N’s Joltik from Battle Partners!

[JustInBasil]

N’s Joltik has been revealed from Battle Partners, which releases in Japan on January 24th. We expect most of the unreleased cards from this set to become part of the international set Journey Together, which releases in March.
N’s Joltik – Lightning – HP40
Basic Pokémon
[C][C] Crackling Short: 30 damage. Before doing damage, discard all Pokémon Tool cards from your opponent’s Active Pokémon. If you discarded a Pokémon Tool card in this way, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

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[Grim Thoughts]

I love all the cards the Galvantula line has been getting recently

 

[Who?]

KOs Budew, all it matters. We have Zacian and a Lil' bug. Budew counters had been starting to pop up.

 

[MarlinRimes]

KOs Budew, all it matters. We have Zacian and a Lil' bug. Budew counters had been starting to pop up.

I if feel like if you need a card just to counter budew, those Pokémon that deal damage when attacked (151 hitmonchan, SS brushix, etc) are better options as u don’t need to attach an energy to them

 

[Da idiot]

Similar to pachirisu in gen 4, this will definetly see play.
At minimum in zoroark decks. Possibly also in other decks

 

[TheLegend]

i'm skipping this set
Prismatic much better

 

[Soysaucey]

Anyone else think a mega galvantula would be sick? No? Just me?

 

[chapi1979]

how is it that this sees no play

but people are excited for this joltik?

 

[Hukutus]

how is it that this sees no play
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but people are excited for this joltik?

Did you miss the part where it paralyses?

 

[Hukutus]

i'm skipping this set
Prismatic much better

I mean Prismatic Evolutions has one new playable card and that's Budew. Many people actually play the game instead of collecting.

 

[PkmnMstr10]

i'm skipping this set
Prismatic much better

That's a weird way to say you don't play the game.

 

[chapi1979]

Did you miss the part where it paralyses?

yeah for 2 energies on a 40hp pokemon.

 

[frixam]

yeah for 2 energies on a 40hp pokemon.

Galvantula could make it even better. Also N's Zoroark copies it

 

[jdubs4lief]

Not bad good way to slow down the game early on for Zoroark now we need a big hitting Galvantula. We're getting a Galvantula.... right???

 

[hustey]

yeah for 2 energies on a 40hp pokemon.

N's zoroark allows this to be a nieche tech option for match ups, and the hp wouldn't matter as much. Thankfully, this joltik is out of munkidori's range though, so might see some play.

 

[hustey]

Not bad good way to slow down the game early on for Zoroark now we need a big hitting Galvantula. We're getting a Galvantula.... right???

Official art for this set has shown off a joltik and purrloin, so the chances of those two are looking slimmer, especially since the dark pokemon after purrloin is already confirmed not to be liepard.

 

[Alex Hesketh]

Official art for this set has shown off a joltik and purrloin, so the chances of those two are looking slimmer, especially since the dark pokemon after purrloin is already confirmed not to be liepard.

And the next of Joltik is Tadbulb. It could be a grass Galvantula but 99% this is a Liepard situation, N has never had a Galvantula

 

[chapi1979]

N's zoroark allows this to be a nieche tech option for match ups, and the hp wouldn't matter as much. Thankfully, this joltik is out of munkidori's range though, so might see some play.

yes this i can obviously see, as a tech. But some are excited as it would be a must play. Which i don't think it is. even less if you want to use it as Budew counter.

 

[HexSableye]

Not bad good way to slow down the game early on for Zoroark now we need a big hitting Galvantula. We're getting a Galvantula.... right???

N never had a galvantula in the games. He won't have one here. Same thing with purrloin and liepard.

 

[Zamuron]

I highly doubt this card will see play beyond being a niche tech option, even in N decks. Similar cards have been printed before and never saw much play, such as the recent Mow Rotom. A Pachirisu from Lost Thunder also comes to mind, having a very similar attack, with the differences being it cost 1 Lightning energy and dealt slightly less/more dmg depending on whether or not the opposing active Pokémon actually had a tool attached. That card also never saw play as far as I remember. Imo this joltik is more of a sidegrade compared to these cards, since the attack cost is completely colorless (like Mow Rotom) and can paralyze (like Pachirisu), but requires two colorless energy.