01Card Stats

Basic

HP 70

TypeLightning

RarityRare

IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

WeaknessFighting ×2

Retreat●

SetUnseen Forces

Released2005

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare
Foiling: Non-holo standard finish. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
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	~$1.00 raw for the base card; verify current listings.
Reverse Holo	~$35 raw · PSA 10 ~$1,844 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026)

The reverse-holo parallel is the value driver on this card.

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07Why Collectors Want It

Electabuzz — the Electric Pokemon, immortalized as Base Set #2 Rare Holo and a fan-favorite vintage Electric-type.
Required for any complete Electabuzz master set across eras.
Collectors of the Unseen Forces set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Electabuzz with 70 HP; top attack around 70 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Stages of Evolution

As long as Electabuzz is an Evolved Pokémon, any damage done to Electabuzz by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon that has any Special Energy cards attached to it is reduced by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Double Shock Cost: Lightning + Colorless · 10× damage

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads. If either of the coins is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Luster Blast Cost: Lightning + Colorless + Colorless + Colorless · 70 damage

Discard 3 Energy attached to Electabuzz.

Weakness: Fighting ×2
Retreat cost: 1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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