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Galvantula
#43/111 in Dark Explorers, Rare, 80 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Akira Komayama.
- Card number
- #43/111
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- English
- Release date
- May 9, 2012
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
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Collector Notes
Galvantula
Galvantula appears in the English print of Dark Explorers, released on May 9, 2012. Galvantula is a rare rarity and 80 HP. The Dark Explorers set contains 111 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Akira Komayama.
Collector Insights
Galvantula is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. It has no resistances but is weak to Fighting-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card includes two attacks: Quick Turn, which uses one Lightning energy to flip two coins and deals 20 damage per head, and Electrisilk, requiring one Lightning and one Colorless energy to deal 30+ damage with an additional 40 if the defending Pokémon has no retreat cost. Its flavor text describes using an electrically charged web to trap prey, immobilizing it with shock before consumption. The card was released in the Dark Explorers set of the Black & White series on May 9, 2012, and is classified as Rare. Artist Akira Komayama designed the illustration, and it is numbered 43 in the set. The card’sdex number is 596, aligning with its Pokémon species.
They employ an electrically charged web to trap their prey. While it is immobilized by shock, they leisurely consume it.
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