# Voltorb #98/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Voltorb is a bulk common from a set built mostly as a reprint of the original game's cards, so it rounded out the Lightning section rather than headlining it. Kinebuchi's name gives completionists something to hold onto, but the Pokéball impostor's quirky Gen I charm is the real, modest draw. The modelled guide sits at $0.59, down 3% over 30 days on 33 copies traded, with 385 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $200, 339 times raw, but a 20% gem rate against $65 of fees makes grading a losing trade, and the slabbed population is growing 3% a month, faster than 93% of tracked cards.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 98/130 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Keiji Kinebuchi |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Tackle | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Voltorb #100](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/voltorb) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.59** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-13
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: -1.70% — as of 2026-11-13
- Floor delivered ask: $1.91 — as of 2026-11-12T22:58:33.586Z
- Quant score: 30/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-13T23:24:43.628Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -23% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-13T06:00:19.575Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-13T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-13T06:00:17.495Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-10T23:46:16.267Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-13T06:00:17.493Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-10T04:52:01.348Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/voltorb-98)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-98%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)