Elekid · Aquapolis, what to know.
About the Elekid card
Numbered 9 of 182 in Aquapolis, released in January 2003, Elekid is a Rare, a Basic Lightning-type carrying 30 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Elekid needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Hikaru Koike.
What is Elekid worth?
Elekid is a non-holo Rare. In Aquapolis, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Elekid trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Elekid before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Elekid, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Elekid in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Elekid
For Elekid, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Elekid can make sense.
