Electabuzz (Base Set 20)

Electabuzz LV.35
エレブー Eleboo

Base Set print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

70

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	20/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	24/130

TCG GB1 set	Colosseum
TCG GB1 ID	A23
TCG GB2 set	Legendary Power
TCG GB2 ID	B30

Expansion	Best of Game
English card no.	1

English expansion	Platinum
Rarity
English card no.	128/127
Japanese expansion	Galactic's Conquest
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	095/096

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Electabuzz.

Electabuzz (Japanese: エレブー Eleboo) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Base Set print

	Thundershock でんきショック	10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

	Thunderpunch かみなりパンチ	30+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage plus Electabuzz does 10 damage to itself.

Base Set 2 and Best of Game prints

	Thundershock でんきショック	10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

	Thunderpunch かみなりパンチ	30+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage and Electabuzz does 10 damage to itself.

Pokédex data (Base Set, Base Set 2 and Best of Game prints)

Electabuzz - Electric Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
125	3'7" (1.1 m)	66 lbs. (30.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Normally found near power plants, it can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities.
つよい電気が大好物で、大きな発電所などにしばしばあらわれる。

Platinum print

	Thundershock でんきショック	10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

	Thunderpunch かみなりパンチ	30+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, Electabuzz does 10 damage to itself.

Pokédex data (Platinum print)

Electabuzz - Electric Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
125	3'07" (1.1 m)	66.1 lbs. (30.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It loves to feed on strong electricity. It occasionally appears around large power plants and so on.
つよいでんきがだいこうぶつでおおきなはつでんしょなどにしばしばあらわれる。

Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion. It was later reprinted as a Reverse Holofoil promotional card given out at BattleZone events in December 2002 as part of the Best of Game collection. This print has a gold "Winner" stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork. A Jumbo version of this print lacking the Reverse Holofoil treatment was also released.

A special reprint was included in the Platinum expansion with the same artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Galactic's Conquest expansion. This print modified some of the card text to bring it in line with modern card wording whilst still allowing it to retain its original effects.

Gallery

Base Set print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Platinum print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

TCG GB1 Colosseum sprite

TCG GB2 Legendary Power sprite

Trivia

Origin

Thunder Shock, formatted on this card as Thundershock, is a move in the Pokémon games that Electabuzz can learn. Thunder Punch, formatted on this card as Thunderpunch, is a move in the Pokémon games that Electabuzz can learn. This card's English Base Set Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green. The Platinum Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon FireRed.

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