Pokémon · Black & White
Voltorb
Plasma Freeze · #32 · Common · 2013
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 32 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Electrode
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 100
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 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 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 (Rollout) 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 ≥30 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 Voltorb
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Voltorb?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It looks just like a Poké Ball. It is dangerous because it may electrocute or explode on touch."
LCRollout — 20
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 Voltorb was legal.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
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2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Voltorb
Tournaments scanned
264
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Voltorb
- 1Keldeo Blastoise1 deck
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 | $0.02 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.26 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.37 | $0.92 | $23.49 | $1.09 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.08 |
| 7-day average | €0.18 |
| 30-day average | €0.15 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.53 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.54 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Voltorb is real?
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 Voltorb worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Voltorb is $0.26; 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 Voltorb from?
Voltorb is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Voltorb?
Voltorb is a Common card in the Plasma Freeze set.
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