Pokémon · XY
Voltorb
Roaring Skies · #21 · Common · 2015
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Market reference
$0.10
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 112
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Electrode
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Suwama Chiaki
- Pokédex #
- 100
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Voltorb 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Big Explosion) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Voltorb
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Building around Voltorb?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Usually found in power plants. Easily mistaken for a Poké Ball, it has zapped many people."
LThunder Wave
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
LCBig Explosion — 60
This Pokémon does 60 damage to itself.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Voltorb was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.03 | $0.20 | $1,000.00 | $0.10 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.40 | $22.49 | $0.39 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.29 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.82 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.46 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.64 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.72 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Voltorb is real?
Voltorb 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 Voltorb worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Voltorb is $0.10; 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 Voltorb from?
Voltorb is from the Pokémon set "Roaring Skies" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Voltorb?
Voltorb is a Common card in the Roaring Skies set.
Other Voltorb printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
