Manectric 9/109 · Ruby & Sapphire

Ruby & Sapphire is a set in the EX series. It was released on 1 July 2003. The printed size is 109, and the checklist is the same length. Manectric is 9/109, in position 9 of 109 on this checklist. Before it is 8 Hariyama, and after it is 10 Mightyena. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Manectric is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 70 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).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Manectric (#310) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Manectric 39/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 30 other cards of Manectric list a different HP.

The attack Attract Current lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Thunder Jolt is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, Manectric does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -30. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Ruby & Sapphire, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ruby & Sapphire set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Manectric can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.