Voltorb (Celestial Storm 47)

Voltorb   ビリリダマ Biriridama

Hidden Fates print Illus. Shin Nagasawa

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Voltorb Type Lightning HP 50 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Celestial Storm Rarity English card no. 47/168 Japanese expansion Champion Road Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 021/066 English expansion Hidden Fates Rarity English card no. SV13/SV94 Japanese expansion GX Ultra Shiny Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 173/150 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Voltorb.

Voltorb (Japanese: ビリリダマ Biriridama) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Celestial Storm expansion.

Card text

Floating Electrons エレキフロート

If this Pokémon has any Energy attached to it, it has no Retreat Cost.

Thunder Shock でんきショック 20

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data

Voltorb - Ball Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
100	1'08" (0.5 m)	22.9 lbs. (10.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
Usually found in power plants. Easily mistaken for a Poké Ball, it has zapped many people.
発電所などに 現れる。 モンスターボールと 間違えて 触って しびれる 人が 多い。

Release information

This card was included in the Celestial Storm expansion with artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Champion Road subset. A new print with artwork by Shin Nagasawa featuring the Shiny version of Voltorb was included in the Hidden Fates expansion, first released in the Japanese GX Ultra Shiny subset. The Celestial Storm print was later reprinted in the French McDonald's Collection 2019 as both a Non Holofoil and a Confetti Holofoil.

Gallery

Celestial Storm print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Hidden Fates print Illus. Shin Nagasawa	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

Thunder Shock is a move in the Pokémon games that Voltorb could not learn until Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! in Generation VII. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y. This card is based on Voltorb from EX FireRed & LeafGreen. The Hidden Fates print features the Shiny version of Voltorb.

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