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Electrode
Base 路 #21 路 Rare
馃帹 Illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi
Pok茅monLightning
$9.61
1 in 24packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#20 of 101most valuable in the set
$125as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
Electrode is card #21 of 102 in Base (1999), a Rare illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. At about $9.61 it is the #20 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 24 packs. It is one of 46 Electrode cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 馃搮 1999 路 Base 路 102 cards
- 馃幆 Appears about 1 in 24 Base packs
- 馃拵 The #20 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$9.61
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$17.30
PSA 9 路 Mint
$38.44
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$67.27
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$125
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Card text
HP 80路LLightning路Stage 1路Evolves from Voltorb
Pok茅mon PowerBuzzap
At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may Knock Out Electrode and attach it to 1 of your other Pok茅mon. If you do, choose a type of Energy. Electrode is now an Energy card (instead of a Pok茅mon) that provides 2 energy of that type. You can't use this power if Electrode is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
LLLElectric Shock50
Flip a coin. If tails, Electrode does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness F 脳2Retreat C
It stores electrical energy under very high pressure. It often explodes with little or no provocation.
Electrode through the years
1999Base Set
2004FireRed & LeafGreen
2007Secret Wonders
2011BW Black Star Promos
2014XY
2018Celestial Storm
2021Chilling Reign
2025Journey TogetherMore by Keiji Kinebuchi
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#4$955
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#2$227
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#15$168
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#10$86.16
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#1$71.22
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#14$63.54
Chansey
#3$56.48
Gyarados
#6$49.96
Clefairy
#5$48.69
Zapdos
#16$47.94
Nidoking
#11$40.20
Ninetales
#12$38.96
Poliwrath
#13$35.14
Magneton
#9$33.66
Hitmonchan
#7$18.34
Dragonair
#18$17.66
Dugtrio
#19$11.17
Pikachu
#58$10.56
Questions
How much is Electrode (Base) worth?
An ungraded Electrode from Base sells for about $9.61. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $125 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $38.44.
How rare is Electrode?
It is a Rare, and it shows up about once every 24 Base packs.
Who illustrated Electrode?
Keiji Kinebuchi drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.