Electabuzz 42/147 · Burning Shadows

Burning Shadows is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 5, 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. Electabuzz is 42/147, in position 44 of 177 on this checklist. Before it is 41 Raichu, and after it is 43 Electivire. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Electabuzz is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Electabuzz (#125), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Electivire, Electivire (#466) under evolves to.

match illustrated this card. The same name is on 143 other cards in the catalog.

Electabuzz (#125) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 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 lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Electabuzz list a different HP.

The attack Punch lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Thunder Shock is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Half of all sudden blackouts are caused by Electabuzz gathering at electric power plants and gobbling up electricity."

I keep a set binder for Burning Shadows, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Burning Shadows set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Electabuzz can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.