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Electivire

Sword & Shield

Battle Styles · #45 · Rare · 2021

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Card facts

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Set position: 45 / 183
Release year: 2021
Rarity: Rare
HP: 140
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Electabuzz
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Regulation mark: E
Illustrator: Megumi Higuchi
Pokédex #: 466
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 180 damage; 45 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Electivire plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Lightning Slam) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Hits for 180 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Electivire

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 1 decks

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About this card

HP: 140Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Electabuzz

"A single Electivire can provide enough electricity for all the buildings in a big city for a year."

CCCTumbling Attack — 60+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.

LLLCLightning Slam — 180

During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Lightning Slam.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Electivire or Battle Styles.

tournament

Nightshades Expanded Fun

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Sep 4, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Electivire was legal.

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The Wild Area Expanded #10 - 16 Codes

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last week

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4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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4 weeks ago

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 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.21	$4.00	$0.21	$0.14
Reverse Holofoil	$0.09	$0.32	$6.39	$0.34	$0.18

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/22

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.30
7-day average	€0.10
30-day average	€0.09
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.10
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.24
reverseHoloSell	€0.19
averageSellPrice	€0.06
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.26
Reverse holo trend	€0.25

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Electivire is real?

Electivire 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 Electivire worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Electivire is $0.21; 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 Electivire from?

Electivire is from the Pokémon set "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.

What rarity is Electivire?

Electivire is a Rare card in the Battle Styles set.