Electivire 72/214 · Lost Thunder

Lost Thunder is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. Electivire is 72/214, in position 72 of 240 on this checklist. Before it is 71 Electabuzz, and after it is 73 Chinchou. The listed rarity is Rare.

Electivire is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Electivire (#466), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Electabuzz. In this catalog that name is Electabuzz (#125).

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

Electivire (#466) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Electivire 3/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 12 other cards of Electivire list a different HP.

The attack Electrocharge lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. High-Voltage Knuckle is another attack lists 190 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "When it gets excited, it thumps its chest. With every thud, thunder roars and electric sparks shower all around."

I keep a set binder for Lost Thunder, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Lost Thunder set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Electivire can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.