# Galvantula #51/135 — Plasma Storm

## Summary

Galvantula has a modest but loyal following among Unova fans, and as a Lightning Stage 1 with a scalable Discharge attack it saw genuine play in the Black & White era. As an uncommon it was a mid-tier pull, so Hajime Kusajima's long-running illustrator credit adds a little interest. A $0.54 modelled guide, up 4% over 30 days on 2 copies traded, says bulk, with 485 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.11 out of Shrouded Fable.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Storm |
| Number | 51/135 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Hajime Kusajima |
| Release date | 2013-02-06 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Joltik |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Discharge | cost Lightning — damage 30 — Discard all Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage times the number of Energy cards you discarded. |
| Attack: Signal Beam | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Galvantula #596](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/galvantula) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.54** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Quant score: 57/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-02-06T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T07:28:22.953Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T07:28:21.267Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-14T05:15:56.147Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T07:28:21.266Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-storm/galvantula-51)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw8-51%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)