Manectric 55/196 · Lost Origin

Lost Origin is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 9, 2022. The printed size is 196. This checklist is longer, at 217 cards. Manectric is 55/196, in position 55 of 217 on this checklist. Before it is 54 Electrike, and after it is 56 Magnezone V. The listed rarity is Rare.

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

GIDORA illustrated this card. The same name is on 60 other cards in the catalog.

Manectric (#310) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 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 Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and GIDORA illustrated this one. 30 other cards of Manectric list a different HP.

The attack Bite lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Assault Laser is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool attached, this attack does 80 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It stimulates its own muscles with electricity, so it can move quickly. It eases its soreness with electricity, too, so it can recover quickly as well." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Lost Origin, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Lost Origin set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Manectric can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.