Joltik 116/86 · White Flare

White Flare is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. Joltik is 116/86, in position 116 of 173 on this checklist. Before it is 115 Zebstrika, and after it is 117 Galvantula. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Joltik is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. In the Pokédex this is Joltik (#595), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Galvantula, Galvantula (#596) under evolves to.

HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this card. The same name is on 76 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). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Joltik list a different HP.

The attack Surprise Attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Joltik that live in cities have learned a technique for sucking electricity from the outlets in houses." The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for White Flare, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the White Flare set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Joltik can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon and Tiny Pokémon. I still need this card.