Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Electivire
Burning Shadows · #43 · Rare · 2017
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Market reference
$0.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 43 / 177
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Electabuzz
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 466
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 170 damage
- 42.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Electivire plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Giga Impact) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 170 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Electivire
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Electivire?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It pushes the tips of its tails against its foes and then lets loose a high-voltage current. Its foes are burned to a crisp in an instant."
LCCThunder Punch — 60+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 60 more damage. If tails, this Pokémon does 20 damage to itself.
LLCCGiga Impact — 170
This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Electivire was legal.
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.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.27 | $18.94 | $0.27 | $0.16 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.40 | $0.25 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.08 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.57 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.28 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.34 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.34 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Electivire is real?
Electivire 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 Electivire worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Electivire is $0.27; 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 Electivire from?
Electivire is from the Pokémon set "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Electivire?
Electivire is a Rare card in the Burning Shadows set.
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