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Lt. Surge's Voltorb

Gym Challenge / #86/132

Lt. Surge's Voltorb

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Gym Challenge
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Atsuko Nishida
Source reference
gym2-86

CARDEX BACKGROUND

About the species

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.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

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
50
Type (source)
Lightning
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
100
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting x2

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.

Attacks

Bouncing Ball

Cost: Lightning · Colorless

Damage: 30

Flip a coin. If tails, Lt. Surge's Voltorb does 10 damage to itself.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • First Edition
  • normal · standard
  • normal · standard · 1st-edition

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