1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
60
TypeLightning
RarityPromo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat●●
SetWizards Black Star Promos
Released1999
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Promo
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Non Holo | ~$12 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Original WotC-era printing from the Wizards Black Star Promos set — foundational vintage Electabuzz.
- Electabuzz — the Electric Pokemon, immortalized as Base Set #2 Rare Holo and a fan-favorite vintage Electric-type.
- Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
- Required for any complete Electabuzz master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Wizards Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Electabuzz with 60 HP; top attack around 10 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Light Screen
Whenever an attack does damage to Electabuzz (after applying Weakness and Resistance) during your opponent's next turn, that attack only does half the damage to Electabuzz (rounded down to the nearest 10). (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Quick Attack
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Electabuzz PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.