Electabuzz 35/100 · Sandstorm

Sandstorm is a set in the EX series. It was released on 18 September 2003. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Electabuzz is 35/100, in position 35 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 34 Delcatty, and after it is 36 Elekid. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

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

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

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 lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 25 other cards of Electabuzz list a different HP.

The attack Plasma lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, search your discard pile for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to Electabuzz. Thunder Spear is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -30. Retreat cost is 1.

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