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Sandshrew
Oracle Text
Attack Sand-attack (10): If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
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Character Background
Sandshrew from Base Set is a humble but surprisingly annoying Basic Fighting Pokémon that best fits a tempo-control plan: it does not try to win by raw damage, but by buying a turn and disrupting the opponent’s rhythm. Sand-attack for 10 is modest, yet the coin-flip tax on the Defending Pokémon’s next attack can force awkward passes, slow down evolutions, or protect a lead while you set up heavier hitters. In play, Sandshrew works especially well in Fighting decks that want early board presence and pressure, giving you a cheap opener that can stall until stronger attackers like Sandslash or other efficient Fighting evolutions take over. It also pairs naturally with damage modifiers and switch pressure, since even small chip damage becomes meaningful when the opponent’s attack may fail. Think of Sandshrew as a burrowing nuisance: not flashy, but excellent at creating the tempo edge that wins longer games.
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Character Background
Sandshrew from Base Set is a humble but surprisingly annoying Basic Fighting Pokémon that best fits a tempo-control plan: it does not try to win by raw damage, but by buying a turn and disrupting the opponent’s rhythm. Sand-attack for 10 is modest, yet the coin-flip tax on the Defending Pokémon’s next attack can force awkward passes, slow down evolutions, or protect a lead while you set up heavier hitters. In play, Sandshrew works especially well in Fighting decks that want early board presence and pressure, giving you a cheap opener that can stall until stronger attackers like Sandslash or other efficient Fighting evolutions take over. It also pairs naturally with damage modifiers and switch pressure, since even small chip damage becomes meaningful when the opponent’s attack may fail. Think of Sandshrew as a burrowing nuisance: not flashy, but excellent at creating the tempo edge that wins longer games.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-10 17:20:44 UTC