Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Electabuzz
HS—Triumphant · #33 · Uncommon · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.72
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 33 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Electivire
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- TOKIYA
- Pokédex #
- 125
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Electabuzz plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Shock Bolt) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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 Electabuzz
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.67 copies on average · 3 decks
Building around Electabuzz?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its body constantly discharges electricity. Getting close to it will make your hair stand on end."
CLight Punch — 10
LLCShock Bolt — 60
Flip a coin. If tails, discard all Lightning Energy attached to Electabuzz.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.39 | $0.50 | $19.81 | $0.72 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.25 | $12.63 | $20.00 | $8.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.60 |
| 7-day average | €0.65 |
| 30-day average | €0.68 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.08 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Electabuzz is real?
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 Electabuzz worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Electabuzz is $0.72; 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 Electabuzz from?
Electabuzz is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Electabuzz?
Electabuzz is a Uncommon card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Electabuzz printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
