Pokémon · Base
Electabuzz
Wizards Black Star Promos · #46 · Promo · 1999
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Market reference
$42.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 46 / 53
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Electivire
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 125
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 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 (Lightning Bolt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
How to beat Electabuzz
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 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
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Electabuzz?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Normally found near power plants, it can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities."
LLightning Rod
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon and put a Lightning Rod marker on it. (A Pokémon can have only 1 Lightning Rod marker on it at a time.)
LLLightning Bolt — 10
This attack does 20 damage to any Pokémon with a Lightning Rod marker on it. Apply Weakness and Resistance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $39.00 | $49.99 | $1,153.51 | $42.49 | $53.93 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €52.95 |
| 7-day average | €46.42 |
| 30-day average | €38.65 |
| Low | €44.50 |
| Trend price | €49.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €44.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €46.80 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.99 |
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 $42.49; 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 "Wizards Black Star Promos" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Electabuzz?
Electabuzz is a Promo card in the Wizards Black Star Promos set.
Other Electabuzz printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
