Pokémon · Platinum
Electabuzz
Platinum · #128 · Rare Secret · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$19.57
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 128 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Electivire
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 125
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Thunderpunch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
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 Electabuzz?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It loves to feed on strong electricity. It occasionally appears around large power plants and so on."
LThundershock — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
LCThunderpunch — 30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, Electabuzz does 10 damage to itself.
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $17.00 | $25.82 | $279.00 | $19.57 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €50.00 |
| 7-day average | €15.77 |
| 30-day average | €11.56 |
| Low | €2.99 |
| Trend price | €19.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.95 |
| Reverse holo low | €9.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.14 |
| averageSellPrice | €17.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.60 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.16 |
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 $19.57; 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 Electabuzz from?
Electabuzz is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Electabuzz?
Electabuzz is a Rare Secret card in the Platinum set.
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Other Electabuzz printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
