Curatorial Commentary
The card features Voltorb, which is depicted as a round, red and white sphere with a face. It appears to be floating against a blue background that has radial lines emanating from it. The overall scene is simple and focuses on the character of Voltorb.
Essay · FireRed & LeafGreen
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Catalogue plate
№ 85/112
Composition
StyleCartoonCharacter DesignTraditional
MoodLightheartedPlayful
CompositionCentral FocusSimple
PaletteLimitedVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
50
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Fighting ×2
Retreat
Thundershock
20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Authorship
More from Ken Sugimori
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
FireRed & LeafGreen, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Voltorb
The Voltorb canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
