Background cameos let illustrators wink at the wider Pokédex. Alolan Sandshrew earns 1 of those moments across 2017, distributed among Hideki Ishikawa and other contributors.
These cameos cluster in Guardians Rising most heavily; Hideki Ishikawa accounts for 1 of the appearances.
These cards feature snowy landscape, icy exterior, neutral pose and snow-covered trees in their background art, illustrated by artists like Hideki Ishikawa.
Alolan Sandshrew appears as a background cameo across 1 Pokémon card.
These appearances range from clear sightings to barely-visible silhouettes, scattered across 2017 of the TCG.
Each cameo rewards collectors who pause to look closely at the card art.