Electrode (Base Set 21)

Electrode LV.40 マルマイン Marumine

Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Voltorb Card name Electrode Type Lightning HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 21/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 25/130 English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic English Deck Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck English card no. 011/034 Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic Japanese Deck Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck Japanese card no. 011/032 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Electrode.

Electrode (Japanese: マルマイン Marumine) is a Lightning-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Base Set print

Pokémon Power:

Buzzap

エネエネ

At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may Knock Out Electrode and attach it to 1 of your other Pokémon. If you do, choose a type of Energy. Electrode is now an Energy card (instead of a Pokémon) that provides 2 energy of that type. This power can't be used if Electrode is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Electric Shock

でんげき

50

Flip a coin. If tails, Electrode does 10 damage to itself.

Base Set 2 print

Pokémon Power:

Buzzap

エネエネ

At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may Knock Out Electrode and attach it to 1 of your other Pokémon. If you do, choose a type of Energy. Electrode is now an Energy card of that type (instead of a Pokémon) that provides 2 energy. This power can't be used if Electrode is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Electric Shock

でんげき

50

Flip a coin. If tails, Electrode does 10 damage to itself.

Pokédex data (Base Set and Base Set 2 prints)

Electrode - Ball Pokémon

No.

101

Height

3'11" (1.2 m)

Weight

147 lbs. (66.6 kg)

Pokédex entry

It stores electrical energy under very high pressure. It often explodes with little or no provocation.

すこしの刺激に反応して爆発する。バクダンボールというあだなで恐がられている。

Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print

Pokémon Power:

Buzzap

エネエネ

Once during your turn, you may Knock Out this Pokémon and attach it to 1 of your other Pokémon as a Special Energy card. While this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides every type of Energy but provides only 2 Energy at a time. This Pokémon Power can't be used if this Pokémon is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Thunder Jolt

でんげき

50

Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.

Pokédex data (Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print)

Electrode - Ball Pokémon

No.

101

Height

3'11" (1.2 m)

Weight

146.8 lbs. (66.6 kg)

Pokédex entry

It stores electrical energy under very high pressure. It often explodes with little or no provocation.

すこしの刺激に反応して爆発する。バクダンボールというあだなで恐がられている。

Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion.

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, this card was reprinted in Holofoil for the Charizard & Ho-Oh ex deck of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Trivia

• Most likely because of its complicated and potentially difficult to program Pokémon Power, this card was not included in Pokémon Trading Card Game or Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!. It shares this trait with Ditto.
• The art for this card was accidentally used in the first print run for the Non Holofoil Electrode of the Jungle expansion.

Origin

Electric Shock's Japanese name is that of Thunder Jolt, a move in the Super Smash Bros. series. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.