Eelektross 115/86 · Black Bolt

Eelektross is Pokédex #604, generation 5 (Unova). Eelektross is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 160 HP. The card says it evolves from Eelektrik. In this catalog that name is Eelektrik (#603).

Eelektross sits at 115/86 in Black Bolt, position 114 of 171. Before it is 114 Eelektrik, and after it is 116 Munna. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 18 July 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Thunder Fang lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Buzz Flip is another attack lists 100× damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 100 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "They crawl out of the ocean using their arms. They will attack prey on shore and immediately drag it into the ocean." The regulation mark is I.

Eelektross (#604) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Eelektross 41/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Eelektross list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yukiko Baba. I count 151 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black Bolt set binder is where a full Black Bolt set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Eelektross can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Beach and shore Pokémon. I still need this card.