# Electrode GX #172/168 — Celestial Storm

## Summary

Electrode has a loyal Gen I following, and this Secret Rare GX sits at the very top of Celestial Storm, so it draws collectors who want the full-art rainbow slot. Its Extra Energy Bomb ability powered Lightning decks in Standard, which gives it a small but real tournament history. The modelled guide sits at $27, up 13% over 30 days on 16 copies traded, with 80 days of inventory on the board; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $392 and a 49% observed gem rate putting about $48 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Celestial Storm |
| Number | 172/168 |
| Rarity | Secret Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2018-08-03 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Suffix | GX |
| Evolves from | Voltorb |
| HP | 190 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Ability: Extra Energy Bomb | Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach 5 Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon, except Pokémon-GX or Pokémon-EX, in any way you like. If you do, this Pokémon is Knocked Out. |
| Attack: Electro Ball | cost Lightning/Colorless — damage 50 |
| Attack: Crush and Burn GX | cost Lightning/Colorless — damage 30+ — Discard any amount of Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 50 more damage for each card you discarded in this way. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Metal -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Electrode #101](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/electrode) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$26.56** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- 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: +4.20% — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Floor delivered ask: $31.68 — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Quant score: 66/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z — 7 of 11 inputs · 68% weight · -16% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2018-08-03T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T11:50:55.719Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-20T11:33:52.561Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-16T20:21:43.960Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-20T11:33:52.561Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T00:02:41.049Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/celestial-storm/electrode-gx-172)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm7-172%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)