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Electabuzz

Pokémon · XY

Electabuzz

XY

BREAKpoint · #42 · Common · 2016

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Market reference

$0.08

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Card facts

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Set position
42 / 126
Release year
2016
Rarity
Common
HP
70
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Electivire
Retreat cost
2 energy
Illustrator
Shin Nagasawa
Pokédex #
125
Series
XY

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
20 damage
10 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Electabuzz plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Its main attack (Knuckle Punch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
  • Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Electabuzz

  • Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
1.5 copies on average · 2 decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:LLightningSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Electivire

"It loves to feed on strong electricity. It occasionally appears around large power plants and so on."

CCKnuckle Punch — 20

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

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Updated 2026/07/18
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.20$9.99$0.08$0.09
Reverse Holofoil$0.15$0.50$19.98$0.50$0.25

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/24
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.05
7-day average€0.08
30-day average€0.08
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.09
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.39
Reverse holo 7-day€0.50
reverseHoloSell€0.48
averageSellPrice€0.08
Reverse holo 30-day€0.75
Reverse holo trend€0.73

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Electabuzz is real?

Electabuzz is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Electabuzz worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Electabuzz is $0.08; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Electabuzz from?

Electabuzz is from the Pokémon set "BREAKpoint" in the XY series, released in 2016.

What rarity is Electabuzz?

Electabuzz is a Common card in the BREAKpoint set.