Lt. Surge's Electabuzz

Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is card 27 of 132 in Gym Heroes, released in August 2000, a Rare. It is a Basic Lightning-type with 60 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.

Lt. Surge is the Electric-type Gym Leader of Vermilion City, a former soldier nicknamed the Lightning American. Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is part of that themed lineup.

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.

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

Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is a non-holo Rare. In Gym Heroes, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Lt. Surge's Electabuzz trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.

Gym Heroes shipped in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with no Shadowless print. The trainer-prefix naming runs across the set, and the 1st Edition Lt. Surge's Electabuzz carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.

On Lt. Surge's Electabuzz, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Lt. Surge's Electabuzz in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.

For Lt. Surge's 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 Lt. Surge's Electabuzz can make sense.