--- title: "Galvantula (#0596): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/galvantula" description: "Galvantula (#0596): Bug/Electric-type EleSpider Pokémon from Unova. Base stat total 472. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0596 · Unova · Generation 5 # Galvantula EleSpider Pokémon · Bug/Electric-type ![Galvantula official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/596.webp) Galvantula is a [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug)/[Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric)-type Pokémon, the EleSpider Pokémon, number 596 (#0596) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the [Unova](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/unova) region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 14.3 kg. Galvantula is the EleSpider Pokémon, a tarantula-like Bug and Electric type that weaves electrified webs and flings charged fur. The Pokédex says a hit from that fur could leave a foe paralysed for three full days and nights. ## How to pronounce Galvantula Galvantula is pronounced **gal-VAN-chuh-luh**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Galvantula said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/596.mp3) In Japanese it is デンチュラ (Dentula). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Galvantula is 0.8 m tall and 14.3 kg, with yellow and light purple fur, three thick yellow stripes down its back, and two big blue forward-facing eyes above four small ones on its forehead. Two long pedipalps hang from its head, blue and hairless on the lower half, and Bulbapedia says they are strong enough to hold down unruly prey. ### Behaviour Galvantula is not aggressive unless provoked, though Bulbapedia says it may attack in groups if bothered. When attacked it spits out electrified threads that form a barrier, and the strands serve for attack as well as defence. ### Habitat Neither the Pokédex nor Bulbapedia names a natural habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is wild only in The Indigo Disk, in the Canyon Biome, Chargestone Cavern and Polar Biome. ### Diet It eats prey immobilised by its electrified webs, and the Pokédex says it sets electrified threads by the nests of bird Pokémon to snare chicks too young to fly well. ### Powers Galvantula has Compound Eyes or Unnerve, with Swarm hidden. It uses Sticky Web, which lowers the Speed of opposing Pokémon that switch in, along with Electroweb, Discharge, Thunder and Bug Buzz. The Pokédex says it fires charged fur from its abdomen. With base Speed 108 and Special Attack 97 it is a fast special attacker. ### Name origin Galvantula appears to combine 'galvanism' and 'tarantula'. The Japanese name is Dentula (デンチュラ), possibly from den (electricity) and 'tarantula'. ### Design inspiration Saya Tsuruta designed Galvantula. Its design seems to draw on a tarantula, and its electric webs resemble electric fences. ### Evolution notes Galvantula evolves from Joltik at level 36 and does not evolve further. ### In the games In Black and White, where it debuted, the only way to get a Galvantula is to evolve a Joltik. In Sword and Shield it is found on Route 7 and at the Lake of Outrage, and in Scarlet and Violet it appears in 4 star Tera Raid Battles in The Indigo Disk. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A. ### In the anime In 'Crisis at Chargestone Cave!' Galvantula and Joltik steal electricity from Pokémon and objects after Team Rocket takes the rocks they usually feed on. Colress calls his Galvantula his "star test subject" in 'Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!'. ### Fun facts - Despite being based on a spider, Bulbapedia notes that Galvantula has only four legs. - Galvantula gets Sticky Web the moment it evolves, and Joltik does not learn it by levelling up in Scarlet and Violet. - In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Black catches a Galvantula after it injures people at a commercial shoot, and nicknames it Tula. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Galvantula (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Galvantula_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Galvantula (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/galvantula/) ## Base stats - HP: **70** - Attack: **77** - Defense: **60** - Sp. Atk: **97** - Sp. Def: **60** - Speed: **108** Galvantula’s base stat total is **472**. Its highest stat is Speed. ## Type matchups ### What is Galvantula weak to? Galvantula takes extra damage from [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×) moves. It resists [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (½×), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×). ## Evolution ### What does Galvantula evolve from? Galvantula evolves from [Joltik](https://pokee.si/pokemon/joltik) at level 36. Galvantula is the final stage of its evolution family. The whole family: [Joltik](https://pokee.si/pokemon/joltik), **Galvantula**. ## Abilities - [Compound Eyes](https://pokee.si/abilities/compound-eyes): Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×. - [Unnerve](https://pokee.si/abilities/unnerve): Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries. - [Swarm](https://pokee.si/abilities/swarm) (hidden ability): Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. ## Moves ### Moves Galvantula learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Evo | [Sticky Web](https://pokee.si/moves/sticky-web) | Bug | Status | — | | 1 | [Absorb](https://pokee.si/moves/absorb) | Grass | Special | 20 | | 1 | [Fury Cutter](https://pokee.si/moves/fury-cutter) | Bug | Physical | 40 | | 1 | [Bug Bite](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-bite) | Bug | Physical | 60 | | 1 | [Electroweb](https://pokee.si/moves/electroweb) | Electric | Special | 55 | | 12 | [String Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/string-shot) | Bug | Status | — | | 16 | [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave) | Electric | Status | — | | 20 | [Electro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/electro-ball) | Electric | Special | — | | 24 | [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility) | Psychic | Status | — | | 28 | [Sucker Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/sucker-punch) | Dark | Physical | 70 | | 32 | [Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/slash) | Normal | Physical | 70 | | 39 | [Discharge](https://pokee.si/moves/discharge) | Electric | Special | 80 | | 44 | [Screech](https://pokee.si/moves/screech) | Normal | Status | — | | 50 | [Gastro Acid](https://pokee.si/moves/gastro-acid) | Poison | Status | — | | 56 | [Bug Buzz](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-buzz) | Bug | Special | 90 | “Evo” means Galvantula learns the move the moment it evolves: [Sticky Web](https://pokee.si/moves/sticky-web). ### TM moves (36) Galvantula can learn 36 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Struggle Bug](https://pokee.si/moves/struggle-bug), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Pounce](https://pokee.si/moves/pounce), [Charge Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/charge-beam), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Volt Switch](https://pokee.si/moves/volt-switch), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Electro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/electro-ball), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave), [Poison Jab](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-jab), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Leech Life](https://pokee.si/moves/leech-life), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [X-Scissor](https://pokee.si/moves/x-scissor), [Giga Drain](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-drain), [Energy Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/energy-ball), [Thunderbolt](https://pokee.si/moves/thunderbolt), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Wild Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/wild-charge), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Bug Buzz](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-buzz), [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Thunder](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/charge), [Bug Bite](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-bite), [Lunge](https://pokee.si/moves/lunge), [Electroweb](https://pokee.si/moves/electroweb), [Skitter Smack](https://pokee.si/moves/skitter-smack), [Throat Chop](https://pokee.si/moves/throat-chop). Egg moves (5):[Double Team](https://pokee.si/moves/double-team), [Infestation](https://pokee.si/moves/infestation), [Lunge](https://pokee.si/moves/lunge), [Poison Sting](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-sting), [Struggle Bug](https://pokee.si/moves/struggle-bug). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 50% male, 50% female. - Egg groups: Bug. - Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560). - Catch rate: 75 out of 255. - Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50. - Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100). - Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values. - Base experience yield: 165. ## Pokédex entries It lays traps of electrified threads near the nests of bird Pokémon, aiming to snare chicks that are not yet good at flying. *(Shield)* It launches electrified fur from its abdomen as its means of attack. Opponents hit by the fur could be in for three full days and nights of paralysis. *(Sword)* When attacked, they create an electric barrier by spitting out many electrically charged threads. *(Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire)* They employ an electrically charged web to trap their prey. While it is immobilized by shock, they leisurely consume it. *(White, X, Omega Ruby)* It creates barriers from electrified silk that stun foes. This works as a weapon as well as a defense. *(Black 2, White 2)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: デンチュラ - **Romaji**: Dentula - **French**: Mygavolt - **German**: Voltula - **Spanish**: Galvantula - **Italian**: Galvantula - **Korean**: 전툴라 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 电蜘蛛 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 電蜘蛛 ## Trivia - Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m). - Heavier than 35% of all Pokémon (14.3 kg). - Base stat total 472, ranked #447 of 1,025. - Its best stat is Speed, ranked #87 of 1,025. - One of 4 Pokémon that are both Bug and Electric. - One of 88 yellow Pokémon. - Number 103 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova). - Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon. - Can learn 48 different moves in Scarlet / Violet. - Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Galvantula (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Galvantula_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Galvantula (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/galvantula/). - Pronunciation (gal-VAN-chuh-luh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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