Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Volcanion ex
Journey Together · #31 · Double Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$0.60
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 31 / 190
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- HP
- 220
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- 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
- 1.19 copies on average · 102 decks
- Match win rate
- 42.9%
- -4.3 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.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
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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
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Volcanion ex or Journey Together.
PokeMagee Weekly #12 (36 codes winner)
Jul 29, 2026
Zard-Pokénight #011
Jul 29, 2026
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
Jul 29, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Jul 30, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Jul 30, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
Jul 30, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Volcanion ex was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #4 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #63 PTCG Live
today
Pudding Weekly #6 | Funky Ehh
today
Pitch Black Tourney - Last Prize Series #10
today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #15 • TCG Live | Booster Box
today
👑 CrownOfSpain 👑 #3 (10€ paypal)
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
67
ran Volcanion ex
Tournaments scanned
296
past 30 days
Competitive note
Seeing competitive play.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Volcanion ex
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 | $0.25 | $0.81 | $19.78 | $0.60 | $0.83 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.36 |
| 7-day average | €0.56 |
| 30-day average | €0.58 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.54 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.62 |
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 $0.60; 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 Double Rare card in the Journey Together set.
Other Volcanion ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
