Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Larvesta
Black Bolt · #99 · Illustration Rare · 2025
Listings
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Market reference
$17.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 99 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Volcarona
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Katsunori Sato
- Pokédex #
- 636
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Larvesta plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Larvesta
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 12 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Volcarona
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Numel
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Dunsparce
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Ignition Energy
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Gravity Mountain
in 83% of decks · 10 seen
Wally's Compassion
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Pokégear 3.0
in 83% of decks · 10 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Larvesta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon was believed to have been born from the sun. When it evolves, its entire body is engulfed in flames."
CPeck Off — 10
Before doing damage, discard all Pokémon Tools from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Larvesta or Black Bolt.
Oceania Open: NO DRAGAPULT!? | S3 Wk6
Aug 7, 2026
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Aug 7, 2026
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Aug 7, 2026
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
Aug 8, 2026
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
Aug 8, 2026
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
Aug 8, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Larvesta was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #66 PTCG Live
today
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #1 (50 Codes!)🎴
today
💥Plantel Battle #30 PITCH 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8
today
🐢Turtle Thursday🐢
today
ASRcristiano # 179 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
6# Circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
today
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $12.33 | $17.42 | $114.20 | $17.15 | $23.35 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.50 |
| 7-day average | €6.45 |
| 30-day average | €6.66 |
| Low | €3.00 |
| Trend price | €6.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Larvesta is real?
Larvesta is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Larvesta worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Larvesta is $17.15; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Larvesta from?
Larvesta is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Larvesta?
Larvesta is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Larvesta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
