Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Shining Volcanion
Shining Legends · #27 · Rare Shining · 2017
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Market reference
$7.22
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 81
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare Shining
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Hitoshi Ariga
- Pokédex #
- 721
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Shining 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 (Quad Smash) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 Shining Volcanion
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hitoshi Ariga
This card was illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga.
Building around Shining Volcanion?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lets out billows of steam and disappears into the dense fog. It's said to live in mountains where humans do not tread."
WWWDual Pump
This attack does 50 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
CCCCQuad Smash — 50×
Flip 4 coins. This attack does 50 damage for each heads.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Shining Volcanion was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.59 | $7.78 | $96.18 | $7.22 | $19.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.58 |
| 7-day average | €12.02 |
| 30-day average | €10.30 |
| Low | €2.37 |
| Trend price | €12.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.85 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.23 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.53 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.29 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €18.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €15.46 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shining Volcanion is real?
Shining 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 Shining Volcanion worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shining Volcanion is $7.22; 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 Shining Volcanion from?
Shining Volcanion is from the Pokémon set "Shining Legends" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Shining Volcanion?
Shining Volcanion is a Rare Shining card in the Shining Legends set.
