Brock's Sandslash · Gym Challenge, what to know.
About the Brock's Sandslash card
Brock's Sandslash sits at #36 in Gym Challenge, the seventh of the Wizards of the Coast print runs. Illustration by Atsuko Nishida. In the games, Brock's Sandslash evolves from Brock's Sandshrew, which makes it a late-stage card in the line.
Print variants and how to spot them
Gym Challenge shipped in 1st Edition (stamped) and Unlimited prints. The Gym sets use the trainer-prefix naming convention (Misty's Tentacruel, Blaine's Charizard, Sabrina's Gengar, and so on). No widely-recognized error prints.
Grading and condition
Uncommons grade more forgivingly than Rare Holos but the same centering and edge requirements apply. Raw copies in pack-fresh condition are easy to find. A PSA 10 submission on a clean Uncommon is a low-cost way to learn how the grading process scores Wizards-era cardstock.
If you are buying this card
Raw copies of this card are inexpensive enough that the grading math rarely justifies submission unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completionists, picking up a clean raw copy and sleeving it is the practical move.
