Alolan Sandslash-GX (SM Promo 236)

This article is about a Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.

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Alolan Sandslash   アローラサンドパンGX Alolan SandpanGX

File:AlolanSandslashGXSMPromo384.jpg Illus. 5ban Graphics

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Alolan Sandshrew Card name Alolan Sandslash-GX Type Water HP 200 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 384/SM-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sandslash.

Alolan Sandslash (Japanese: アローラサンドパンGX Alolan SandpanGX) is a Water-type Stage 1 Pokémon-GX card. It is one of the SM-P Promotional cards.

Card text

Spiky Shield ニードルガード

During your opponent's next turn, if this Pokémon is damaged by an attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 3 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.

Frost Breath こおりのいぶき 120

Needle Storm-GX-GX [create category] ニードルストームGX

This attack does 100 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Pokémon-GX rule When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

In Japan, this card was one of seven possible SM-P Promotional cards available in promotional packs awarded to participants of Pokémon Card Gym tournaments during September, October, and November 2019. This print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.

Trivia

Origin

This card features the Alolan regional variant of Sandslash. Spiky Shield is a move in the Pokémon games that Alolan Sandslash cannot learn. Frost Breath is a move in the Pokémon games that Alolan Sandslash can learn via TM.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.