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Volbeat

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Volbeat

Scarlet & Violet

Twilight Masquerade · #9 · Common · 2024

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Market reference

$0.16

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
9 / 226
Release year
2024
Rarity
Common
HP
70
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
H
Illustrator
Orca
Pokédex #
313
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency
20 damage
10 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Volbeat plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
  • Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
  • Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Volbeat

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
  • KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
2.13 copies on average · 8 decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:GGrassSubtype: Basic

"It flashes the light on its rear to communicate with other Volbeat. It loves the sweet aroma given off by Illumise."

CQuick Sign

If you go first, you can use this attack during your first turn. Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.

CCCoordinated Strike — 20+

If Illumise is on your Bench, this attack does 60 more damage.

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

5

ran Volbeat

Tournaments scanned

295

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

1 top-cut deck · best finish 7th

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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 2026/07/10
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.16$10.01$0.16$0.04
Reverse Holofoil$0.01$0.25$19.98$0.29$0.10

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/30
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.04
7-day average€0.03
30-day average€0.04
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.04
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.32
Reverse holo 7-day€0.17
reverseHoloSell€0.14
averageSellPrice€0.04
Reverse holo 30-day€0.15
Reverse holo trend€0.18

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Volbeat is real?

Volbeat 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 Volbeat worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Volbeat is $0.16; 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 Volbeat from?

Volbeat is from the Pokémon set "Twilight Masquerade" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.

What rarity is Volbeat?

Volbeat is a Common card in the Twilight Masquerade set.