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Voltorb

Evolutions / #39/108

Voltorb

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Evolutions
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Keiji Kinebuchi
Source reference
xy12-39

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Voltorb first appeared in Pokédex accounts at the same place as Poké Balls: a factory that manufactured them. Its shape resembles the object so closely that nobody has been able to explain the connection. One hypothesis suggests that strong exposure to energy brought a Poké Ball to life. The text nevertheless leaves this origin unresolved. Voltorb thus remains a Pokémon that could be mistaken for a tool, with an industrial history that still cannot be confirmed.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Sometimes a light impact is enough to make Voltorb explode, according to Alpha Sapphire. This risk makes its resemblance to a Poké Ball particularly deceptive: an object someone might pick up without thinking could be a highly sensitive Pokémon. The Pokédex describes a real encounter hazard without giving it a certain origin.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
60
Type (source)
Lightning
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
100
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2
Resistance (source)
Metal -20

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

A life-form whose identity is unknown. It is said to Screech or suddenly Self-Destruct.

Attacks

Continuous Tumble

Cost: Colorless

Damage: 10×

Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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