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Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
14.30 kg Weight
0.80 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,494
Level 40: 2,206
Level 25: 1,575 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,260 (Raid)
Level 15: 945 (Research Tasks)
ATK 201
DEF 128
STA 172

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Volt Switch
Discharge
B-
B
Volt Switch
Bug Buzz
X
B
Volt Switch
Energy Ball
X
A
Volt Switch
Cross Poison
X
A-
Fury Cutter
Bug Buzz
A
X
Fury Cutter
Discharge
B
B-
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Fury Cutter and Bug Buzz make Galvantula usable as a Bug Type attacker

  • Volt Swith pairs with Discharge can go together for an Electric moveset, but this is not that strong.

  • Energy Ball and Cross Poison are basically a hard "No".

  • Lunge is worse in PvE.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Volt Switch is outstanding on defense.
  • Fury Cutter is bad on defense.
  • Discharge is a powerful 3-bar move, but its synergy isn't great with Volt Switch.
  • Cross Poison is 3-bar and off-type coverage from Volt Switch, but it's weak and widely resisted.
  • Bug Buzz is a STAB move, but it's resisted by basically anything that's going to switch into Galvantula.
  • Energy Ball is easy to dodge, but can nail Rock-type attackers.
  • Lunge shouldn't be used in PvE.

PVE Overview

The Electric Tarantula is here at last! Too bad it's in such an awkward position!

Galvantula's attack is too low to hit top-tier power on offense, and its movesets don't offer it much. It can fill in holes in your teams, but it's not exactly a top-tier choice for anything that it can do. On defense, it has some great moveset options thanks to a sudden stealth-change right before release (Charge Beam>Volt Switch, Thunder>Discharge), but it's too frail to be worth much.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Volt Switch
Discharge
Lunge
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Volt Switch + Discharge and Lunge

Volt Switch is usually preferred for its superior damage output, though Fury Cutter has a niche with Bug-type coverage.

Discharge is Galvantula's primary charge move, benefits from STAB, and provides solid Electric-type coverage. Lunge is what rocketed Galvantula from "neat" to "meta", giving solid damage output and a very powerful Attack debuff on your opponent.

Bug Buzz is generally worse than Lunge. Energy Ball can catch opposing mudbois off-guard, but isn't your best bet. Cross Poison kinda sucks, and has significantly less relevant coverage.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 4 / 5

Galvantula sports an uncommon Electric/Bug typing, but poor bulk. It became quite popular in Go Battle League as an answer to the popular usage of Azumarill and Registeel, being able to beat either when using equal amounts of shields. Volt Switch is quite powerful with STAB and generates energy quickly, and Lunge fills a powerful double role as damage and debuff.

Ultra League: 4 / 5

XL Galvantula's a real threat in Ultra Premier. You'll need a Level 50 hundo, but its matchup spread is incredibly impressive. Galvantula can beat common metta threats like Skarmory, Lapras, Empoleon, Gallade, Venusaur, Dragonite, and Togekiss. Even in your losses, you can land Lunge debuffs to set up for a farmdown. Galv is good!

Master League: 0 / 5

You wouldn't send a spider to fight a dragon, would you? 

Fast Moves

14
Volt Switch
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
0.20
13.13
8.75
10.94
3
Fury Cutter
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.40
0.30
15.00
7.50
9.38

Legacy Fast Moves

8
Charge Beam
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
13.64
7.27
9.09

Charge Moves

40
Cross Poison
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.50
0.40
0.00
 1.21
26.67
33.33
 32.32
100
Bug Buzz
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.70
1.10
0.00
 2.00
27.03
33.78
 54.05
65
Discharge
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.50
0.40
0.00
 1.97
26.00
32.50
 51.21
90
Energy Ball
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.90
0.80
0.00
 1.80
23.08
28.85
 41.54
55
Lunge
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.90
0.30
0.00
 1.67
18.97
23.71
 31.61

Legacy Charge Moves

100
Thunder
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.40
1.00
0.00
 1.00
41.67
52.08
 41.67

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Other

Flee Rate 10.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate12.5 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Bug Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Electric Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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