Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Volcanion ex
Journey Together · #182 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$21.47
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 182 / 190
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 220
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- akagi
- Pokédex #
- 721
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 53.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Volcanion ex 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.
- Its main attack (Scorching Cyclone) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 160 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥110 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Volcanion ex
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥110 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.21 copies on average · 186 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.0%
- -7.2 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Walking Wake ex
in 10% of decks · 18 seen
Mega Darkrai ex
in 67% of decks · 122 seen
Dangerous Laser
in 7% of decks · 13 seen
Lively Stadium
in 39% of decks · 71 seen
Mega Dragonite ex
in 14% of decks · 25 seen
Dratini
in 14% of decks · 25 seen
Dragonair
in 14% of decks · 25 seen
Dark Bell
in 61% of decks · 111 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by akagi
This card was illustrated by akagi.
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About this card
Ability: Scalding Steam
Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may make your opponent's Active Pokémon Burned.
RRCScorching Cyclone — 160
Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Volcanion ex was legal.
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Tournament play
This printing of Volcanion ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Volcanion ex — Journey Together
Played in 87 recent decks
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $19.00 | $23.66 | $203.90 | $21.47 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €35.63 |
| 7-day average | €27.69 |
| 30-day average | €29.65 |
| Low | €21.00 |
| Trend price | €27.63 |
| Low (excellent+) | €21.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €32.30 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Volcanion ex is real?
Volcanion ex 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 Volcanion ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Volcanion ex is $21.47; 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 Volcanion ex from?
Volcanion ex is from the Pokémon set "Journey Together" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Volcanion ex?
Volcanion ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Journey Together set.
Other Volcanion ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
