Electabuzz 20/102 · Base

Electabuzz is Pokédex #125, generation 1 (Kanto). Electabuzz is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 35. The card lists Electivire, Electivire (#466) under evolves to.

Electabuzz sits at 20/102 in Base, position 20 of 102. Before it is 19 Dugtrio, and after it is 21 Electrode. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Thundershock lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Thunderpunch is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage plus Electabuzz does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Normally found near power plants, it can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities."

Electabuzz (#125) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Electabuzz 2/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. 19 other cards of Electabuzz list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Electabuzz can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.