Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Galvantula
Shrouded Fable · #2 · Uncommon · 2024
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Market reference
$0.10
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 99
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Joltik
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 596
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Galvantula plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Shocking Web) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 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 Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.02 copies on average · 320 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.0%
- -1.2 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Building around Galvantula?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Compound Eyes
Attacks used by this Pokémon do 50 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon that has an Ability (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
GCShocking Web — 50+
If this Pokémon has any Lightning Energy attached, this attack does 80 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Galvantula or Shrouded Fable.
KSM’s Great Ball Event #2
Aug 5, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #9 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 5, 2026
Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #7 💛 Cash Prize!
Aug 5, 2026
⚡Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Wednesdays! #18⚡
Aug 5, 2026
Zard-Pokénight #012
Aug 5, 2026
REFINE Summer Series Session 6: Charizard Edition
Aug 6, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Galvantula was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #65 PTCG Live
today
Pudding Weekly #7 | Taco Tuesday!
today
🇧🇷 Hit Cup #13 | TCG Live
today
Pitch Black Tourney - Last Prize Series #11
today
🇧🇷 33° Torneio Padrão do Zap! Especial Códigos
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
105
ran Galvantula
Tournaments scanned
296
past 30 days
Competitive note
Currently a meta staple.
6 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Galvantula
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $19.98 | $0.10 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $20.00 | $0.17 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.08 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.10 |
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 $0.10; 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 "Shrouded Fable" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Galvantula?
Galvantula is a Uncommon card in the Shrouded Fable set.
Other Galvantula printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
