Pokémon · Black & White
Galvantula
Plasma Storm · #51 · Uncommon · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$0.50
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Joltik
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 596
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- 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.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.02 copies on average · 304 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.6%
- -0.6 pts vs the 47.3% 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 Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Galvantula?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It creates barriers from electrified silk that stun foes. This works as a weapon as well as a defense."
LDischarge — 30×
Discard all Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage times the number of Energy cards you discarded.
CCSignal Beam — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:F×2
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 110 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 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.24 | $0.50 | $1.88 | $0.50 | $0.40 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.30 | $2.72 | $48.00 | $2.57 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.34 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.08 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.37 |
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 $0.50; 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 "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Galvantula?
Galvantula is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Storm set.
Other Galvantula printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
