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Sandshrew

Type
POKEMON
HP
60
Energy Type
F
Stage
BASIC
Retreat Cost
C
Weakness
W+10
Resistance
L-20
Rarity
COMMON
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Set
Mysterious Treasures (MT)
Number
96/123

Attacks

FSand Attack

If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.

FCRam
30

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

Rulings (2)

When I try to attack, does Marowak's "Bodyguard" Ability prevent me from having to flip a coin if my active Pokemon was attacked last turn with Silicobra's "Sand Attack"?

The effect of Sand Attack is on your Pokemon that was attacked, not on you. So, Bodyguard does not prevent you from having to flip a coin to see if the attack goes through

Sand AttackBodyguard
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2022-10-13)Oct 13, 2022Compendium →

If your opponent used Sandshrew's "Sand Attack" on the previous turn, and you attack with Passimian's "Intentional Grounding" which requires you to discard a Tool from your hand or the attack does nothing, do you discard the Tool before you flip for the Sand Attack effect or after?

Flip for the Sand Attack effect first; if it's tails your attack ends immediately, or if it's heads you proceed with your attack as normal.

Intentional GroundingSand Attack
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2017-12-14)Dec 14, 2017Compendium →