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Joltik Dark Explorers #42 Pokémon card
Common

Joltik Dark Explorers #42

Card #42 · Illustrated by Miki Tanaka
30 HPLightningPokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$16.16
Range $13 → $16
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Joltik is a Common Pokémon card from Dark Explorers (#42), illustrated by Miki Tanaka. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 30 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $16.16 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

0.9%
Played in 0.9% of competitive decks — 29 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$16.16
LPLightly Played$12.57
MPModerately Played$2.17
HPHeavily Played$2.00
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 61.6%
All-time high$16
All-time low$3
Other printingsNormal · $1.22

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$16
Normal$1

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

Graded prices

No graded sales tracked for this card yet — see the raw estimate above.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$1.66
Period high
$2.19
Period low
$0.56
Change
102.4%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

CGC6 gradedCGC 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Joltik 10 is harder to pull.
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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

23% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$13
TCGplayer · dearest$16

Currently 23% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. 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 0%
Cross-marketSome gap 23% gap

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

Card text

Static Shock20
Lightning
Weakness Fighting ×2Retreat 1

They attach themselves to large-bodied Pokémon and absorb static electricity, which they store in an electric pouch.

About the Pokémon

Attaching PokémonGEN VJoltikGalvantula

Joltik that live in cities have learned a technique for sucking electricity from the outlets in houses.

Card details

Number#42
RarityCommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeLightning
HP30
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#595
Card IDbw5-42
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Joltik cards

There are 9 different Joltik printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Dark Explorers #42 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Joltik (Dark Explorers #42) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Joltik from Dark Explorers is worth approximately $16.16 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Joltik rare?

Joltik is a Common card from Dark Explorers (card #42), illustrated by Miki Tanaka. Its current blended market value is $16.16 ungraded.