No. 28 · Kanto · Ground
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Sandslash is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 28 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 24
- Sets
- 22
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Illustrators
- 20
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The strongest Sandslash art
01/06Alolan Sandslash GX
Promo
02/06Sandslash
Uncommon
03/06Alolan Sandslash
Rare
04/06Sandslash
Common
05/06Sandslash
Uncommon
06/06Brock's Sandslash
Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Sandslash cards, side by side.
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Sandslash by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Sandslash cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Sandslash gets drawn
Sandslash is usually drawn nostalgic and moody, often burrowing, in the snow, in winter.
Across 22 Sandslash artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2025
Sandslash through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Fossil- 2000 Gym Heroes
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Skyridge- 2004 Team Rocket Returns
- 2005 Delta Species
2007 Mysterious Treasures
2009 Supreme Victors
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2012 Boundaries Crossed
2015 BREAKthrough- 2017 SM Black Star Promos
2018 Ultra Prism- 2019 Cosmic Eclipse
- 2021 Fusion Strike
2023 151- 2024 Twilight Masquerade
- 2025 Mega Evolution
Evolves from
Sandshrew24 cards- Sandslashthis page · 24 cards
Every Sandslash card
24 cards, strongest artwork first.
Sandslash in numbers
- Cards
- 24
- Sets
- 22since Fossil
- Illustrators
- 20most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- HP on card
- 60–200
They span 22 sets, from Fossil to Mega Evolution. 20 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida and TOKIYA.
Who draws Sandslash
20 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
22 sets, by how many Sandslash cards each holds.
- SM Black Star Promos3
1511
BREAKthrough1
Boundaries Crossed1
Cosmic Eclipse1
Delta Species1
Fossil1- Fusion Strike1
- Guardians Rising1
Gym Challenge1- Gym Heroes1
HeartGold SoulSilver1
10 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Sandslash cards are there?
- There are 24 Sandslash cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 22 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Sandslash card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Sandslash art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Sandslash cards?
- 20 illustrators have drawn Sandslash. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 3, followed by Atsuko Nishida and TOKIYA.
- What was the first Sandslash card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 10 of its 24 cards are Rare.
