Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Volcarona
Black Bolt · #100 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$60.34
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 100 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Larvesta
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- AKIRA EGAWA
- Pokédex #
- 637
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Volcarona plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Fire Wing) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Larvesta; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Volcarona
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 22 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.6%
- -3.6 pts vs the 47.3% field average
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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by AKIRA EGAWA
This card was illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA.
Building around Volcarona?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When volcanic ash darkened the atmosphere, it is said that Volcarona's fire provided a replacement for the sun."
Ability: Torrid Scales
You must discard a Basic Fire Energy card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may make your opponent's Active Pokémon Burned.
RCCFire Wing — 70
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Volcarona or Black Bolt.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Volcarona was legal.
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Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
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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 | $57.37 | $69.34 | $326.20 | $60.34 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €27.19 |
| 7-day average | €28.11 |
| 30-day average | €27.32 |
| Low | €15.99 |
| Trend price | €29.23 |
| Low (excellent+) | €15.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €28.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Volcarona is real?
Volcarona 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 Volcarona worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Volcarona is $60.34; 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 Volcarona from?
Volcarona is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Volcarona?
Volcarona is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Volcarona printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
