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Root Fossil
Sandstorm · #92 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Ryo Ueda
Trainer
$3.65
HP 40·Item
Poké-BodySpongy Stone
At any time between turns, remove 1 damage counter from Root Fossil.
Play Root Fossil as if it were a Basic Pokémon. While in play, Root Fossil counts as a Colorless Pokémon (instead of a Trainer card). Root Fossil has no attacks of its own, can't retreat, and can't be affected by any Special Conditions. If Root Fossil is Knocked Out, it doesn't count as a Knocked Out Pokémon. (Discard it anyway.) At any time during your turn before your attack, you may discard Root Fossil from play.
Root Fossil is card #92 of 100 in Sandstorm (2003), a Common illustrated by Ryo Ueda. At about $3.65 it is the #97 most valuable card in the set. In a Sandstorm booster it turns up about once every 6 packs.
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In the Sandstorm set
- 📅 2003 · EX · 100 cards
- 🎯 Appears about 1 in 6 Sandstorm packs
- 💎 The #97 most valuable card in Sandstorm (of 100)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$3.65
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$6.57
PSA 9 · Mint
$14.60
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$25.55
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$47.45
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
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#1$22.59
Cacturne
#2$35.08
Cradily
#3$12.57
Dusclops
#4$26.00
Flareon
#5$132
Jolteon
#6$95.00
Ludicolo
#7$59.12
Lunatone
#8$41.94
Mawile
#9$65.00
Sableye
#10$159
Seviper
#11$32.03
Shiftry
#12$34.88
Solrock
#13$33.30
Zangoose
#14$39.27
Arcanine
#15$222
Espeon
#16$85.02
Golduck
#17$41.20
Kecleon
#18$37.10
See the full Sandstorm card list
Questions
How much is Root Fossil (Sandstorm) worth?
An ungraded Root Fossil from Sandstorm sells for about $3.65. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $47.45 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $14.60.
How rare is Root Fossil?
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 6 Sandstorm packs.
Who illustrated Root Fossil?
Ryo Ueda drew the art for this card.
Can I open Sandstorm packs for free?
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