# Sandile #216/198 — Scarlet & Violet

## Summary

Sandile is a Unova starter-era desert croc whose scowling, sunglassed charm keeps a devoted Gen V following, and Nurikabe has built a name painting Pokémon in quiet, storybook settings. As an Illustration rare it sat in the set's chase tier, so demand comes from art collectors, not battlers. At a $5.71 modelled guide, up 4% over 30 days on 144 copies traded, with only 41 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.06 out of Phantasmal Flames; a PSA 10 brings $172, 30 times raw, but a 10% gem rate against $65 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Scarlet & Violet |
| Number | 216/198 |
| Rarity | Illustration rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | Nurikabe |
| Release date | 2023-03-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Attack: Gnaw | cost Fighting — damage 10 |
| Attack: Ram | cost Fighting/Fighting — damage 30 |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Regulation mark | G |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Sandile #551](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/sandile) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$5.71** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- 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: -5.30% — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $5.70 — as of 2026-11-07T15:39:09.423Z
- Quant score: 59/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-07T15:39:09.423Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2023-03-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-07T20:50:50.050Z, confidence 90%
- Open auction — observed 2026-09-13T07:06:03.746Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-07T04:23:50.597Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-06T06:19:13.907Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-07T04:23:50.596Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-04T04:15:30.959Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/scarlet-violet/sandile-216)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv01-216%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)