Electabuzz 46/53 · Wizards Black Star Promos

Wizards Black Star Promos is a set in the Base series. It was released on 1 July 1999. The printed size is 53, and the checklist is the same length. Electabuzz is 46/53, in position 46 of 53 on this checklist. Before it is 45 Scyther, and after it is 47 Mew. The listed rarity is Promo.

Electabuzz is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 22. In the Pokédex this is Electabuzz (#125), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Electivire, Electivire (#466) under evolves to.

Miki Tanaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 192 other cards in the catalog.

Electabuzz (#125) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 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 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 25 other cards of Electabuzz list a different HP.

The attack Lightning Rod lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon and put a Lightning Rod marker on it. (A Pokémon can have only 1 Lightning Rod marker on it at a time.) Lightning Bolt is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. This attack does 20 damage to any Pokémon with a Lightning Rod marker on it. Apply Weakness and Resistance. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Normally found near power plants, it can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities."

I keep a set binder for Wizards Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Wizards Black Star Promos 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.