# Brock's Sandslash #36/132 — Gym Challenge

## Summary

Brock's Sandslash is a Gym Challenge uncommon, a mid-tier pull in the set that tied Kanto Gym Leaders to their signature decks. Atsuko Nishida, an original Pokémon TCG illustrator, adds early-era pedigree, and Brock-themed cards give Gen I completionists a reason to look past the modest rarity. The modelled guide sits at $8.22 with 9 copies traded in 30 days; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Gym Challenge |
| Number | 36/132 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2000-10-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Sandshrew |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Attack: Swift | cost Fighting/Colorless — damage 20 — This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Pokémon Powers, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon. |
| Attack: Needle Ball | cost Fighting/Fighting — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Grass x2 |
| Resistance | Lightning -30 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Sandslash #028](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/sandslash) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$8.22** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-18T07:57:27.569Z
- 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 2026-10-18T07:57:27.569Z
- Floor delivered ask: $4.40 — as of 2026-10-18T07:57:27.569Z
- Quant score: 29/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-18T07:57:27.569Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-10-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-09T08:09:20.585Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-18T07:31:21.163Z, confidence 75%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T15:00:47.347Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-18T15:51:02.855Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/gym-challenge/brocks-sandslash-36)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Agym2-36%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)