Sandshrew #82 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Sandshrew & chase cards
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Sandshrew #82 comes from the Delta Species set, released back in 2005, and it's one of those cards that quietly earns a soft spot with collectors even though it's just a Common. Illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya, it's got that classic mid-2000s Pokemon look that a lot of people grew up opening. If you're checking Sandshrew value right now, the short answer is it's an affordable little piece of Delta Species history, not a chase card, but a fun one to have.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.99, up 100% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.00 in January 2021.
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Sandshrew price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 128 graded, only 68 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $130 | 68 | 12 / 56 |
| PSA 9 | $40 | 33 | 16 / 17 |
| PSA 8 | $9.95 | 16 | 2 / 14 |
| PSA 7 | $8.00 | 5 | 1 / 4 |
| PSA 6 | $6.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 4 | 1 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.99 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 82 of 114
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Released
- 2005
Attacks
- Dig UnderFighting
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.
- Scratch20Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Sandshrew
Is Sandshrew worth grading?
So is Sandshrew worth grading? Let's be honest about the math. A raw, ungraded copy sits at $4, a Grade 9 jumps to $40, and a PSA 10 comes in at $124, which works out to about 31.5x what the raw card sells for. That's a real jump on paper, but grading fees, shipping, and the wait all eat into that gap, and hitting true gem mint on a Common from this era isn't guaranteed just because the card looks clean to your eye. If you already own one and it looks sharp under a light with no whitening on the edges, it might be worth sending in as part of a bigger batch. But grading a single Sandshrew on its own rarely makes financial sense unless you just want the PSA 10 in your collection for the love of it.
How rare is Sandshrew?
Sandshrew was printed as a Common in Delta Species, which means it was never scarce the way a holo or secret rare would be. Commons from this era were printed in high numbers and opened by the truckload back in 2005, so raw copies are easy to find today. What actually drives the price gap between raw and PSA 10 isn't a shortage of the card itself, it's the shortage of copies that survived two decades in genuinely gem mint shape. That's really the whole story with a card like this: cheap and plentiful raw, harder to find pristine.
Where can you pull Sandshrew?
Here's where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, since no price guide out there shows you this. We've recorded Sandshrew pulled 200 or more times across sites like tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, so it's genuinely showing up in real live breaks, not just sitting in old binders. It's turned up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 5, and Pokémon Pro Pack, and the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it is $75. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble no matter what card you're chasing, and most rips don't beat what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Sandshrew worth?+
A raw, ungraded Sandshrew #82 from Delta Species is valued around $4 right now. That's the number most casual sellers and buyers are working with, since this is a Common card from a 2005 set. Graded copies climb from there depending on the grade.
Is Sandshrew worth grading?+
It depends on your goals. The jump from $4 raw to $124 for a PSA 10 looks great on paper, roughly 31.5x, but grading fees and the real difficulty of landing gem mint on an older Common mean it's not a sure profit. Do it if you already love the card, not purely as an investment.
How much is a PSA 10 Sandshrew worth?+
A PSA 10 Sandshrew #82 is currently valued at $124. That compares to $40 for a Grade 9 and $4 for a raw copy, showing just how much condition and grading can move the price on even a Common card.
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