Electrike 52/100 · Crystal Guardians

Crystal Guardians is a set in the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2006. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Electrike is 52/100, in position 52 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 51 Duskull, and after it is 53 Jigglypuff. The listed rarity is Common.

Electrike is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Electrike (#309), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Manectric, Manectric (#310) under evolves to.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 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). Both list 50 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Electrike list a different HP.

The attack Sniff Out lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Put any 1 card from your discard pile into your hand. Quick Blow is another attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -30. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Crystal Guardians, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Crystal Guardians 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.