# Sandaconda (Japanese) #270 — S4a: Shiny Star V

## Summary

Sandaconda coils into a heavy gunmetal-grey ball on a burnt-orange background, with its pale striped tail trailing out and gold sparkles scattered across the foil. That glittering shiny treatment is the draw of this Japanese Shiny Star V card, a chase-tier slot in a set built around shiny Pokémon. It came out in November 2020, ahead of the English Shining Fates Shiny Vault version in February 2021. A $0.91 modelled guide, down 23% over 30 days on 1 copy traded, says bulk, with 636 days of inventory sitting on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | S4a: Shiny Star V |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 270 |
| Rarity | Shiny Rare |
| Era | jp-swsh |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2020-11-20 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.91** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-04
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-04
- Floor delivered ask: $2.48 — as of 2026-11-03T20:48:44.110Z
- Quant score: 12/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-03T20:48:44.110Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2020-11-20T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-17T19:32:45.399Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-17T19:32:45.022Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-09T05:02:19.413Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-17T19:32:45.021Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/s4a-shiny-star-v/sandaconda-2)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23643-270%3AJA%3AHOLO~NM)