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Sandshrew
Base · #62 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
PokémonFighting
$1.02
HP 40·FFighting·Basic
FSand-attack10
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Weakness G ×2Resistance L -30Retreat C
Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
Sandshrew is card #62 of 102 in Base (1999), a Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $1.02 it is the #74 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 5 packs. It is one of 26 Sandshrew cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 📅 1999 · Base · 102 cards
- 🎯 Appears about 1 in 5 Base packs
- 💎 The #74 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$1.02
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$1.84
PSA 9 · Mint
$4.08
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$7.14
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$13.26
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Sandshrew through the years
1999Base Set
2003Skyridge
2005Delta Species
2010HeartGold & SoulSilver
2016Evolutions
2019Unbroken Bonds
2023151
2026Delta ReignMore by Ken Sugimori
More from Base
Alakazam
#1$71.22
Blastoise
#2$227
Chansey
#3$56.48
Charizard
#4$955
Clefairy
#5$48.69
Gyarados
#6$49.96
Hitmonchan
#7$18.34
Machamp
#8
Magneton
#9$33.66
Mewtwo
#10$86.16
Nidoking
#11$40.20
Ninetales
#12$38.96
Poliwrath
#13$35.14
Raichu
#14$63.54
Venusaur
#15$168
Zapdos
#16$47.94
Beedrill
#17$5.96
Dragonair
#18$17.66
Questions
How much is Sandshrew (Base) worth?
An ungraded Sandshrew from Base sells for about $1.02. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $13.26 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $4.08.
How rare is Sandshrew?
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 5 Base packs.
Who illustrated Sandshrew?
Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
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