Sandslash Series III #28 Value
151 · Card 28/207 · Uncommon · 2023
Sandslash here comes from the Japanese Vending set, a fun little corner of Pokemon history brought back in Series III and released in 2023. This particular card is Sandslash #28, an Uncommon illustrated by kodama, and if you are trying to pin down Sandslash value, the short answer is that it sits at a modest but real $8 raw. It is not a chase card in the traditional sense, but it has a following, and the numbers behind it tell a pretty honest story.
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Sandslash price history
Ungraded value is $7.99, up 60% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.99 in July 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Sandslash price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 452 graded copies exist — only 130 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $7.99 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $132 | 130 |
| Grade 9 | $38 | 227 |
| Grade 8 | $28 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | – | 7 |
| Grade 6 | – | 12 |
| Grade 5 | – | 2 |
| Grade 4 | – | 1 |
| Grade 3 | – | – |
| Grade 2 | – | – |
| Grade 1 | – | – |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Set
- 151
- Card number
- 28 of 207
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 120
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- kodama
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Rumble30Fighting
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.
- Spike Rend80+Fighting · Colorless · Colorless
If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.
Sandslash — collector's take
Is Sandslash worth grading?
So is Sandslash worth grading? Let's talk it through. Raw copies sit at $8, a Grade 9 climbs to $38, and a PSA 10 lands at $132, which works out to 16.6x the raw price. That jump is real money if you pull a clean copy, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, centering and edges on Vending era cards can be unforgiving, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time eat into any profit if the card comes back a 9 or lower. If you already own a sharp looking copy and grading is cheap where you are, it can make sense to try. If you are buying raw purely to send off, treat it like a gamble, not a guarantee.
How rare is it?
Right now there are 452 graded copies of this Sandslash on record, and of those, 130 have made it to PSA 10. That is a decent slice earning the top grade, which tells us gem mint copies exist but are far from guaranteed, and it lines up with why the PSA 10 price sits so far above raw. Population numbers like these matter because they show real scarcity at the top end even when the card itself is not rare in the wild.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we have recorded this exact Sandslash pulled 38 times across collector-crypt, courtyard and tilt-rips, which is more visibility than any static price guide gives you. It has turned up in the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack and Tilt Treasure, so it is genuinely out there in circulation across a handful of pack types. The biggest recorded pull value we have logged for it is $416, a nice reminder that even an Uncommon can occasionally land in a big hit if the rest of the pack cooperates. Just keep in mind that pack opening is a gamble by nature, and most rips do not come close to that number.
Questions people ask
How much is Sandslash worth?
A raw, ungraded copy of this Sandslash sits around $8. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $38 and a PSA 10 reaching $132, so condition makes a real difference to Sandslash price.
Is Sandslash worth grading?
It depends on the copy. A PSA 10 is worth 16.6x the raw card, which sounds great, but gem mint is genuinely tough to land, and grading costs and wait times need to be weighed against that upside before you send one in.
What set is Sandslash from?
This Sandslash is card #28 from Series III of the Japanese Vending set, released in 2023, and it is an Uncommon illustrated by kodama.
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