# Electrode #25/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Electrode's Buzzap made it one of the Wizards-era Pokémon that players actually remembered for a mechanic rather than its attack, turning a spent Stage 1 into instant, flexible energy. Keiji Kinebuchi is a founding hand of the original illustration roster, and Gen I Electrode keeps a steady, nostalgic following. The modelled guide sits at $8.75, down 3% over 30 days on 37 copies traded, with 806 days of inventory sitting on the board; a PSA 10 brings $76, 8.7 times raw, but a 25% gem rate against $65 of fees makes grading a losing trade, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 25/130 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Keiji Kinebuchi |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Voltorb |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Ability: Buzzap | 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. |
| Attack: Electric Shock | cost Lightning/Lightning/Lightning — damage 50 — Flip a coin. If tails, Electrode does 10 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Electrode #101](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/electrode) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$8.75** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-14
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: 0.00% · 7d change: +0.10% — as of 2026-11-14
- Floor delivered ask: $5.29 — as of 2026-11-14T22:38:18.321Z
- Quant score: 29/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-14T22:38:18.321Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -23% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-12T21:43:49.497Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-12T21:43:49.498Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-09T01:52:42.403Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T21:43:49.497Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-11T12:44:23.621Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/electrode-25)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-25%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)