POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Voltorb sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Voltorb sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #100 · Ball Pokemon

Voltorb

Electric Both

Voltorb is a Electric-type Ball Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild + special; locations include Route 10. Silver: Wild + special; locations include Route 10.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

330
HP40
Attack30
Defense50
Sp. Atk55
Sp. Def55
Speed100

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
1'08" (0.5 m)
Weight
23.0 lbs (10.4 kg)
Catch rate
190
Base EXP
103
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
330

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 40
— —
AttackBase 30
— —
DefenseBase 50
— —
Sp. AtkBase 55
— —
Sp. DefBase 55
— —
SpeedBase 100
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

It rolls to move. If the ground is uneven, a sudden jolt from hitting a bump can cause it to explode.

Pokémon Silver

It was discovered when Pokemon BALLS were introduced. It is said that there is some connection.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#100 Voltorb #101 Electrode
Voltorb→Level 30→Electrode

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild + special

Areas
1
Tables
1
Special
2
Wild encounters 1
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 10Route 10 North Grass Any time Lv. 17 30% slot
Special acquisition 2
Trap encounter Mahogany Town · Team Rocket Base B1 F Lv. 23 · Any time — Triggered by a Team Rocket floor trap. NPC trade Olivine City · Olivine Tims House Trade · Any time — Trade away Krabby to receive this Pokemon.
Silver

Wild + special

Areas
1
Tables
1
Special
2
Wild encounters 1
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 10Route 10 North Grass Any time Lv. 17 30% slot
Special acquisition 2
Trap encounter Mahogany Town · Team Rocket Base B1 F Lv. 23 · Any time — Triggered by a Team Rocket floor trap. NPC trade Olivine City · Olivine Tims House Trade · Any time — Trade away Krabby to receive this Pokemon.

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

9
Lv. 1

Tackle

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
95%
PP
35
Lv. 9

Screech

Normal · Defense Down 2

Power
—
Acc.
85%
PP
40
Lv. 17

SonicBoom

Normal · Static Damage

Power
20
Acc.
90%
PP
20

Normal · Selfdestruct

Power
200
Acc.
100%
PP
5
TM04
Lv. 29

Rollout

Rock · Rollout

Power
30
Acc.
90%
PP
20

Psychic · Light Screen

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
TM39
Lv. 37

Swift

Normal · Always Hit

Power
60
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 39

Explosion

Normal · Selfdestruct

Power
250
Acc.
100%
PP
5

Psychic · Mirror Coat

Power
1
Acc.
100%
PP
20
TM / HM compatibility 19 moves
TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM04 TM04 · RolloutRock30 power · 90% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM07 TM07 · Zap CannonElectric100 power · 50% · 5 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM18 TM18 · Rain DanceWater— power · 90% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM25 TM25 · ThunderElectric120 power · 70% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP HM05 HM05 · FlashNormal— power · 70% · 20 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.