Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Varoom
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #26 · Promo · 2023
Listings
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Market reference
$0.39
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 196
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Mina Nakai
- Pokédex #
- 965
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Varoom 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.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Varoom
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Mina Nakai
This card was illustrated by Mina Nakai.
Building around Varoom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is said that this Pokémon was born when an unknown poison Pokémon entered and inspirited an engine left at a scrap-processing factory."
CPoison Gas
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:C
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 Varoom was legal.
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.41 | $19.98 | $0.39 | $0.49 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Varoom is real?
Varoom 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 Varoom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Varoom is $0.39; 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 Varoom from?
Varoom is from the Pokémon set "Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Varoom?
Varoom is a Promo card in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set.
Other Varoom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
