Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Volcarona
Surging Sparks · #25 · Common · 2024
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Market reference
$0.13
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Larvesta
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 637
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 50 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Volcarona plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Turbulent Wings) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 150 — 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 ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Larvesta; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Volcarona
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 24 decks
- Match win rate
- 42.6%
- -4.6 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Building around Volcarona?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CLeech Life — 30
Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
RCCTurbulent Wings — 150
This Pokémon also does 50 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 Volcarona or Surging Sparks.
SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]
Aug 1, 2026
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Aug 1, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Volcarona was legal.
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Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes
today
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.13 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $50.00 | $0.19 | $0.04 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Volcarona is real?
Volcarona 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 Volcarona worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Volcarona is $0.13; 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 Volcarona from?
Volcarona is from the Pokémon set "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Volcarona?
Volcarona is a Common card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Volcarona printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
