Sandile

Sandile's origin and trivia

Sandile is based on a baby crocodile, drawing traits from the slender-snouted crocodile, spectacled caiman, and Nile crocodile, with its eye markings resembling a mask or sunglasses. Its Japanese name, Meguroco, may join meguro (black-eyed) with crocodile.

Its movement through sand, described as similar to swimming, may reference the sandfish skink, an animal capable of burrowing and moving through sand as if swimming. Its English name may combine sand, crocodile, and possibly sandal.

Sandile's cards by era

Sandile was introduced in the Black & White era's Black & White set and a 2011 McDonald's Collection promo, continuing through Emerging Powers, Dark Explorers, and Plasma Freeze.

The XY era added XY and Flashfire commons, followed by Sun & Moon and two Unbroken Bonds commons, then Vivid Voltage and Silver Tempest in the Sword & Shield era.

The Scarlet & Violet era paired a Scarlet & Violet Common with an illustration rare by Nurikabe, and Black Bolt added a second Common and illustration rare pairing before the Mega Evolution era's Phantasmal Flames printing by Taiga Kasai.

Cards to know

• Sandile (Black & White #63)

  Sandile's earliest card, a 2011 Black & White Common by Naoyo Kimura.

• Sandile (Dark Explorers #64)

  A Dark Explorers Common by Hajime Kusajima.

• Sandile (Scarlet & Violet #216)

  A Scarlet & Violet illustration rare by Nurikabe.

• Sandile (Black Bolt #135)

  A Black Bolt illustration rare by Fujimoto Gold.

• Sandile (Phantasmal Flames #064)

  A Phantasmal Flames Common by Taiga Kasai, Sandile's entry into the Mega Evolution era.