Voltorb 133/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Voltorb is 133/91, in position 133 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 132 Raichu, and after it is 134 Electrode. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

Voltorb is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Voltorb (#100), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Electrode, Electrode (#101) under evolves to.

Misa Tsutsui illustrated this card. The same name is on 94 other cards in the catalog.

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 lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Shiny Rare. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Voltorb list a different HP.

The attack Tumbling Attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It rolls to move. If the ground is uneven, a sudden jolt from hitting a bump can cause it to explode." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Voltorb can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.