Electabuzz 81/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Electabuzz is Pokédex #125, generation 1 (Kanto). Electabuzz is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 29. The card lists Electivire, Electivire (#466) under evolves to.

Electabuzz sits at 81/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 81 of 130. Before it is 80 Duskull, and after it is 82 Gastly. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Thunderpunch lists 30+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, Electabuzz does 10 damage to itself. Shock Wave is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If Electabuzz is evolved from Elekid, this attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting +10. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Half of all blackouts occur when this Pokémon appears at power plants and eats electricity."

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 20/102 in Base (1999). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Electabuzz list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Diamond & Pearl set binder is where a full Diamond & Pearl 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.