Electivire 45/163 · Battle Styles

Battle Styles is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on March 19, 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. Electivire is 45/163, in position 45 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 44 Electabuzz, and after it is 46 Shinx. 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).

Megumi Higuchi illustrated this card. The same name is on 17 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 Megumi Higuchi illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Electivire list a different HP.

The attack Tumbling Attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Lightning Slam is another attack lists 180 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Lightning Slam. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "A single Electivire can provide enough electricity for all the buildings in a big city for a year." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Battle Styles, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Battle Styles 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.