Pokémon · Black & White
Galvantula
Black & White · #46 · Rare · 2011
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Market reference
$0.54
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 46 / 115
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Joltik
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 596
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Galvantula plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Leech Life) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Joltik; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Galvantula
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.02 copies on average · 320 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.0%
- -1.1 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Galvantula?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They employ an electrically charged web to trap their prey. While it is immobilized by shock, they leisurely consume it."
LElectroweb — 20
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
CCLeech Life — 40
Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Galvantula was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Galvantula has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Galvantula — Shrouded Fable
Played in 103 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.12 | $0.50 | $19.04 | $0.54 | $0.35 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.00 | $1.96 | $30.90 | $1.89 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.79 |
| 7-day average | €0.33 |
| 30-day average | €0.41 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.41 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.42 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.52 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.34 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Galvantula is real?
Galvantula is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Galvantula worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Galvantula is $0.54; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Galvantula from?
Galvantula is from the Pokémon set "Black & White" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Galvantula?
Galvantula is a Rare card in the Black & White set.
Other Galvantula printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
