Sandile · Vivid Voltage, what to know.
About the Sandile card
Sandile is card 107 of 203 in Vivid Voltage, released in November 2020, a Common. It is a Basic Darkness-type with 70 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Sandile needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Pani Kobayashi.
The Pokédex entry printed on Sandile reads: "Sandile's still not good at hunting, so it mostly eats things that have collapsed in the desert. It's called "the cleaner of the desert.""
What is Sandile worth?
Sandile is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Sandile before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Sandile is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Sandile
Raw copies of Sandile are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Sandile is the practical move.
