Sandshrew is a Ground-type Pokemon introduced in Generation I with Pokemon Red and Blue in 1996, designed as a small armadillo-like creature that curls into a ball. Its cry, like those of the original 151 species, was created within the limited sound hardware of the Game Boy and carried through later games and adaptations. As Pokemon clips and edits spread across forums, YouTube and soundboards, individual cries became shareable sounds in their own right, used by fans to tag appearances, battles and desert or digging jokes.