# Electrode #18/64 — Jungle

## Summary

Electrode is the Pokémon that looks like a Poké Ball and punishes anyone who trusts one, and Gen I fans have never stopped enjoying the joke. Mitsuhiro Arita drew many of the early Wizards-era cards, which gives this a founding-artist pedigree, though as a mid-tier Jungle rare its pull was modest. The modelled guide sits at $53 with 8 copies traded in 30 days, with 530 days of inventory on the board; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Jungle |
| Number | 18/64 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 1999-06-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Voltorb |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Tackle | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Attack: Chain Lightning | cost Lightning/Lightning/Lightning — damage 20 — If the Defending Pokémon isn't Colorless, this attack does 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon of the same type as the Defending Pokémon (including your own). |
| 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: **$52.99** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-13T11:04:52.595Z
- 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 2026-10-13T11:04:52.595Z
- Floor delivered ask: $5.85 — as of 2026-10-13T11:04:52.595Z
- Quant score: 51/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-13T11:04:52.595Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 42% weight · -29% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1999-06-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-03T01:04:17.781Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-03T01:04:17.782Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-01T04:21:35.357Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-06T08:18:46.154Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-03T01:04:17.781Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T20:41:08.504Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/jungle/electrode-18)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase2-18%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)