Galvantula Dark Explorers #43

Card #43 · Illustrated by Akira Komayama

80 HPLightningPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$1.42

▲ 1.4% · 30d

Range $1 → $2
1 grading company tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Galvantula is a Rare Pokémon card from Dark Explorers (#43), illustrated by Akira Komayama. It's a Stage 1 Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Joltik, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $1.42 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#7 most valuable Galvantula of 17 #83 most valuable in Dark Explorers of 111

Competitive play · Limitless

0.9%

Played in 0.9% of competitive decks — 28 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$1.44

MPModerately Played$1.17

7-dayflat

30-day▲ 1.4%

90-day▲ 0.7%

All-time high$2

All-time low$1

Other printingsNormal · $1.12

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1

Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$1.44

CGC graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
CGC 8		$7$7–$7

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$1.42

Period high

$2.14

Period low

$1.00

Change

▼ 0.7%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

CGC8 gradedCGC 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

8.52

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Galvantula 10 is harder to pull.

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Where to buy

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Cross-market prices

194% spread

Cardmarket · cheapest$1

TCGplayer$1

PriceCharting · dearest$2

Currently 194% cheaper on Cardmarket than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat +1%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 194% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

46% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$1

Buy on CardmarketEU

Card text

Evolves from Joltik.

Quick Turn

Lightning

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

Electrisilk30+

Lightning · Colorless

If the Defending Pokémon has no Retreat Cost, this attack does 40 more damage.

Weakness Fighting ×2Retreat 1

“They employ an electrically charged web to trap their prey. While it is immobilized by shock, they leisurely consume it.”

About the Pokémon

EleSpider PokémonGEN VJoltik → Galvantula

When attacked, they create an electric barrier by spitting out many electrically charged threads.

Card details

SetDark Explorers →

Number#43

RarityRare

PokémonAll Galvantula cards →

GenerationGen V · Unova →

ArtistAkira Komayama →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeLightning

HP80

Evolves fromJoltik

WeaknessFighting ×2

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#596

Card IDbw5-43

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Galvantula cards

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