1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Brock's Sandshrew)
HP
60
TypeFighting
RarityRare
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessGrass ×2
Retreat●
SetGym Heroes
Released2000
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish.
- 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
Market value
~$19.91 raw
Raw copies run $16.02 to $23.96
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Released in 2000's Gym Heroes, the WotC-era first half of the Gym set duology themed around the Kanto gym leaders.
- Brock's Sandslash ties the fully-evolved Sandslash slot to Pewter City's Rock-type gym leader — a lore-anchored chase pickup beyond just the line.
- Raw asking sits around $20; graded copies trade meaningfully above raw, with Gym Heroes holo centering and edge wear the usual downgrades.
- A vintage Sandslash-line cornerstone for collectors building the Gym Leader chronology or completing the WotC-era Brock roster.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Sandslash with 60 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Needles
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned.
Sandstorm
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
- Grass ×2
- Resistance
- Lightning -30
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Sandslash PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.