Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Galvantula
Team Up · #48 · Rare · 2019
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From
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Market reference
$0.34
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Joltik
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- SATOSHI NAKAI
- Pokédex #
- 596
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Galvantula plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Joltik; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Galvantula
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.02 copies on average · 304 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.6%
- -0.6 pts vs the 47.3% 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 SATOSHI NAKAI
This card was illustrated by SATOSHI NAKAI.
Building around Galvantula?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When attacked, they create an electric barrier by spitting out many electrically charged threads."
Ability: Unnerve
Whenever your opponent plays an Item or Supporter card from their hand, prevent all effects of that card done to this Pokémon.
LSpider Thread — 40
Put a card from your discard pile into your hand.
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 Galvantula was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Galvantula has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Galvantula — Shrouded Fable
Played in 110 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.12 | $0.35 | $19.98 | $0.34 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.40 | $0.72 | $19.98 | $0.69 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.52 |
| 30-day average | €0.27 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.75 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.43 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.74 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.92 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Galvantula is real?
Galvantula 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 Galvantula worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Galvantula is $0.34; 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 Galvantula from?
Galvantula is from the Pokémon set "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Galvantula?
Galvantula is a Rare card in the Team Up set.
Other Galvantula printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
