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Pokémon GO · #595 · Bug / Electric

Joltik in Pokémon GO

Joltik (#595) is a Bug / Electric-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 1,156 at level 50, 1,023 at level 40 and 1,170 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Sucker Punch with Bug Buzz. It takes extra damage from Fire and Rock attacks.

TypeBug / Electric
Pokédex number#595
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina110 / 98 / 137
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 511,023 / 1,156 / 1,170
Max HP, level 50127
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight0.1 m / 0.6 kg

Joltik 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.

Joltik evolves into Galvantula for 50 Joltik Candy.

Family: Joltik · Galvantula

Joltik 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.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1543840478research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2058453990eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25730674101raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30877809111wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35950876115
401,023944120
451,0881,005123
501,1561,067127
511,1701,080128best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Joltik best moveset

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

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Sucker PunchBug Buzz6.2
Sucker PunchDischarge6.2
Charge BeamBug Buzz5.9
Charge BeamDischarge5.6
Sucker PunchCross Poison5.1

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Charge BeamElectric7141 s7.0same type, ×1.2
Sucker PunchDark560.5 s10.0

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Bug BuzzBug95503.5 s27.1same type, ×1.2
Cross PoisonPoison40331.5 s26.7
DischargeElectric65332.5 s26.0same type, ×1.2

Joltik 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 typeDamage
Fire×1.6
Rock×1.6
Electric×0.625
Fighting×0.625
Grass×0.625
Steel×0.625

Joltik CP calculator

CP 1,023 · HP 120

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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.