01Card Stats

Basic

HP 60

TypeMetal

RarityRare Holo

IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

WeaknessFire ×2

Retreat●

SetSandstorm

Released2003

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Holo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo	~$36 raw · PSA 10 ~$460 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026)

Verify against recent solds.

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07Why Collectors Want It

Early-2000s Sandstorm printing with vintage collector appeal.
The Deceiver Pokemon — a Steel/Fairy-type (Metal in the TCG).
Required for any complete Mawile master set across eras.
Collectors of the Sandstorm set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Mawile with 60 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Scam Cost: Colorless

Look at your opponent's hand. You may have your opponent shuffle a Supporter card you find there into his or her deck. If you do, your opponent draws a card.

Metal Hook Cost: Metal + Colorless · 20 damage

Before doing damage, you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 20 damage to the new Defending Pokémon.

Weakness: Fire ×2
Retreat cost: 1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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