EX Sandstorm (TCG)

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EX Sandstorm (Japanese: ADV 2: Miracle of the Desert) is the name given to an Expansion of cards and Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It continued to release Generation III Pokémon into the TCG.

Set Size

  • 100 cards in English release
  • 53 cards in Japanese release
File:Exsandstorm.gif
The symbol for EX Sandstorm is a Claw and Root Fossil.

Sequence

  • 17th English Expansion
  • 19th Japanese Expansion

Release Dates

  • 18th April 2003 - Japanese Expansion
  • 17th September 2003 - English Expansion

Prereleases were held on the weekends of 6th/7th and 13th/14th September 2003.

Trivia

  • EX Sandstorm contained several cards that were (at the time) not yet available in any other language, making it the first set since Team Rocket (Dark Raichu) to feature English exclusive cards. Many of the cards later graced Japanese players’ hands in ADV EX 1: Magma vs Aqua: Two Ambitions.
  • EX Sandstorm introduced dual Weaknesses and Resistances to the TCG, to correlate with multiple strengths and vulnerabilities of Pokémon in the games.
  • This was the first set to feature eveolved Pokémon ex. Some of these Pokémon broke the "120 HP limit" (the highest HP any Pokémon card had featured). Wailord ex now holds the record for the highest HP on a tournament legal card (200 HP) and the highest base attack damage (200-).#
  • In Japan, no Half Decks accompanied this set.
  • This was also the first Nintendo Expansion, and indeed the first Expansion in a long time to produce a Prerelease promo card at a Prerelease Tournament - that card being Armaldo. Not only does Armaldo have the distinction of being the first Nintendo Prerelease card, it is the only holographic Prerelease card (so far).

Theme Decks

Card List

English Expansion

No. Card Name Type Rarity
1 Armaldo File:Rare rare.gifH
2 Cacturne File:Rare rare.gifH
3 Cradily File:Rare rare.gifH
4 Dusclops File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
5 Flareon File:Rare rare.gifH
6 Jolteon File:Rare rare.gifH
7 Ludiculo File:Rare rare.gifH
8 Lunatone File:Rare rare.gifH
9 Mawile File:Rare rare.gifH
10 Sableye File:Dark-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
11 Seviper File:Rare rare.gifH
12 Shrifty File:Rare rare.gifH
13 Solrock File:Rare rare.gifH
14 Zangoose File:Rare rare.gifH
15 Arcanine File:Rare rare.gif
16 Espeon File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
17 Golduck File:Rare rare.gif
18 Kecleon File:Rare rare.gif
19 Omastar File:Rare rare.gif
20 Pichu File:Rare rare.gif
21 Sandslash File:Rare rare.gif
22 Shrifty File:Rare rare.gif
23 Steelix File:Rare rare.gif
24 Umbreon File:Dark-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
25 Vaporeon File:Rare rare.gif
26 Wobbuffet File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
27 Anorith File:Rare uncom.gif
28 Anorith File:Rare uncom.gif
29 Arbok File:Rare uncom.gif
30 Azumarill File:Rare uncom.gif
31 Azurill File:Rare uncom.gif
32 Baltoy File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
33 Breloom File:Rare uncom.gif
34 Delcatty File:Rare uncom.gif
35 Electabuzz File:Rare uncom.gif
36 Elekid File:Rare uncom.gif
37 Fearow File:Rare uncom.gif
38 Illumise File:Rare uncom.gif
39 Kabuto File:Rare uncom.gif
40 Kirlia File:Rare uncom.gif
41 Lairon File:Rare uncom.gif
42 Lileep File:Rare uncom.gif
43 Lileep File:Rare uncom.gif
44 Linoone File:Rare uncom.gif
45 Lombre File:Rare uncom.gif
46 Lombre File:Rare uncom.gif
47 Murkrow File:Dark-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
48 Nuzleaf File:Rare uncom.gif
49 Nuzleaf File:Rare uncom.gif
50 Pelipper File:Rare uncom.gif
51 Quilava File:Rare uncom.gif
52 Vigoroth File:Rare uncom.gif
53 Volbeat File:Rare uncom.gif
54 Wynaut File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
55 Xatu File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
56 Aron File:Rare com.gif
57 Cacnea File:Rare com.gif
58 Cacnea File:Rare com.gif
59 Cyndaquil File:Rare com.gif
60 Dunsparce File:Rare com.gif
61 Duskull File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
62 Duskull File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
63 Eevee File:Rare com.gif
64 Ekans File:Rare com.gif
65 Growlithe File:Rare com.gif
66 Lotad File:Rare com.gif
67 Lotad File:Rare com.gif
68 Marill File:Rare com.gif
69 Natu File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
70 Omanyte File:Rare com.gif
71 Onix File:Rare com.gif
72 Pikachu File:Rare com.gif
73 Psyduck File:Rare com.gif
74 Ralts File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
75 Sandshrew File:Rare com.gif
76 Seedot File:Rare com.gif
77 Seedot File:Rare com.gif
78 Shroomish File:Rare com.gif
79 Skitty File:Rare com.gif
80 Slakoth File:Rare com.gif
81 Spearow File:Rare com.gif
82 Trapinch File:Rare com.gif
83 Wailmer File:Rare com.gif
84 Wingull File:Rare com.gif
85 Zigzagoon File:Rare com.gif
86 Double Full Heal T File:Rare uncom.gif
87 Lanette’s Net Search T File:Rare uncom.gif
88 Rare Candy T File:Rare uncom.gif
89 Wally’s Training T File:Rare uncom.gif
90 Claw Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
91 Mysterious Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
92 Root Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
93 Multi Energy E File:Rare uncom.gif
94 Aerodactyl ex File:Rare rare.gifex
95 Aggron ex File:Rare rare.gifex
96 Gardevoir ex File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifex
97 Kabutops ex File:Rare rare.gifex
98 Raichu ex File:Rare rare.gifex
99 Typhlosion ex File:Rare rare.gifex
100 Wailord ex File:Rare rare.gifex


Japanese Expansion

No. Card Name Type Rarity
1 Seedot File:Rare com.gif
2 Nuzleaf File:Rare uncom.gif
3 Shiftry File:Rare rare.gifH
4 Volbeat File:Rare rare.gif
5 Illumise File:Rare rare.gif
6 Cacnea File:Rare uncom.gif
7 Cacturne File:Rare rare.gifH
8 Seviper File:Rare rare.gifH
9 Lileep File:Rare uncom.gif
10 Cradily File:Rare rare.gifH
11 Cyndaquil File:Rare com.gif
12 Quilava File:Rare rare.gif
13 Typhlosion File:Rare rare.gifH
14 Psyduck File:Rare com.gif
15 Golduck File:Rare rare.gif
16 Marill File:Rare com.gif
17 Azumarill File:Rare rare.gif
18 Lotad File:Rare com.gif
19 Lombre File:Rare rare.gif
20 Ludicolo File:Rare rare.gifH
21 Wailord ex File:Rare rare.gifex
22 Pikachu File:Rare com.gifH
23 Raichu ex File:Rare rare.gifex
24 Pichu File:Rare rare.gif
25 Natu File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare com.gif
26 Xatu File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
27 Wobbuffet File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gif
28 Gardevoir ex File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifex
29 Lunatone File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
30 Duskull File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
31 Dusclops File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
32 Wynaut File:Physic-attack.png File:Rare uncom.gif
33 Sandshrew File:Rare com.gif
34 Sandslash File:Rare rare.gif
35 Trapinch File:Rare com.gif
36 Solrock File:Rare rare.gifH
37 Baltoy File:Rare uncom.gif
38 Anorith File:Rare rare.gif
39 Armaldo File:Rare rare.gifH
40 Zigzagoon File:Rare com.gif
41 Azurill File:Rare uncom.gif
42 Zangoose File:Rare rare.gifH
43 Kecleon File:Rare rare.gif
44 Sableye File:Dark-attack.png File:Rare rare.gifH
45 Mawile File:Rare rare.gifH
46 Aggron ex File:Rare rare.gifex
47 Claw Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
48 Root Fossil T File:Rare com.gif
49 Double Full Heal T File:Rare uncom.gif
50 Rare Candy T File:Rare uncom.gif
51 Lanette’s Net Search T File:Rare uncom.gif
52 Wally’s Training T File:Rare uncom.gif
53 Multi Energy E File:Rare uncom.gif


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