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Lt. Surge's Electrode 52/132 · Gym Challenge

Lt. Surge's Electrode, Gym Challenge #52

Electrode is Pokédex #101, generation 1 (Kanto). Lt. Surge's Electrode is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 33. The card says it evolves from Lt. Surge's Voltorb. In this catalog that name is Voltorb (#100).

Lt. Surge's Electrode sits at 52/132 in Gym Challenge, position 52 of 132. Before it is 51 Lt. Surge's Eevee, and after it is 53 Lt. Surge's Raticate. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Shock Blast is listed as Pokémon Power. If Lt. Surge's Electrode is your Active Pokémon and gets damaged (even if it's Knocked Out), flip a coin. If tails, this power does 20 damage to each Active Pokémon. This power works even if Lt. Surge's Electrode is already Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed when it takes damage. The attack Power Ball lists 30+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Electrode (#101) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 39 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Electrode 21/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Electrode, while this one is Lt. Surge's Electrode. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 36 other cards of Electrode list a different HP.

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

Gym Challenge set binder is where a full Gym Challenge set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Electrode 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.

Card facts

Number
52/132
Set
Gym Challenge
Series
Gym
Released
October 16, 2000
Rarity
Uncommon
Supertype
Pokémon
Subtypes
Stage 1
HP
70
Type
Lightning
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Pokédex
Electrode (#101)
Level
33
Evolves from
Lt. Surge's Voltorb
Weakness
Fighting ×2
Retreat
2

Attacks and card text

AbilityShock Blast

Pokémon Power

If Lt. Surge's Electrode is your Active Pokémon and gets damaged (even if it's Knocked Out), flip a coin. If tails, this power does 20 damage to each Active Pokémon. This power works even if Lt. Surge's Electrode is already Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed when it takes damage.

AttackPower Ball

Damage 30+ · Cost Lightning, Lightning, Colorless

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each heads.

Binders this card belongs in

Other printings in the list

Next to it in the set

Questions about this card

What set does Lt. Surge's Electrode belong to?

Gym Challenge, in the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132.

Which number is printed on this card?

52/132. It is entry 52 of 132 in this checklist.

Who illustrated it?

Ken Sugimori. The catalog lists 1,112 other cards with that illustrator.

What rarity is listed?

Uncommon.

What Pokédex number does the card use?

Electrode #101, generation 1 (Kanto).

Which attacks are printed?

Power Ball (30+).