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Joltik
Dark Explorers 42/108 • common
- Set
- Dark Explorers
- Number
- 42/108
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2012
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Market price
- $4.26
- Artist
- Miki Tanaka
What it does
They attach themselves to large-bodied Pokémon and absorb static electricity, which they store in an electric pouch.
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Where it came from
Joltik first appeared as card 42/108 in the Dark Explorers expansion, released in 2012 as part of the Black & White series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set was notable for its focus on the Unova region and its introduction of several powerful Pokémon-EX cards, capturing the competitive landscape of the era.
The card features an illustration by match, who leaned into Joltik's status as the smallest Pokémon by emphasizing its tiny, bug-like stature. The artwork reflects the creature's lore as a parasitic Pokémon that attaches to larger specimens to drain static electricity, maintaining a clean, vibrant aesthetic consistent with the standard common-rarity design language of the time.
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