Lt. Surge's Electabuzz 27/132 · Gym Heroes

Gym Heroes is a set in the Gym series. It was released on August 14, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is 27/132, in position 27 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 26 Erika's Victreebel, and after it is 28 Lt. Surge's Raichu. The listed rarity is Rare.

Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 22. In the Pokédex this is Electabuzz (#125), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Electivire, Electivire (#466) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Electabuzz (#125) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Electabuzz 20/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Electabuzz, while this one is Lt. Surge's Electabuzz. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. 25 other cards of Electabuzz list a different HP.

The attack Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Take up to 2 Lightning Energy cards from your discard pile and attach them to Lt. Surge's Electabuzz. Electric Current is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Take 1 Lightning Energy card attached to Lt. Surge's Electabuzz and attach it to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you have no Benched Pokémon, discard that Energy card. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Gym Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Heroes set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Electabuzz can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Lt. Surge and his Pokémon. I still need this card.