Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Voltorb
Stormfront · #SH3 · Rare · 2008
Listings
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Market reference
$35.98
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SH3 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Electrode
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kent Kanetsuna
- Pokédex #
- 100
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- 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
Also does
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.
- 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 (Thundershock) 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.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kent Kanetsuna
This card was illustrated by Kent Kanetsuna.
Building around Voltorb?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CFastball
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
LCharge Beam — 10
Search your discard pile for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to Voltorb.
LCThundershock — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:F+10
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Voltorb has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Voltorb — Legend Maker
Played in 31 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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse Holofoil | $49.50 | $55.00 | $650.00 | $35.98 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €15.00 |
| 7-day average | €25.75 |
| 30-day average | €21.68 |
| Low | €5.25 |
| Trend price | €16.82 |
| Low (excellent+) | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €5.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €16.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €17.79 |
| reverseHoloSell | €13.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.29 |
| Reverse holo trend | €16.22 |
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 $35.98; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Voltorb?
Voltorb is a Rare card in the Stormfront set.
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Other Voltorb printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
