Lt. Surge's Voltorb 84/132 · Gym Heroes

Voltorb is Pokédex #100, generation 1 (Kanto). Lt. Surge's Voltorb is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Electrode, Electrode (#101) under evolves to.

Lt. Surge's Voltorb sits at 84/132 in Gym Heroes, position 84 of 132. Before it is 83 Lt. Surge's Spearow, and after it is 85 Misty's Goldeen. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on August 14, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Spin Ball lists 20× damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip 1 coin. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Double Spin is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Voltorb (#100) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 36 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Voltorb 67/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Voltorb, while this one is Lt. Surge's Voltorb. Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 30 other cards of Voltorb list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Gym Heroes set binder is where a full Gym Heroes set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Voltorb can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Lt. Surge and his Pokémon. I still need this card.