# Manectric #52/168 — Celestial Storm

## Summary

Manectric is a Hoenn Lightning favorite whose sleek wolf design keeps Gen III fans loyal, and Sanosuke Sakuma's name adds a modest draw for illustrator collectors. A plain Rare in Celestial Storm was a mid-tier pull, played for its energy acceleration rather than hunted. A $0.27 modelled guide, up 8% over 30 days on 2 copies traded, says bulk, with 1,606 days of inventory sitting on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $32, 117 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 | Celestial Storm |
| Number | 52/168 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Sanosuke Sakuma |
| Release date | 2018-08-03 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Electrike |
| HP | 110 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Ability: Electric Start | If you go second, and if this Pokémon is in your hand when you are setting up to play, you may put it face down as your Active Pokémon or on your Bench. |
| Attack: Double Charge | cost Lightning — damage 40 — You may attach up to 2 basic Energy cards from your hand to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Metal -20 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Manectric #310](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/manectric) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.27** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- 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 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $1.66 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 62/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2018-08-03T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-19T12:06:27.938Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-17T22:54:55.972Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-17T01:05:46.553Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-17T22:54:55.971Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/celestial-storm/manectric-52)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm7-52%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)