It burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging.

Catalog metadata

National Pokédex: 27
Imported from: Vendor Tools Public API catalog

Card details

Identity, type line, stats, and set references

Identity & printing

Name: Sandshrew
Number: 27
Printed number: 027/165
Rarity: Common
Variant: Normal
Language code: EN
Print ID: sv3pt5-27-Normal

Type line & stats

Supertype: Pokémon
Subtypes

Battle

Abilities, attacks, weakness & resistance

Abilities

Ability: Sand Screen
Trainer cards in your opponent's discard pile can't be put into their deck by an effect of your opponent's Item or Supporter cards.

Attacks

Scratch30

Weaknesses

Grass ×2

Market prices (catalog API)

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Sandshrew

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