Electrode
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $4.12£3.10€3.63
- Today
- $4.99£3.76€4.39
- Change
- +$0.87+£0.65+€0.77 (+21.1%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 267 | $4.25£3.20€3.74 | $4.99£3.76€4.39 | |
| PSA 4 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 6 | 5 | 2 | – | $14.95£11.25€13.17 | |
| PSA 7 | 6 | 2 | – | $21.05£15.84€18.54 | |
| PSA 8 | 15 | 6 | $34.45£25.93€30.34 | $23.33£17.56€20.55 | |
| PSA 9 | 27 | 2 | – | $54.99£41.39€48.43 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $60£45.16€52.84 | |
| PSA 10 | 17 | – | – | $200.18£150.66€176.29 | |
About these prices
23.3% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. Sold and median are 90 days of PSA sales. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population.
Priced from 1,315 completed sales, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
1,315 completed listings on eBayShow 288 more, the newest 300 of 1,315
1999 Pokemon Electrode 21/102 Base Set Rare Non-holo Vintage WOTC TCG 021/102$4£3.01€3.521999 Pokémon Base Set Electrode 21/102 - Rare Non-Holo - Vintage WOTC - LP/NM 21/102$1.25£0.94€1.10
Pokemon - Electrode 21/102 - Base Set - Vintage WOTC 1999 - RARE - LP 21/102$3.45£2.60€3.04Electrode - 21/102 - Base Set - Rare - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_100 21/102$4.25£3.20€3.74Electrode - 21/102 - Base Set - Rare - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_98 21/102$2.25£1.69€1.98Electrode - 21/102 - Base Set - Rare - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_99 21/102$2£1.51€1.76Wizards Pokemon TCG Base Set Electrode 21/102 Rare Regular English Unlimited 021/102$4£3.01€3.52Electrode - 21/102 | Base Set | 1999 | Vintage Pokémon TCG | NM/M 21/102$4.75£3.58€4.188Electrode #21 Base Set 1999 Pokemon Game CGC 8 - 8.5 Blue Label⚡️Rare 21/102$19.99£15.05€17.60Electrode 21/102 Base Set WOTC Unlimited Rare - Pokémon Card - LP 21/102$12.43£9.36€10.95Electrode 21/102 Base Set Pokemon Card Rare Non Holo WOTC 1999 LP 21/102$2.25£1.69€1.98Pokemon TCG Electrode Unlimited 1999 Base Set 21/102 Rare Ungraded MP VG 21/102$3.88£2.92€3.421999 Pokemon Electrode 21/102 Base Set Rare Non-Holo WOTC Vintage 21/102$7.99£6.01€7.049PSA 9 Electrode Card # 21/102 Pokemon Base Set Unlimited 1999 Mint 21/102$54.99£41.39€48.4381999 Pokemon TCG Electrode 21/102 Base Set Rare PSA 8 Graded English 21/113$18.58£13.98€16.36More from Base Set
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PSA has graded 1,592 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 17.4% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $61.43£46.23€54.10 on average against $104.98£79.01€92.45 for the card plus $79.99£60.20€70.44 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That loses $43.55£32.78€38.36, so a copy is worth more raw.
What CGC copies sold for
Sold prices from listings that named the grader and the grade, not asking prices, and not a PSA figure converted across. A CGC 9 runs about 0.44x the PSA 9 on the cards where we hold both, but the spread is wide enough that it is only worth quoting where copies actually traded, which is what these are. The count beside each price is how many.
CGC 9 and 9.5 are one row on purpose. A CGC 9.5 sells for 3% more than a 9 across the corpus and is the cheaper of the two on nearly half of cards, so the market is not pricing them apart and splitting them here would invent a distinction. BGS is left split because there the same test says a 9.5 really is worth about 30% more.
| Grade | Median sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| CGC 9 or 9.5 | $29.99£22.57€26.41 | 7 |
| CGC 8.5 | $18.23£13.72€16.05 | 6 |
Card facts
- Card number
- 021/102
- Rarity
- Rare
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
- Set released
- Jan 9, 1999
- PSA population, all printings
- 1,592
- Printings priced
- 1
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The same card in other sets
What moves the price of this card
The Electrode on this page is the Normal printing from Base Set, and it trades at $7.56£5.69€6.66 in near mint condition. Only one printing of this card was produced, so there is no cheaper version to confuse it with.
Graded, it runs PSA 6 $14.95£11.25€13.17, PSA 7 $21.05£15.84€18.54, PSA 8 $23.33£17.56€20.55, PSA 9 $54.99£41.39€48.43, CGC/BGS 9.5 $60£45.16€52.84, PSA 10 $200.18£150.66€176.29. PSA has graded 1,592 copies of it. 1,315 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Electrode worth?
A PSA 10 Electrode from Base Set sells for $200.18. 23.3% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Electrode from Base Set worth grading?
On the numbers, no. The average submission is worth $74.03 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $4.99 for a raw copy plus $99.99 to send it through PSA Regular, so it loses $30.95.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $200.18£150.66€176.29. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.
What Electrode does
Stage1, evolves from Voltorb · 80 HP · retreat 1
At any time during your turn (before your attack) you may Knock Out Electrode and attach it to 1 of your other Pokémon. If you do, chose a type of Energy. Electrode is now an Energy card (instead of a Pokémon) that provides 2 energy of that type. This power can't be used if Electrode is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Electric Shock50Flip a coin. If tails, Electrode does 10 damage to itself.
Weak to Fighting ×2. Tournament legal in neither standard nor expanded.