Electrode 40/108 · Evolutions

Electrode is Pokédex #101, generation 1 (Kanto). Electrode is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 40. The card says it evolves from Voltorb. In this catalog that name is Voltorb (#100).

Electrode sits at 40/108 in Evolutions, position 40 of 113. Before it is 39 Voltorb, and after it is 41 Electabuzz. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 2, 2016. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 113 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

Buzzap Thunder is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may Knock Out this Pokémon and attach it to one of your Lightning Pokémon as a Special Energy card. This card provides 2 Lightning Energy only while this card is attached to a Pokémon. The attack Head Bolt lists 70 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It explodes in response to even minor stimuli. It is feared, with the nickname of "The Bomb Ball.""

Electrode (#101) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 39 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Electrode 21/102 in Base (1999). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. 39 other cards of Electrode list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Keiji Kinebuchi. I count 212 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Evolutions set binder is where a full Evolutions set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Electrode can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.