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1. “Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.”

   First printed on Base Set #62 · 1999 · Illus. Ken Sugimori · on 2 cards

   • Base Set #621999 · $0.79
   • Base Set 2 #912000 · $0.52

2. “Burrow deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.”

   First printed on Legendary Collection #91 · 2002 · Illus. Ken Sugimori

   • Legendary Collection #912002 · $0.75

3. “To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.”

   First printed on Mysterious Treasures #96 · 2007 · Illus. Ken Sugimori · on 2 cards

   • Mysterious Treasures #962007 · $0.85
   • Supreme Victors #1242009 · $0.56

4. “Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.”

   First printed on HeartGold SoulSilver #79 · 2010 · Illus. Yukiko Baba · on 2 cards

   • HeartGold SoulSilver #792010 · $0.84
   • BREAKthrough #752015 · $0.29

5. “It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.”

   First printed on Boundaries Crossed #78 · 2012 · Illus. Naoki Saito

   • Boundaries Crossed #782012 · $1.14

6. “It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.”

   First printed on Evolutions #54 · 2016 · Illus. Ken Sugimori

   • Evolutions #542016 · $0.19

7. “It lives on snowy mountains. Its steel shell is very hard—so much so, it can't roll its body up into a ball.”

   First printed on Guardians Rising #19 · 2017 · Illus. Mizue

   • Guardians Rising #192017 · $0.21

8. “An ancient tradition of Alolan festivals, still carried on to this day, is a competition to slide Sandshrew across ice as far as one can.”

   First printed on Ultra Prism #28 · 2018 · Illus. Shin Nagasawa

   • Ultra Prism #282018 · $0.31

9. “It lives in areas of limited rainfall. When danger approaches, it curls up into a ball to protect its soft stomach.”

   First printed on Unbroken Bonds #83 · 2019 · Illus. Sekio

   • Unbroken Bonds #832019 · $0.22

10. “After fleeing a volcanic eruption, it ended up moving to an area of snowy mountains. Its ice shell is as hard as steel.”

    First printed on Cosmic Eclipse #137 · 2019 · Illus. ryoma uratsuka

    • Cosmic Eclipse #1372019 · $0.28

11. “When its skin gets wrinkled from moisture, it heads for a volcano. It lies flat on a spot with a lot of geothermal heat and dries itself out.”

    First printed on Fusion Strike #131 · 2021 · Illus. Yuka Morii

    • Fusion Strike #1312021 · $0.30

12. “It burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging.”

    First printed on 151 #027 · 2023 · Illus. kodama

    • 151 #0272023 · $0.19

13. “No matter how high a place it falls from, this Pokémon can save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.”

    First printed on Twilight Masquerade #097 · 2024 · Illus. Tetsu Kayama

    • Twilight Masquerade #0972024 · $0.05

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