Galvantula 62/236 · Unified Minds

Galvantula is Pokédex #596, generation 5 (Unova). Galvantula is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Joltik. In this catalog that name is Joltik (#595).

Galvantula sits at 62/236 in Unified Minds, position 62 of 261. Before it is 61 Joltik, and after it is 63 Tynamo. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 2, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 261 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Live Wire lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Also apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They employ an electrically charged web to trap their prey. While it is immobilized by shock, they leisurely consume it."

Galvantula (#596) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Galvantula 46/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Yumi illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Galvantula list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yumi. I count 24 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Unified Minds set binder is where a full Unified Minds set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Galvantula can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.