# Electrode #52/149 — Boundaries Crossed

## Summary

Electrode is the Gen I Pokémon that looks like a Poké Ball, and that joke keeps it quietly liked among fans of the original 151. Ken Sugimori illustrating an Uncommon is the real hook: he drew the very first Pokémon designs, so completionists treat his cards as a small niche of their own. A $0.29 modelled guide, up 4% over 30 days on 3 copies traded, says bulk, with 164 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $35, 119 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Boundaries Crossed |
| Number | 52/149 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2012-11-07 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Voltorb |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Static Shock | cost Colorless — damage 20 |
| Attack: Electro Ball | cost Lightning/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Electrode #101](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/electrode) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.29** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- 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: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.69 — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Quant score: 45/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-11-07T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T18:08:54.630Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T06:27:39.275Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-09T20:07:36.480Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T06:27:39.274Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/boundaries-crossed/electrode-52)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw7-52%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)