Galvantula 42/114 · Steam Siege

Steam Siege is a set in the XY series. It was released on August 3, 2016. The printed size is 114. This checklist is longer, at 116 cards. Galvantula is 42/114, in position 42 of 116 on this checklist. Before it is 41 Joltik, and after it is 43 Nidoran ♂. The listed rarity is Rare.

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

match illustrated this card. The same name is on 143 other cards in the catalog.

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 match illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Galvantula list a different HP.

The attack Double Thread lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. This attack does 30 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. Also apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon. Electroweb is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When attacked, they create an electric barrier by spitting out many electrically charged threads."

I keep a set binder for Steam Siege, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Steam Siege set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Galvantula can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.