Pokémon · Gym
Lt. Surge's Voltorb
Gym Challenge · #86 · Common · 2000
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Market reference
$1.11
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 86 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Electrode
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 100
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Lt. Surge's Voltorb 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.
- Its main attack (Bouncing Ball) 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 ≥25 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 Lt. Surge's Voltorb
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
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About this card
LCBouncing Ball — 30
Flip a coin. If tails, Lt. Surge's Voltorb does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.30 | $1.00 | $18.14 | $1.11 | $0.60 |
| 1st Edition | $1.56 | $2.20 | $31.60 | $2.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.99 |
| 30-day average | €1.10 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.89 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lt. Surge's Voltorb is real?
Lt. Surge's Voltorb 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 Lt. Surge's Voltorb worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lt. Surge's Voltorb is $1.11; 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 Lt. Surge's Voltorb from?
Lt. Surge's Voltorb is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Lt. Surge's Voltorb?
Lt. Surge's Voltorb is a Common card in the Gym Challenge set.
Other Lt. Surge's Voltorb printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
