Pokémon · Black & White
Joltik
Emerging Powers · #33 · Common · 2011
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From
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Market reference
$0.51
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 33 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Galvantula
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 595
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Joltik plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Joltik
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 19 decks
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.
Galvantula
in 95% of decks · 18 seen
Light Ball
in 79% of decks · 15 seen
Pikachu ex
in 89% of decks · 17 seen
Precious Trolley
in 100% of decks · 19 seen
Iron Leaves ex
in 53% of decks · 10 seen
Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex
in 74% of decks · 14 seen
Energy Search
in 58% of decks · 11 seen
Gravity Mountain
in 79% of decks · 15 seen
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Joltik?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Joltik that live in cities have learned a technique for sucking electricity from the outlets in houses."
CGnaw — 10
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 Joltik was legal.
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Tournament play
This printing of Joltik has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Joltik — Stellar Crown
Played in 194 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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.51 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.54 | $4.98 | $7.41 | $7.41 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.27 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.29 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.28 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.68 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Joltik is real?
Joltik 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 Joltik worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Joltik is $0.51; 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 Joltik from?
Joltik is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Joltik?
Joltik is a Common card in the Emerging Powers set.
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Other Joltik printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
