Galvantula 71/202 · Sword & Shield

Galvantula is Pokédex #596, generation 5 (Unova). Galvantula is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Joltik. In this catalog that name is Joltik (#595).

Galvantula sits at 71/202 in Sword & Shield, position 71 of 216. Before it is 70 Joltik, and after it is 72 Tapu Koko V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 7, 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Volt Wave lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It launches electrified fur from its abdomen as its means of attack. Opponents hit by the fur could be in for three full days and nights of paralysis." The regulation mark is D.

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 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and otumami illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Galvantula list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads otumami. I count 44 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sword & Shield set binder is where a full Sword & Shield 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.