Electabuzz (Base Set 20)

Electabuzz LV.35 エレブー Eleboo

Platinum print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Electabuzz Type Lightning Hit Points 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 20/102 Card GB set Colosseum Card GB ID A23 Card GB 2 set Legendary Power Card GB 2 ID B30 Expansion Best of Game English card no. 1 Expansion Platinum Rarity English card no. 128/127 Japanese card no. 095/096 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Electabuzz.

Electabuzz (Japanese: エレブー Eleboo) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set and the Platinum expansion.

Card text (Base Set print)

Attacks

	Thundershock でんきショック	10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

	Thunderpunch かみなりパンチ	30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, this attack does 30 damage and Electabuzz does 10 damage to itself.

Pokédex data

Card text (Platinum print)

Attacks

	Thundershock でんきショック	10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

	Thunderpunch かみなりパンチ	30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, Electabuzz does 10 damage to itself.

Pokédex data

Release information

• This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan. It was also reprinted by Wizards of the Coast in reverse holofoil as a Best of Game promotional card.
• A special reprint with the same artwork by Ken Sugimori was released in the Platinum set. This print modified some of the card text to bring it in line with modern card wording whilst still allowing it to retain its original effects.

Base Set print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Platinum print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

ThunderShock and ThunderPunch are both moves in the Pokémon games that can be learned by Electabuzz. This card's flavor text comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Platinum Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon FireRed.

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