Pokémon · XY
Volcanion
XY Black Star Promos · #XY185 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$11.71
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY185 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Hasuno
- Pokédex #
- 721
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 25 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 (Combustion Impact) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Volcanion
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 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 · 6 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hasuno
This card was illustrated by Hasuno.
Building around Volcanion?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It expels its internal steam from the arms on its back. It has enough power to blow away a mountain."
RCCConcentrated Fire — 50×
Flip a coin for each Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads.
RCCCCombustion Impact — 100
Your opponent switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Volcanion or XY Black Star Promos.
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 79 recent decks
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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $8.19 | $12.30 | $9,999.00 | $11.71 | $12.79 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.94 |
| 7-day average | €14.13 |
| 30-day average | €11.77 |
| Low | €8.91 |
| Trend price | €12.83 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.54 |
| averageSellPrice | €13.54 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.49 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.54 |
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, the current market reference price for Volcanion is $11.71; 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 "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Volcanion?
Volcanion is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
Other Volcanion printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
