Higher speed, better STAB coverage (with a Water Pokemon on your team, Grass is redundant, and no non-legendaries resist Bug + Electric but Golett), comparable damage output (Charge Beam helps make up for the weaker STAB options until Thunder is available), and much, much better defensive typing makes it preferable in my opinion, though losing a couple coverage options isn't great.Ĭlick to expand.I noticed Axew wasn't as hot as you say-I had to baby it a little before the Fraxure stage. Honestly, I'd rather use Galvantula than Leavanny. Volt Switch makes things easier, too, since switching a Pokemon in is much less painful when the enemy has already lost a chunk of HP (admittedly, my Joltik had high Speed IVs, which helps a lot with Volt Switch). I got 1-2 hit kills on all those Dark Pokemon courtesy of Bug Bite/Signal Beam, Trubbish is a free kill regardless of who you use, and most everything else falls pretty quickly to Electroweb + Electro Ball. Yes, I babied her, but she didn't make it that hard - Electroweb/Electro Ball/Volt Switch/Bug Bite (or Signal Beam) works surprisingly well against the trainers in the cave, especially all the Plasma Goons. I think it should be pretty easy to guess, so stay tuned.I caught a Joltik and had her a Galvantula before leaving Chargestone Cave. Here’s a hint, it’s another Electric-type and can benefit greatly from the Chargestone cave. Next week I’ll be covering a Pokemon from Generation One, and its Generation Four evolution. I’m kinda whishing that this move was around in Generation One, because it would’ve made the second gym a lot easier to beat if Charmander was chosen as the starter. This is actually pretty cool since those Pokemon can’t learn any TM or HM moves. There are also several Pokemon that can learn Electroweb through the use of a move tutor, including the caterpillar Pokemon, Caterpie, Weedle, and Wurmple, and their respective cocoon based evolutions. The original spider Pokemon, Spinarak, can learn Electroweb through breeding. Joltik and Galvantula are so far the only Pokemon that can learn this move by leveling up, but other Pokemon can learn it though other ways. As the name implies, Electroweb is basically an electrified spider web, which can lower the opponent’s speed when used. Signature Move: Sometimes the non-Legendary Pokemon can have signature moves as well, so I thought I’d end this post by talking about Joltik and Galvantula’s signature move, Electroweb. Still, I think a single Joltik can wreak more havoc than an army of Galvantula. Galvantula certainly seem to be a little more aggressive than their pre-evolved counterparts. I’m sure Galvantula probably still feed on electricity, but it seems they also feed on body fluids like normal spiders. After evolving it becomes much larger and their feeding habits seem to change a bit. So it’s probably best that nothing scares them all out, again as seen in the anime.Įvolution: At level thirty-six, Joltik evolves into the electric spider known as Galvantula. ![]() Within their natural habitat, the Joltik feed on the electricity produced by these rocks. From what I’ve read some of these rocks need to be moved around in order to pass through the cave. The cave is full of electromagnetic rocks that float. In the Games: Joltik can be found in the Chargestone Cave, which is a fascinating location by itself. But as the anime has shown, several hungry Joltik can cause some major problems. Otherwise the electric rodent probably would’ve ended up as a desiccated husk. It’s a good thing the Joltik in the anime didn’t swarm Pikachu. And as seen in the anime these little buggers even feed on electricity from other Electric-type Pokemon. Joltik usually feed on static electricity according to the Pokedex entries, but they can also suck power from electrical outlets. It’s fascinating to see a life form that feeds on pure energy. The third and most obvious reason is Joltik’s diet, which consists of electricity. The second reason is Joltik’s typing, never before has there been a hybrid of electric and bug. ![]() First is its small size, Joltik has a height of only four inches, making it the smallest Pokemon to date. Anyway, there are three reasons why Joltik has landed a spot in the Interesting Specimen category. I know I usually have an image of the fully evolved form of the Pokemon in question featured on these posts, but I found a really good image of Joltik and decided to use it instead of an image of Galvantula. This week’s Interesting Specimen post is about just such a Pokemon, Joltik and its evolved form, Galvantula. Sometimes I don’t really see just how interesting a Pokemon is until I see it in action in the games or the anime.
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