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Dark Sandslash

Dark Sandslash

Team Rocket Returns · #18 · Rare
🎨 Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda
PokémonFightingDarkness
$112
1 in 22packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#40 of 109most valuable in the set
$1,462as a PSA 10, about 13.0× raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
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Dark Sandslash is card #18 of 109 in Team Rocket Returns (2004), a Rare illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. At about $112 it is the #40 most valuable card in the set. In a Team Rocket Returns booster it turns up about once every 22 packs. It is one of 25 Sandslash cards printed so far.

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$112
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$202
PSA 9 · Mint
$450
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$788
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$1,462
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

Card text

HP 70·FFighting·DDarkness·Stage 1·Evolves from Sandshrew
Poké-BodyPoison Payback
If Dark Sandslash is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Dark Sandslash is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned.
CCCSwift50
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness G ×2
This Pokémon is both Fighting Darkness type.

Sandslash through the years

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Questions

How much is Dark Sandslash (Team Rocket Returns) worth?

An ungraded Dark Sandslash from Team Rocket Returns sells for about $112. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $1,462 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $450.

How rare is Dark Sandslash?

It is a Rare, and it shows up about once every 22 Team Rocket Returns packs.

Who illustrated Dark Sandslash?

Masakazu Fukuda drew the art for this card.

Can I open Team Rocket Returns packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Team Rocket Returns booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.

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