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Electivire

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HS—Triumphant · #20 · Rare · 2010

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Card facts

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Set position: 20 / 103
Release year: 2010
Rarity: Rare
HP: 100
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Electabuzz
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: TOKIYA
Pokédex #: 466
Series: HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

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Primary role: Energy Acceleration
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 30 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

AttackerBench Damage

Strategy & play

How Electivire 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 ≥50 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.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Electabuzz; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Electivire

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
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: 100Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Electabuzz

"As its electric charge amplifies, blue sparks begin to crackle between its horns."

LPlasma — 30

Search your discard pile for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to Electivire.

LLLThunder Shot

This attack does 50 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon that has any Energy cards attached to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness:F×2

Resistance:M-20

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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	$0.89	$1.94	$27.00	$1.73	—
Reverse Holofoil	$3.00	$63.25	$110.49	$9.99	$110.49

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/22

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.75
7-day average	€2.31
30-day average	€4.63
Low	€0.49
Trend price	€3.11
Low (excellent+)	€0.79
Reverse holo low	€0.99
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€4.71
reverseHoloSell	€4.33
averageSellPrice	€2.50
Reverse holo 30-day	€5.63
Reverse holo trend	€5.34

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 $1.73; 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 "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.

What rarity is Electivire?

Electivire is a Rare card in the HS—Triumphant set.