スナバァ

Printed language: Japanese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): オルタージェネシス
Rarity (source): Common
Illustrator: Yukiko Baba
Source reference: SM12-049

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The Pokémon’s story

According to the Pokédex, Sandygast is born when a resentful spirit possesses a mound of sand. It lives on beaches and cares greatly about the shovel planted in its head. Its body grows when it controls people who put a hand into its mouth. This story turns a familiar beach game into a trap: the castle shape looks fragile, but its inhabitant can defend itself fiercely to keep its object and attract a victim.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Sun says Sandygast fights to keep the shovel on its head, even when a child simply wants it back. Pokémon Shield explains that it enlarges its body by controlling someone caught in its mouth. This detail makes the shovel seem far less innocent.

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Card details

HP: 80
Type (source): Fighting
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 769
Regulation mark: C
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Grass x2

Printed card text — Japanese

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

頭のスコップはお気に入り。取り返しに来た子どもとケンカ。ムキになって殴り合いになる。

Attacks

おどろかす

Cost: Fighting

Damage: 10

相手の手札からオモテを見ないで1枚選び、そのカードのオモテを見てから、相手の山札にもどして切る。

ひっかける

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20

Documented variants

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