Base · #21 · 1999
Market price: The going rate for an ungraded copy of this exact printing, from actual sales data — TCGplayer for USD, Cardmarket for EUR. Updated daily. · Normal (non-holo): The plain printing — no foil anywhere. Price trackers say “Normal,” collectors say “non-holo”; usually the cheapest version of the card.
$9.27
up7% · 29dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 13, 2026
Set rank: Where this card's market price ranks among the priced cards in its set — #1 is the set's most valuable card. in Base
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Electrode sits at $9.27 on TCGplayer today for the Normal printing.
Inside Base, that ranks 22nd out of 101 priced cards. (Charizard leads the set at $969.) Since we started tracking it on Feb 8, 2024, it's risen 156.8% — from $3.61 to $9.27. Over the last year it's climbed 37.9%, from $6.72 to $9.27. The 90-day move: up 15.6%, $8.02 to $9.27. Its highest point since we started tracking (February 2024) was $9.40 in October 2026; its lowest, $3.30 in March 2024. Over the last 30 days it's touched $9.40 at the top and $7.56 at the bottom. That's the Normal printing — the same card also trades as the Shadowless 1st Edition at $73.29 and the Shadowless Unlimited at $26.10. On Cardmarket, the European printings of this card go for about €8.08.
By Printing
By printing: Normal (non-holo): The plain printing — no foil anywhere. Price trackers say “Normal,” collectors say “non-holo”; usually the cheapest version of the card. $9.27 · Shadowless: An early Base Set print run with no drop shadow beside the art frame. Scarcer than Unlimited, and priced on its own. $73.29 · Shadowless: An early Base Set print run with no drop shadow beside the art frame. Scarcer than Unlimited, and priced on its own. $26.10
TCGplayer prices each printing on its own — the Normal printing is the headline number on this page. Same card, same number — the print run or foil treatment is what changes.
Pokémon Power Buzzap
At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may Knock Out Electrode and attach it to 1 of your other Pokémon. If you do, choose a type of Energy. Electrode is now an Energy card (instead of a Pokémon) that provides 2 energy of that type. You can't use this power if Electrode is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Electric Shock50
Cost: Lightning, Lightning, Lightning
Flip a coin. If tails, Electrode does 10 damage to itself.
“It stores electrical energy under very high pressure. It often explodes with little or no provocation.”
About $9.27 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Normal printing, updated Oct 13, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Up about 16% over the last 3 months — from $8.02 to $9.27 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 38%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $9.40 — that was October 2026. We've been writing this card's price down since February 2024, so that's the record on our watch, not an all-time record.
The European printings list around €8.08 on Cardmarket — they share one price there, because Cardmarket prices the physical card across languages. This English print trades at $9.27 on TCGplayer. Two marketplaces, two currencies — so watch both numbers instead of converting one into the other.
eBay is the easiest place — this page links straight to the live listings for Electrode (Base #21). Check the photos and the seller's rating first. That's the rule.
Cards trading near $9.27 today.
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