Voltorb 44/146 · XY

Voltorb is Pokédex #100, generation 1 (Kanto). Voltorb is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Electrode, Electrode (#101) under evolves to.

Voltorb sits at 44/146 in XY, position 44 of 146. Before it is 43 Raichu, and after it is 45 Electrode. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

Destiny Burst is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, flip a coin. If heads, put 5 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. The attack Rollout lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It was discovered when Poké Balls were introduced. It is said that there is some connection."

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 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Voltorb list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY set binder is where a full XY 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). I still need this card.