Electrike 81/123 · Mysterious Treasures

Mysterious Treasures is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Electrike is 81/123, in position 81 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 80 Doduo, and after it is 82 Exeggcute. The listed rarity is Common.

Electrike is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 16. In the Pokédex this is Electrike (#309), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Manectric, Manectric (#310) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Electrike (#309) has 32 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Electrike 30/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Electrike list a different HP.

The attack Electromagnetic Jam lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent can't attach any Energy cards from his or her hand to the Active Pokémon during his or her next turn. Weakness is Fighting +10. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Using electricity stored in its fur, it stimulates its muscles to heighten its reaction speed."

I keep a set binder for Mysterious Treasures, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Mysterious Treasures set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Electrike can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.