Electrode [Shadowless] - Pokemon Base Set #21
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Electrode [Shadowless]
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Electrode [Shadowless] Card Facts & History
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Card History
Base Set Electrode is one of the earliest Pokémon cards to break the normal rules of play, because Buzzap lets Electrode Knock itself Out and become a double Energy card for another Pokémon.
Set Lore
What makes the Shadowless version especially collectible is that it comes from the earliest English Base Set print run, a release known for its thinner text and missing card-frame shadow on Pokémon cards.
Artist
This card was illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, one of the foundational early Pokémon TCG artists whose work helped define the look of the original Wizards of the Coast era.
In-Game
Electrode’s card flavor matches its video game identity perfectly, since Pokédex entries describe it as storing energy under high pressure and being prone to exploding with little warning.
Card History
Collectors also love this Electrode for its historical influence, because later cards like Holon’s Electrode revisited the same wild idea of a Pokémon turning into Energy.