Pokémon · Base
Dark Electrode
Team Rocket · #34 · Uncommon · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.52
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 34 / 83
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Voltorb
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 101
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dark Electrode plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Voltorb; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dark Electrode
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Dark Electrode?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Some researchers hypothesize that Electrode may actually be a form of energy instead of having an actual body."
CRolling Tackle — 10
LLEnergy Bomb — 30
Take all Energy cards attached to Dark Electrode and attach them to your Benched Pokémon (in any way you choose). If you have no Benched Pokémon, discard all Energy cards attached to Dark Electrode.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.50 | $1.25 | $50.00 | $1.52 | — |
| 1st Edition | $1.89 | $4.11 | $96.93 | $4.72 | $6.47 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/26| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.99 |
| 7-day average | €1.81 |
| 30-day average | €3.25 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €3.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.70 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Electrode is real?
Dark Electrode 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 Dark Electrode worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Electrode is $1.52; 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 Dark Electrode from?
Dark Electrode is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket" in the Base series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Dark Electrode?
Dark Electrode is a Uncommon card in the Team Rocket set.
Other Dark Electrode printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
