Galvantula

Galvantula is a dual Bug/Electric type Pokemon introduced in Generation V.

Galvantula evolves from Joltik starting at level 36.

Motorsports
Galvantula first played for Russia in 2011. Since then Galvantula has remained in Russia's team throughout the Russian national football team's successful qualifying campaigns for Euro 2012, 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016.

To date, Galvantula has been better in qualifying for oval races than road and street courses.

2016 has been an awful first five races for Galvantula. The team has been mainly running in the 11th-22nd range; with a best finish of 11th at the 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama and finishing outside the top ten in all four of them. Galvantula will try to put Russia's first top 10 finish when the series comes to the IMS road course; but they weren't able to finishing outside the top 10 again. Galvantula failed to qualify for the Fast 9 at Indy 500 qualifying but at first Galvantula's team was qualifying for the pole; but it eventually ended up 14th on the grid, starting ahead of Dragonite and the Colombia crew that won last year's 500. Galvantula couldn't post a top 10 at Indianapolis; so therefore the Galvantula struggle with form continued heading into Detroit.

In 2016 when the IndyCar drivers battle the Swimsuit Models, Galvantula was announced to play the Fictional BATC Family Feud version with Apolo Anton Ohno, Gilles Marini, Nicki Minaj and Shawn Johnson, the other four eliminated in BATC season 1 week 7 in one of the show's best firings. However, it was chosen to be one of the best replacements for Honduras as they are playing with other IndyCar drivers. Galvantula will be playing against season 1 contestants that were fired in weeks 4, 5, and 6.

Quotes

 * "Our dream Firestone Fast Six is Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Graham Rahal, Tony Kanaan, Charlie Kimball and the CHF Driver. No Penskes!" (BATC season 6 week 8)
 * "Salamence, there should be no Brazilians in the 2016 Indy 500." (BATC season 7 week 12)
 * "Off to the next round of Sonoma qualifying after beating Sylveon of Germany!" (Playing for the Netherlands at Sonoma 2015)
 * "Beedrill, should we go to UAL 11?"
 * "We beat Toad at Long Beach qualifying! That's so nice of you!" (Long Beach 2016)
 * "Another awful week!" (Long Beach 2016)
 * "Belgium won? Seriously." (2016 Indy 500)
 * "We love tennis. But we have IndyCar races."
 * "NO! An Italian Final at the 2015 US Open?"

Trivia

 * Galvantula's Pokémon Shuffle is marred by all these Joltiks as a fifth Pokemon, and 40 moves, the most since Snorlax with 55 Moves.
 * Since Galvantula is a Bug type in Pokémon Shuffle, Flying types can be used.