Electabuzz

Electabuzz in the anime: Casey's favorite team

In the anime, Electabuzz is also the name and mascot of a baseball team. Casey, a rookie Trainer Ash meets several times during his Johto travels, is devoted to it: she sings the team's anthem, favors yellow and black striped Pokémon (Ash gives her the Beedrill he won in the Bug-Catching Contest for that reason), and works hard to catch an Elekid because it is the pre-evolution of her team's namesake.

Electabuzz on cards: Base Set, Lt. Surge and an EX-era ex

Electabuzz's first card is Base Set #20 from January 1999, a Rare illustrated by Ken Sugimori, whose art also carried over to Base Set 2. Gym Heroes tied it to Vermilion City's Gym Leader as Lt. Surge's Electabuzz, with a Holo Rare (#6) and a separate Rare (#27). Neo Genesis and Expedition Base Set kept it in print at Uncommon, a 2002 Best of Game promo followed, and Ruby & Sapphire (2003) introduced Electabuzz ex, illustrated by Hikaru Koike.

Later sets have mostly printed Electabuzz at Common and Uncommon, from Platinum's Ken Sugimori Rare in 2009 through the XY and Scarlet & Violet years, including a Destined Rivals Common by Amelicart in 2025.

Collecting Electabuzz

Electabuzz is a set-builder's Pokémon more than a chase card. Its anchors are Ken Sugimori's Base Set art, the Lt. Surge's Electabuzz holo and the Ruby & Sapphire ex, and it fits naturally into runs that follow the full Elekid, Electabuzz and Electivire line.

Cards to know

• Electabuzz (Base Set #20)

  Electabuzz's first card, a 1999 Rare illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Lt. Surge's Electabuzz (Gym Heroes #6)

  The Holo Rare version of Lt. Surge's Electabuzz, illustrated by Ken Sugimori in 2000.

• Electabuzz ex (Ruby & Sapphire #97)

  Electabuzz ex from the first EX-era set, illustrated by Hikaru Koike in 2003.

• Electabuzz (Best of Game #1)

  A 2002 Best of Game promo featuring Ken Sugimori's art.