Electabuzz ex 97/109 · Ruby & Sapphire

Electabuzz is Pokédex #125, generation 1 (Kanto). Electabuzz ex is a Basic ex Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists Electivire, Electivire (#466) under evolves to.

Electabuzz ex sits at 97/109 in Ruby & Sapphire, position 97 of 109. Before it is 96 Chansey ex, and after it is 98 Hitmonchan ex. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 1 July 2003. The printed size is 109, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

The attack Thundershock lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Quick Attack is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -30. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Electabuzz (#125) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 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 is named Electabuzz, while this one is Electabuzz ex. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hikaru Koike illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Electabuzz list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hikaru Koike. I count 46 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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