Sandslash Mysterious Treasures #61

Card #61 · Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida

90 HPFightingPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$3.86

▲ 14.7% · 30d

Range $3 → $4
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Sandslash is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Mysterious Treasures (#61), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Stage 1 Fighting-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Sandshrew, weak to Water +20. Its current blended market value is $3.86 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#12 most valuable Sandslash of 25 #61 most valuable in Mysterious Treasures of 124

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$3.04

LPLightly Played$1.43

MPModerately Played$1.19

HPHeavily Played$0.88

DMGDamaged$0.88

7-dayflat

30-day▲ 14.7%

90-day▲ 35.7%

All-time high$3

All-time low$1

Other printingsNormal · $0.46

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$4

Normal$0

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

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$3.04

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$38$38–$38

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$0.97

Period high

$2.35

Period low

$0.60

Change

▼ 41.6%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

CGC126 gradedCGC 10 · 6 · 5% gem rate

106

9.58

932

8.526

820

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

Should you grade it?

−$36

Raw $3.86 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $38.00
after ~$70.37 grading fee → 9.8× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$38.00	$70.37	−$36	9.8×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

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Check recent sold prices

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Cross-market prices

37% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$3

TCGplayer · dearest$4

Currently 37% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. 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 · 30dRising +15%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 37% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

93% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

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Card text

Evolves from Sandshrew.

Spike Armor

Colorless

During your opponent's next turn, if Sandslash is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Sandslash is Knocked Out), put 4 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.

Poison Spike60

Fighting · Fighting · Colorless

If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, that Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness Water +20Resistance Lightning -20Retreat 1

“It curls up, then rolls into foes with its back. Its sharp spines inflict severe damage.”

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

SetMysterious Treasures →

Number#61

RarityUncommon

PokémonAll Sandslash cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistAtsuko Nishida →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeFighting

HP90

Evolves fromSandshrew

WeaknessWater +20

ResistanceLightning -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#28

Card IDdp2-61

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Sandslash cards

There are 9 different Sandslash printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Mysterious Treasures #61 (Uncommon).