#0595 · Unova · Generation 5

Joltik

Attaching Pokémon · Bug/Electric-type

Joltik is a Bug/Electric-type Pokémon, the Attaching Pokémon, number 595 (#0595) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.1 m tall and weighs 0.6 kg.

Joltik is one of the smallest Pokémon, a fluffy yellow spider that cannot make electricity of its own and has to borrow it by clinging to bigger Pokémon. City Joltik, the Pokédex says, have learned to drain it from wall sockets.

How to pronounce Joltik

Joltik is pronounced JOHL-tik. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Joltik said out loud:

In Japanese it is バチュル (Bachuru).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Joltik is a tiny yellow arachnid, 0.1 m tall and 0.6 kg, with four legs ending in blue conical feet and four blue eyes: two larger ones and two smaller simple eyes that have no eyelids or pupils, so they stay open when it blinks or sleeps. Yellow fur covers its egg-shaped body, with tufts on each side of the face, over the eyes and on the lower back. It keeps the power it collects in an electric pouch.

Behaviour

Joltik sticks to large Pokémon and soaks up their static electricity, and the Pokédex says it is often found on Yamper's hindquarters. Bulbapedia says it is not especially aggressive but defends itself if bothered, and in the anime it is left unable to move if it runs out of power.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says it mainly lives in caves and in cities with electricity. In Scarlet and Violet it is wild only in The Indigo Disk, in the Canyon Biome, Chargestone Cavern and Polar Biome.

Diet

It feeds on static electricity, from larger Pokémon or from household sockets.

Powers

Joltik has Compound Eyes, which raises the accuracy of its moves, or Unnerve, which stops opponents eating held Berries, with Swarm hidden. It learns Electroweb, Thunder Wave and Electro Ball, and Bug Buzz at level 48. With a base Speed of 65 and Special Attack of 57 it is quick but frail.

Name origin

Joltik may combine 'jolt' and 'tick', the parasitic arachnid. The Japanese name is Bachuru (バチュル), possibly from bachibachi (crackling) and taranchura (tarantula).

Design inspiration

Its name, look and habit of draining static electricity from larger Pokémon suggest a tick. Bulbapedia also suggests a jumping spider or, like its evolution, a tarantula. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Joltik evolves into Galvantula at level 36.

In the games

Joltik lives in Chargestone Cave in Black and White, where it debuted. It returns in Sword and Shield, including the Wild Area and both expansions, and is absent from Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Joltik debuted in 'Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!', where Ash's Oshawott mistook one for its missing scalchop and the angry Joltik shocked it. In 'Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!' Sylvester's Joltik stuck itself to Georgia's Beartic and used Thunderbolt, but Beartic fell on it.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia says it can spin silk from mandibles that look like tufts of hair, which lets it dangle from trees.
• Bulbapedia says Joltik is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 319.
• Ten Joltik appear in the live-action film Pokémon Detective Pikachu.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Joltik (Pokémon) · Serebii: Joltik (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 50
• Attack: 47
• Defense: 50
• Sp. Atk: 57
• Sp. Def: 50
• Speed: 65

Joltik’s base stat total is 319. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Joltik weak to?

Joltik takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

How does Joltik evolve?

Joltik evolves into Galvantula at level 36.

The whole family: Joltik, Galvantula.

Abilities

• Compound Eyes: Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
• Unnerve: Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.
• Swarm (hidden ability): Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Moves

Moves Joltik learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (32)

Joltik can learn 32 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Agility, Protect, Struggle Bug, Thief, Pounce, Charge Beam, Facade, Swift, Endure, Volt Switch, Rain Dance, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Light Screen, Thunder Wave, Poison Jab, Rest, Leech Life, Substitute, X-Scissor, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Thunderbolt, Helping Hand, Wild Charge, Bug Buzz, Thunder, Tera Blast, Bug Bite, Lunge, Electroweb, Skitter Smack.

Egg moves (5):Double Team, Infestation, Lunge, Poison Sting, Struggle Bug.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Bug.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 64.

Pokédex entries

Joltik latch on to other Pokémon and suck out static electricity. They're often found sticking to Yamper's hindquarters. (Shield)

Joltik can be found clinging to other Pokémon. It's soaking up static electricity because it can't produce a charge on its own. (Sword)

They attach themselves to large-bodied Pokémon and absorb static electricity, which they store in an electric pouch. (White, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

Since it can't generate its own electricity, it sticks onto large-bodied Pokémon and absorbs static electricity. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

Joltik that live in cities have learned a technique for sucking electricity from the outlets in houses. (Black)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Shortest Electric type: 0.1 m.
• Shortest Bug type: 0.1 m, shared with 1 other.
• Shortest Pokémon in Gen 5: 0.1 m.
• Shortest Electric type in Gen 5: 0.1 m.
• Lightest Bug type in Gen 5: 0.6 kg.
• Shortest Bug type in Gen 5: 0.1 m.
• Taller than 0% of all Pokémon (0.1 m).
• Heavier than 2% of all Pokémon (0.6 kg).
• Base stat total 319, ranked #786 of 1,025.
• One of 4 Pokémon that are both Bug and Electric.
• One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
• Number 102 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 43 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 190: about 24.8% 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 open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Joltik (Pokémon), Serebii: Joltik (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (JOHL-tik): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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Bug-type Pokémon · Electric-type Pokémon · Bug/Electric weaknesses and matchups · Unova region guide · Compound Eyes ability · Unnerve ability · Swarm ability · Compare Joltik · Full Pokédex · Type chart · All moves

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