold & SoulSilver Base — SandslashHeartGold & SoulSilver Base, 29/123

Sandslash Rare card from Supreme Victors — SandslashSupreme Victors, 42/147

Sandslash δ Rare card from Delta Species — Sandslash δDelta Species, 27/113

Dark Sandslash Rare card from Team Rocket Returns — Dark SandslashTeam Rocket Returns, 18/109

Sandslash Rare card from Sandstorm — SandslashSandstorm, 21/100

Brock's Sandslash Rare card from Gym Heroes — Brock's SandslashGym Heroes, 23/132

Uncommon

9 cards from 9 sets: 9 Pokémon cards.

Sandslash Uncommon card from Twilight Masquerade — SandslashTwilight Masquerade, 098/167

Sandslash Uncommon card from 151 — Sandslash151, 028/165

Sandslash Uncommon card from Fusion Strike — SandslashFusion Strike, 132/264

Sandslash Uncommon card from BREAKthrough — SandslashBREAKthrough, 76/162

Sandslash Uncommon card from Boundaries Crossed — SandslashBoundaries Crossed, 79/149

Sandslash Uncommon card from Mysterious Treasures — SandslashMysterious Treasures, 61/123

Sandslash Uncommon card from Legendary Collection — SandslashLegendary Collection, 62/110

Common

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Sandslash Common card from Delta Reign — SandslashDelta Reign, 050/103

Sandslash Common card from Mega Evolution Base — SandslashMega Evolution Base, 069/132

Sandslash Common card from Skyridge — SandslashSkyridge, 93/144

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
SM18	Alolan Sandslash	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Water	TOKIYA
SM127	Alolan Sandslash	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Metal	kirisAki
SM236	Alolan Sandslash-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Water	5ban Graphics
138/236	Alolan Sandslash	Cosmic Eclipse	Rare	Metal	Hasuno
84/214	Sandslash	Unbroken Bonds	Rare	Fighting	Shigenori Negishi
29/156	Alolan Sandslash	Ultra Prism	Rare	Water	Anesaki Dynamic
20/145	Alolan Sandslash	Guardians Rising	Rare	Water	TOKIYA
29/123	Sandslash	HeartGold & SoulSilver Base	Rare	Fighting	Yukiko Baba
42/147	Sandslash	Supreme Victors	Rare	Fighting	Kagemaru Himeno
27/113	Sandslash δ	Delta Species	Rare	Fighting	Mitsuhiro Arita
18/109	Dark Sandslash	Team Rocket Returns	Rare	Fighting	Masakazu Fukuda
21/100	Sandslash	Sandstorm	Rare	Fighting	Kouki Saitou
23/132	Brock's Sandslash	Gym Heroes	Rare	Fighting	Ken Sugimori
098/167	Sandslash	Twilight Masquerade	Uncommon	Fighting	Nisota Niso
028/165	Sandslash	151	Uncommon	Fighting	kodama
132/264	Sandslash	Fusion Strike	Uncommon	Fighting	Kyoko Umemoto
76/162	Sandslash	BREAKthrough	Uncommon	Fighting	Naoki Saito
79/149	Sandslash	Boundaries Crossed	Uncommon	Fighting	BERUBURI
61/123	Sandslash	Mysterious Treasures	Uncommon	Fighting	Atsuko Nishida
62/110	Sandslash	Legendary Collection	Uncommon	Fighting	Ken Sugimori
36/132	Brock's Sandslash	Gym Challenge	Uncommon	Fighting	Atsuko Nishida
41/62	Sandslash	Fossil	Uncommon	Fighting	Ken Sugimori
050/103	Sandslash	Delta Reign	Common	Pokémon	aoki
069/132	Sandslash	Mega Evolution Base	Common	Fighting	imoniii
93/144	Sandslash	Skyridge	Common	Fighting	Miki Tanaka

Questions about Sandslash cards

How many Sandslash cards are there?

There are 25 Sandslash cards. They're spread across 23 different sets and promos, and every single one is in the Sandslash card list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Sandslash card?

There are 3 Promo Sandslash cards, including Alolan Sandslash from Sun & Moon Black Star Promos (SM18).

What was the first Sandslash card?

The very first English Sandslash card was Sandslash 41/62 from Fossil, back in 1999.

Which set has the most Sandslash cards?

Sun & Moon Black Star Promos, by a mile, with 3 Sandslash cards.

Who has drawn the most Sandslash cards?

Ken Sugimori has drawn 3 Sandslash cards, with TOKIYA close behind on 2 and Atsuko Nishida on 2.

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