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Electrode

Rare · #025/130

Electrode #025/130 (Base Set 2) is worth about $8.86 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, up 66% over 30 days.

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Electrode #025/130 is trending up: $8.86 today, up 66% in 30 days and 2% below its high of $9.03 (2026-10-14), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 4.2x its low of $2.12 (2024-03-05). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi

Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 · CSV download

$8.86
▲ 65.9% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$2.00
lowest listing · market $8.86
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$4.99
asking floor · 736 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
graded asks from $18.99
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$4.99
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $4.99 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $8.86 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $4.99, so the market hasn't settled on a price yet
TCGplayer market$8.86verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$2.00
eBay delivered floor (scanned 27d ago)$4.99the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($2.00) and the eBay floor ($4.99). 10 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $6.20 cash · $7.09 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards at their high after a month up 25% or more were higher 90 days later 56% of the time in our archive since 2024 (7,238 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
CARD TYPE
Lightning
STAGE
Stage 1
HP
80
ATTACK 1
[LLL] Electric Shock (50) Flip a coin. If tails, Electrode does 10 damage to itself.
WEAKNESS
F
RETREAT COST
1
CARD TEXT
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 of that type (instead of a Pokémon) that provides 2 Energy. This power can't be used if Electrode is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Electrode?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $8.86 market price that is roughly $6.20 cash or $7.09 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.

What is Electrode (Base Set 2) worth today?

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Electrode [Normal] has a TCGplayer market price of $8.86 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Electrode going up or down in price?

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Electrode #025/130 is trending up: $8.86 today, up 66% in 30 days and 2% below its high of $9.03 (2026-10-14), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 4.2x its low of $2.12 (2024-03-05). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.7% over 7 days, up 69.1% over 90 days, up 126.6% over a year. A 30-day rise this size usually follows a supply squeeze or a new format result; check the eBay book depth before buying in.

What is the highest price for Electrode since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Electrode came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Electrode [Normal] (all conditions) peaked at $9.03 (2026-10-14) and bottomed at $2.12 (2024-03-05).

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