Electrike 23/84 · Pitch Black

Electrike is Pokédex #309, generation 3 (Hoenn). Electrike is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP.

Electrike sits at 23/84 in Pitch Black, position 23 of 120. Before it is 22 Palafin, and after it is 24 Manectric. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on July 17, 2026. The printed size is 84. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Collect lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Draw a card. Tackle is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It stores static electricity in its fur for discharging. This Pokémon's whole body gives off sparks if a storm approaches." The regulation mark is J.

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 2025. The earliest other card is Electrike 30/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Dsuke illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Electrike list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Dsuke. I count 13 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pitch Black set binder is where a full Pitch Black set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Electrike can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.