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Electabuzz

Pokémon · Neo

Electabuzz

Neo

Neo Genesis · #33 · Uncommon · 2000

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Market reference

$1.75

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
33 / 111
Release year
2000
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
70
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Electivire
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Shin-ichi Yoshida
Pokédex #
125
Series
Neo

Card analysis

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

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

Also does

Ignores Weakness / Effects

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 (Swift) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • 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

More by Shin-ichi Yoshida

This card was illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.

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About this card

HP: 70Type:LLightningSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Electivire

"Electricity runs across the surface of its body. In darkness, its entire body glows a whitish-blue."

CCPunch — 20

LLLSwift — 30

This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Pokémon Powers, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

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 2026/07/07
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Unlimited$0.45$1.00$20.49$1.75
1st Edition$2.46$5.33$42.67$5.33$42.67

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01
VariantPrice
1-day average€1.63
7-day average€0.83
30-day average€1.37
Low€0.05
Trend price€1.22
Low (excellent+)€0.30
reverseHoloAvg1€7.00
Reverse holo 7-day€7.00
averageSellPrice€1.36
Reverse holo 30-day€7.00
Reverse holo trend€7.00

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 $1.75; 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 "Neo Genesis" in the Neo series, released in 2000.

What rarity is Electabuzz?

Electabuzz is a Uncommon card in the Neo Genesis set.