Electrode · Aquapolis, what to know.
About the Electrode card
Electrode is card H7 of 182 in Aquapolis, released in January 2003, a Rare Holo. It is a Stage 1 Lightning-type with 70 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Voltorb, which places Electrode deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.
About Electrode in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Voltorb. Inverted color scheme. Jungle holo Electrode has thin demand outside set completionists.
What is Electrode worth?
Electrode is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Aquapolis's value. The print variant decides most of it: a 1st Edition copy in high grade commands a large premium over a Shadowless or Unlimited one. In top-grade 1st Edition, Aquapolis holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Electrode before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Electrode lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The lightning foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where Wizards-era centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Electrode
If you are buying Electrode, work in order: confirm the print variant first, then the grade, then price against recent sales for that exact variant and grade. For a raw Electrode above a few hundred dollars, insist on angled-light photos of the holo so you can spot hairlines.
