Pokémon · Gym
Lt. Surge's Electabuzz
Gym Heroes · #6 · Rare Holo · 2000
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From
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Market reference
$90.57
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Electivire
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 125
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Lt. Surge's Electabuzz plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Lt. Surge's Electabuzz
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Lt. Surge's Electabuzz?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
LCharge
Take up to 2 Lightning Energy cards from your discard pile and attach them to Lt. Surge's Electabuzz.
LDischarge — 30×
Discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Lt. Surge's Electabuzz in order to use this attack. Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Lightning Energy cards you discarded. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Holofoil | $34.41 | $52.50 | $312.00 | $36.14 | — |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | $60.00 | $125.00 | $1,022.08 | $90.57 | $499.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €33.90 |
| 7-day average | €37.10 |
| 30-day average | €38.89 |
| Low | €9.50 |
| Trend price | €28.51 |
| Low (excellent+) | €40.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €17.26 |
| averageSellPrice | €39.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €18.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €18.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is real?
Lt. Surge's Electabuzz 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 Lt. Surge's Electabuzz worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is $90.57; 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 Lt. Surge's Electabuzz from?
Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Lt. Surge's Electabuzz?
Lt. Surge's Electabuzz is a Rare Holo card in the Gym Heroes set.
Other Lt. Surge's Electabuzz printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
