Pokémon · Black & White
Joltik
Dark Explorers · #42 · Common · 2012
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$3.18
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 30
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Galvantula
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 595
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Joltik plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥15 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Joltik
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥15 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 2.06 copies on average · 407 decks
- Match win rate
- 45.1%
- -2.1 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Joltik?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They attach themselves to large-bodied Pokémon and absorb static electricity, which they store in an electric pouch."
LStatic Shock — 20
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Joltik was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Joltik has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Joltik — Stellar Crown
Played in 154 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $3.07 | $3.22 | $34.78 | $3.18 | $19.68 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $39.99 | $77.73 | $664.14 | $18.33 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/24| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.14 |
| 7-day average | €0.24 |
| 30-day average | €0.23 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.23 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.50 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.87 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.27 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.86 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Joltik is real?
Joltik is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Joltik worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Joltik is $3.18; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Joltik from?
Joltik is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Joltik?
Joltik is a Common card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Joltik printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
