Sandshrew Series II #27 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 26 Aug 2026Related Sandshrew & chase cards
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Sandshrew is the little ground-type digger that's been a fan favorite since day one, and this particular version, Series II #27 from the 2023 Japanese Vending set, is a common card illustrated by kodama that still draws a surprising amount of attention from collectors chasing full vending sets. If you're searching for Sandshrew value or wondering what Sandshrew price to expect, the short answer is that it's an affordable card with a raw value of $9, but the grading tiers tell a more interesting story once you dig in.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $11, up 85% over the past year, with an all-time high of $12 in October 2022.
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Sandshrew price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 256 graded, only 39 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $660 | 39 |
| PSA 9 | $90 | 141 |
| PSA 8 | $36 | 48 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 15 |
| PSA 6 | $9.00 | 4 |
| PSA 5 | $7.00 | 7 |
| PSA 4 | $6.00 | 2 |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | - |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $11 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 27
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- kodama
Attacks
- Scratch30Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Sandshrew
Is Sandshrew worth grading?
So is Sandshrew worth grading? It depends on what you're chasing. A PSA 10 sits at $39, which works out to about 4.3 times the raw price of $9, so there's a real premium if your copy comes back gem mint. But gem mint is not guaranteed, vending cards from this era can show print lines or centering issues that keep them out of that top grade, and grading fees plus shipping and waiting time eat into any profit fast. Interestingly, a Grade 9 copy here actually commands $141, well above the PSA 10 price, which is a good reminder that grading markets don't always move the way you'd expect and it pays to check current values before you send anything in.
How rare is Sandshrew?
Across all grading companies, only 256 copies of this Sandshrew have ever been graded, and of those, just 39 have earned a PSA 10. That's a fairly tight population for a common card, and it tells you that even though Sandshrew wasn't printed as a rare pull, clean surviving copies from 2023 aren't sitting around in huge numbers. When population stays low like this, especially at the gem mint level, it helps support the price gap between raw and top-graded copies.
Where can you pull Sandshrew?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep, since we log real pulls across pack sites rather than guessing. Sandshrew has been pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, mnstr, courtyard, and collector-crypt, showing up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pack 1, Pokémon Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pack 5. The biggest recorded pull value for this card came in at $75, which is a nice reminder of how packs work: most rips won't net you anywhere near that, so treat pack opening as entertainment first and a possible bonus second, not a guaranteed way to profit.
Questions people ask
How much is Sandshrew worth?+
A raw, ungraded Sandshrew from the Japanese Vending set is worth $9. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 valued at $141, making the raw price just the starting point if you've got a clean copy.
Is Sandshrew worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for 4.3 times the raw price, and a Grade 9 copy is worth even more at $141. Just know that only 39 of the 256 graded copies have hit PSA 10, so gem mint isn't a sure thing, and grading costs and time should factor into your decision.
How much is a PSA 10 Sandshrew worth?+
A PSA 10 Sandshrew is worth $39, which comes out to 4.3 times the raw card's $9 value. Only 39 copies out of 256 graded total have reached that gem mint grade, so it's a genuine accomplishment when a copy makes the cut.
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