Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Larvesta
Obsidian Flames · #40 · Common · 2023
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Market reference
$0.15
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 40 / 230
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Volcarona
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 636
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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.
- Its main attack (Take Down) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Larvesta
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.99 copies on average · 67 decks
- Match win rate
- 30.6%
- -16.4 pts vs the 47.0% 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 Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
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 called the Larva That Stole the Sun. The fire Larvesta spouts from its horns can cut right through a sheet of iron."
RFlare — 10
RCTake Down — 40
This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Larvesta or Obsidian Flames.
Turtwig Den Revival Series Season 2 Cup 1
Oct 2, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All Live BO3 #25
Oct 2, 2026
La Techgece Cup #2 [BO3] (30C Legal!)
Oct 3, 2026
🇧🇷 Hit Cup #19 | TCG Live
Oct 3, 2026
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! Did you know...
Oct 3, 2026
Webcam Sisterhood Saturdays #3 🩷 Girls & Enbies!
Oct 3, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Larvesta was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #86 PTCG Live (25 CODES)
today
Rare Candy Club Blitz #2 (30TH LEGAL)
today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #34 | TCG Live
today
💥Plantel Battle #34 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8
today
11° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 100 Codes
today
Tournament play
This printing of Larvesta has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Larvesta — Surging Sparks
Played in 34 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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $19.98 | $0.15 | $0.02 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.26 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.13 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.12 |
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 $0.15; 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 "Obsidian Flames" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Larvesta?
Larvesta is a Common card in the Obsidian Flames set.
Other Larvesta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
