Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl

Jolteon

Diamond & Pearl

Majestic Dawn · #23 · Rare · 2008

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 23 / 100
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Eevee
Illustrator: Midori Harada
Pokédex #: 135
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 50 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Jolteon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
Its main attack (Lightning Strike) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
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 Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Jolteon

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Budget alternatives

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$0.33 · in 36% of decks

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$0.20 · in 1% of decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Eevee

"It controls 10,000-volt power and can raise all the furs on its body as if it were sharp needles."

LThunder Fang — 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

LLCLightning Strike — 50

You may discard 2 Energy attached to Jolteon. If you do, this attack's base damage is 90 instead of 50.

Weakness:F+20

Resistance:M-20

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/03

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$4.01	$4.99	$62.70	$5.44	—
Reverse Holofoil	$27.00	$29.99	$299.90	$31.16	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/27

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.25
7-day average	€1.81
30-day average	€1.61
Low	€0.09
Trend price	€1.86
Low (excellent+)	€0.98
Reverse holo low	€1.49
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€8.12
reverseHoloSell	€8.15
averageSellPrice	€1.55
Reverse holo 30-day	€7.51
Reverse holo trend	€8.86

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Jolteon is real?

Jolteon 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 Jolteon worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Jolteon is $5.44; 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 Jolteon from?

Jolteon is from the Pokémon set "Majestic Dawn" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Jolteon?

Jolteon is a Rare card in the Majestic Dawn set.