Sandslash HeartGold & SoulSilver #29

Card #29 · Illustrated by Yukiko Baba

80 HPFightingPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$6.95

Range $7 → $8
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Sandslash is a Rare Pokémon card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (#29), illustrated by Yukiko Baba. It's a Stage 1 Fighting-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Sandshrew, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $6.95 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#10 most valuable Sandslash of 25 #80 most valuable in HeartGold & SoulSilver of 124

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$7.99

LPLightly Played$5.08

HPHeavily Played$4.00

DMGDamaged$2.00

7-day—

30-day—

90-dayflat

All-time high$8

All-time low$5

Other printingsNormal · $2.23

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$7

Normal$2

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

No graded sales tracked for this card yet — see the raw estimate above.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$2.53

Period high

$3.41

Period low

$0.99

Change

▲ 74.5%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA6 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

CGC17 gradedCGC 10 · 2 · 12% gem rate

102

8.55

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Sandslash 10 is harder to pull.

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Cross-market prices

9% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$7

PriceCharting · dearest$8

Currently 9% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%

Cross-marketMarkets agree 9% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

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Card text

Evolves from Sandshrew.

Poison Sting30

Fighting · Colorless

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Fury Swipes30×

Fighting · Colorless · Colorless

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.

Weakness Water ×2Resistance Lightning -20

“If it digs at an incredible pace, it may snap off its spike and claws. They grow back in a day.”

About the Pokémon

Mouse PokémonGEN ISandshrew → Sandslash

Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape.

Card details

SetHeartGold & SoulSilver →

Number#29

RarityRare

PokémonAll Sandslash cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistYukiko Baba →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeFighting

HP80

Evolves fromSandshrew

WeaknessWater ×2

ResistanceLightning -20

National Pokédex#28

Card IDhgss1-29

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Sandslash cards

There are 9 different Sandslash printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HeartGold & SoulSilver #29 (Rare).