#43 Galvantula - Dark Explorers (bw5)
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.
Type
Pokémon
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Akira Komayama
Release Date
5/9/2012

Dark Explorers
Black & White
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