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galvantula
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Galvantula

EleSpider Pokémon

BugElectric

When attacked, they create an electric barrier by spitting out many electrically charged threads.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 77
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 97
Sp. Def 60
Speed 108
Total 472

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category EleSpider Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 14.3 kg
Base Exp 165
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

galvantula Front Front
galvantula Back Back
galvantula Front Shiny Front Shiny
galvantula Back Shiny Back Shiny
galvantula Official Art Official Art
galvantula Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Special Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Game Freak has created yet another fast-but-frail Electric-type, but unlike the others, Galvantula has a few tricks up its sleeve (claws?) to set it apart from the rest of the pack. The name of the game is Thunder; a move that is otherwise useless outside of rain due to its piss-poor accuracy, but sees use due to Galvantula's semi exclusive ability, Compound Eyes. Compound Eyes raises Thunder's accuracy to nice a 91%, which ends up giving Galvantula some serious firepower. On top of having an awesome Thunder, it gets incredible coverage; it hits everything in UU for at least neutral damage. Unfortunately, Galvantula is not without its drawbacks. The main catch is that Galvantula's defenses downright suck. One good hit and it's finished, and to add insult to injury, it has a Stealth Rock weakness! Despite this, Galvantula is ultimately a good Pokemon that moves fast and hits hard. If you can manage to set up entry hazards, your opponent will struggle trying to get a handle on this electric spider.

Most Used Moves

Thunder
100.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc