Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Volcanion
Perfect Order · #25 · Uncommon · 2026
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 124
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- J
- Pokédex #
- 721
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 30 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 Volcanion 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 (Powerful Steam) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Volcanion
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 4 decks
Building around Volcanion?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WCStrength — 50
WWCPowerful Steam — 90×
Flip a coin for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 90 damage for each heads.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Volcanion or Perfect Order.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Volcanion was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Volcanion has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Volcanion ex — Journey Together
Played in 59 recent decks
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Volcanion is real?
Volcanion 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 worth?
As of the latest data, 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 from?
Volcanion is from the Pokémon set "Perfect Order" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Volcanion?
Volcanion is a Uncommon card in the Perfect Order set.
Other Volcanion printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
