Manectric 89/84 · Pitch Black

Manectric is Pokédex #310, generation 3 (Hoenn). Manectric is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Electrike. In this catalog that name is Electrike (#309).

Manectric sits at 89/84 in Pitch Black, position 89 of 120. Before it is 88 Primarina, and after it is 90 Slowbro. 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 collector number is above the printed set size of 84. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Flashing Barrier lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. During your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Evolution Pokémon. Sonic Edge is another attack lists 110 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads ".It discharges electricity from its mane. The Pokémon creates a thundercloud overhead from which to drop lightning bolts." The regulation mark is J.

Manectric (#310) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Manectric 9/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and HICO KIM illustrated this one. 30 other cards of Manectric list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads HICO KIM. I count 1 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. Manectric can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.