Electabuzz

Electabuzz is card 20 of 102 in Base Set, released in January 1999, a Rare. It is a Basic Lightning-type with 70 HP.

As a Basic Pokémon, Electabuzz needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.

Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.

The card's flavor text gives Electabuzz a line of lore: "Normally found near power plants, it can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities."

An Electric-type fighter Pokémon. Base Set Rare with steady demand.

Based on recent eBay sales, raw copies trade from $8.32 to $95 depending on the print and a PSA 10 runs from $161 to $1,890. The 1st Edition print is the most valuable, with a PSA 10 near $1,890. The table on this page breaks the price down by print and grade, updated 2026-05-14.

Base Set produced three print waves that collectors track separately: 1st Edition (the launch print, with an Edition 1 stamp under the artwork), Shadowless (no stamp and no drop shadow on the right of the frame), and Unlimited (the long-running print with the drop shadow restored). On Electabuzz, the price gap between these prints can run 10x or more, so confirm the variant before any purchase.

Electabuzz grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Electabuzz is worth more than collectors assume.

For Electabuzz, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Electabuzz can make sense.