Electabuzz Diamond & Pearl #81

Card #81 · Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno

70 HPLightningPokémonBasic

Ungraded · blended

$4.93

▲ 2.9% · 30d

Range $5 → $5
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Electabuzz is a Common Pokémon card from Diamond & Pearl (#81), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 70 HP, weak to Fighting +10. Its current blended market value is $4.93 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 3 July 2026.

#16 most valuable Electabuzz of 31 #54 most valuable in Diamond & Pearl of 130

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$4.93

LPLightly Played$2.81

MPModerately Played$2.00

HPHeavily Played$0.74

DMGDamaged$0.66

7-dayflat

30-day▲ 2.9%

90-day▲ 4.0%

All-time high$5

All-time low$3

Other printingsNormal · $0.68

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$5

Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$4.93

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$16$16–$31
PSA 7		$14$14–$14

“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$1.33

Period high

$2.11

Period low

$0.60

Change

▲ 3.1%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA11 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

CGC218 gradedCGC 10 · 30 · 14% gem rate

1030

9.516

950

8.546

822

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Electabuzz 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$59

Raw $4.93 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $16.10
after ~$70.15 grading fee → 3.3× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$16.10	$70.15	−$59	3.3×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Cross-market prices

8% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$5

TCGplayer · dearest$5

Currently 8% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat +3%

Cross-marketMarkets agree 8% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

96% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

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Card text

Thunderpunch30+

Lightning · Colorless

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

Shock Wave20

Lightning · Lightning

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If Electabuzz is evolved from Elekid, this attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness Fighting +10Resistance Metal -20Retreat 2

“Half of all blackouts occur when this Pokémon appears at power plants and eats electricity.”

About the Pokémon

Electric PokémonGEN IElekid → Electabuzz → Electivire

Normally found near power plants, they can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities.

Card details

SetDiamond & Pearl →

Number#81

RarityCommon

PokémonAll Electabuzz cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistKagemaru Himeno →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesBasic

TypeLightning

HP70

WeaknessFighting +10

ResistanceMetal -20

Retreat cost2

National Pokédex#125

Card IDdp1-81

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Electabuzz cards

There are 9 different Electabuzz printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Diamond & Pearl #81 (Common).