Electrode (Pokémon Web 26)

Electrode LV.35
マルマイン Marumine

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Voltorb

Card name

Electrode

Type

Lightning

HP

70

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

Card GB set	Laboratory
Card GB rarity
Card GB ID	D25
Card GB 2 set	Island of Fossil
Card GB 2 rarity
Card GB 2 ID	C33

Japanese expansion	Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	026/048

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

Electrode (Japanese: マルマイン Marumine) is a Lightning-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It first appeared as a card exclusive to Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color, but was later released in physical form in Pokémon Web.

Card text

	Sonicboom ソニックブーム	30

Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)

	Energy Spike エナジーコントロール

Search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Pokédex data

Electrode - Ball Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
101	3'11" (1.2 m)	147 lbs. (66.6 kg)
Pokédex entry
Stores electrical energy inside its body. Even the slightest shock could trigger a huge explosion.
膨大なエレクトンエネルギーをためこんでおり、ちょっとした刺激で大爆発を起こす。

Release information

This card was initially created for the Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color. This version features a "GB" symbol in place of an expansion symbol, referencing its ties to the title. In Japan, a physical print was later made available in the Pokémon Web expansion.

Release information

Gallery

GB1 Laboratory sprite

GB2 Island of Fossil sprite

Trivia

It is possible this card was created in place of Electrode from Base Set due to the complexities of its Pokémon Power.

Origin

Sonic Boom, formatted in-game as Sonicboom, is a move in the Pokémon games that Electrode can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Yellow. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Blue.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.