Lt. Surge's Jolteon

Lt. Surge's Jolteon is card 28 of 132 in Gym Challenge, released in October 2000, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Lightning-type with 70 HP.

As a Stage 1, it evolves from Lt. Surge's Eevee, which places Lt. Surge's Jolteon deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.

Lt. Surge is the Electric-type Gym Leader of Vermilion City, a former soldier nicknamed the Lightning American. Lt. Surge's Jolteon is part of that themed lineup.

Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.

The Electric Eeveelution. Spiky yellow silhouette. Jungle holo Jolteon completes the Eeveelution trio in the set. Steady appreciation.

Lt. Surge's Jolteon is a non-holo Rare. In Gym Challenge, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Lt. Surge's Jolteon 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.

Gym Challenge shipped in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with no Shadowless print. The trainer-prefix naming runs across the set, and the 1st Edition Lt. Surge's Jolteon carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.

Lt. Surge's Jolteon grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Lt. Surge's Jolteon is worth more than collectors assume.

For Lt. Surge's Jolteon, 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 Lt. Surge's Jolteon can make sense.