Joltik 41/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Joltik is 41/108, in position 41 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Minun, and after it is 42 Joltik. The listed rarity is Common.

Joltik is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 30 HP. In the Pokédex this is Joltik (#595), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Galvantula, Galvantula (#596) under evolves to.

MAHOU illustrated this card. The same name is on 122 other cards in the catalog.

Joltik (#595) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Joltik 44/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 30 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and MAHOU illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Joltik list a different HP.

The attack Ram lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Bug Bite is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They attach themselves to large-bodied Pokémon and absorb static electricity, which they store in an electric pouch."

I keep a set binder for Dark Explorers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dark Explorers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Joltik can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.