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Dark Sandslash

Dark Sandslash

Pokémon

Stage 1 — Fighting/Darkness

Poke-BODY: Poison 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.

Swift (Colorless, Colorless, Colorless) 50

This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.

HP 70

Evolves from Sandshrew

Weakness Grass ×2

Retreat 0

Format legality

Legality follows the dated TCGdex catalog snapshot.

For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules. Missing statuses stay unavailable.

Official Pokémon rules
FormatStatus
StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal

For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules.

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Team Rocket Returns

#18 · EN · Rare

Released 2004-11-01

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Card data: TCGdex. Pokémon and card artwork © Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK, published by The Pokémon Company. Artist credit follows the printing.

Catalog snapshot: 2026-09-16T22:45:22.000Z

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Dark Sandslash