Galvantula Pokémon GO: Max CP, Best Moveset, Evolution

Type	Bug / Electric
Pokédex number	#596
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	201 / 128 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,206 / 2,494 / 2,523
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	0.8 m / 14.3 kg

Galvantula evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Galvantula evolves from Joltik for 50 Joltik Candy.

Galvantula is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Joltik · Galvantula

Galvantula CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	945	895	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,260	1,193	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,575	1,491	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,891	1,790	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,048	1,939	142
40	2,206	2,088	147
45	2,347	2,222	152
50	2,494	2,361	157
51	2,523	2,389	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Galvantula best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Galvantula at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Galvantula gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Fury Cutter	Bug Buzz	10.9
Fury Cutter	Discharge	10.4
Volt Switch	Bug Buzz	9.9
Volt Switch	Discharge	9.6
Fury Cutter	Lunge	8.5

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Fury Cutter	Bug	4	8	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Volt Switch	Electric	13	20	1.5 s	8.7	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Bug Buzz	Bug	95	50	3.5 s	27.1	same type, ×1.2
Cross Poison	Poison	40	33	1.5 s	26.7
Discharge	Electric	65	33	2.5 s	26.0	same type, ×1.2
Energy Ball	Grass	90	50	4 s	22.5
Lunge	Bug	55	33	3 s	18.3	same type, ×1.2

Galvantula weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Bug / Electric. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Fire	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Galvantula CP calculator

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.