Sandshrew HeartGold & SoulSilver #79

Card #79 · Illustrated by Yukiko Baba

60 HPFightingPokémonBasic

Market value · ungraded

$24.03

Blended across TCGplayer
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint

$24.03

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9 different Sandshrew printings exist — is this your card? HeartGold & SoulSilver #79

Sandshrew is a Common Pokémon card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (#79), illustrated by Yukiko Baba. It's a Basic Fighting-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $24.03 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

#5 most valuable Sandshrew of 26 #36 most valuable in HeartGold & SoulSilver of 124

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$25.03

LPLightly Played$10.71

MPModerately Played$3.24

HPHeavily Played$2.93

7-dayflat

30-dayflat

90-day▲ 5.3%

All-time high$40

All-time low$13

Other printingsNormal · $0.54

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$24

Normal$1

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

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$25.03

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 9pop 2		$28$28–$28

“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · Raw

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Latest

$1.42

Period high

$1.56

Period low

$0.94

Change

▲ 15.4%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

Only 0% of 5 PSA-graded Sandshrew copies are a gem-mint 10 (0 of 5) — the rest grade lower.

PSA5 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (4 grades)

CGC35 gradedCGC 10 · 6 · 17% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (5 grades)

106

9.51

912

8.51

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

Should you grade it?

−$66

Raw $24.03 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $28.00
after ~$70.27 grading fee → 1.2× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 9	$28.00	$70.27	−$66	1.2×

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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Available to buy nowLive on eBay

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Cross-market prices

52% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$16

TCGplayer · dearest$24

Currently 52% 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 · 30dFlat 0%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 52% gap

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

Card text

Defense Curl

Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Sandshrew by attacks during your opponent's next turn.

Rollout10

Fighting

Weakness Water ×2Resistance Lightning -20Retreat 1

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

About the Pokémon

Mouse PokémonGEN ISandshrew → Sandslash

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

Card details

SetHeartGold & SoulSilver →

Number#79

RarityCommon

PokémonAll Sandshrew cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistYukiko Baba →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesBasic

TypeFighting

HP60

WeaknessWater ×2

ResistanceLightning -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#27

Card IDhgss1-79

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Sandshrew cards

There are 9 different Sandshrew printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HeartGold & SoulSilver #79 (Common).