Galvantula 27/119 · Phantom Forces

Galvantula is Pokédex #596, generation 5 (Unova). Galvantula is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Joltik. In this catalog that name is Joltik (#595).

Galvantula sits at 27/119 in Phantom Forces, position 28 of 124. Before it is 26 Joltik, and after it is 28 Helioptile. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 5, 2014. The printed size is 119. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Cobweb Trip lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with your opponent's Active Pokémon. The new Active Pokémon is now Confused. Electroweb is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. 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 "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). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Galvantula list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Phantom Forces set binder is where a full Phantom Forces 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.