Pokémon · Black & White
Larvesta
Dark Explorers · #20 · Common · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$0.31
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 20 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Volcarona
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 636
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Larvesta 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 (Flare) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 ≥40 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 Larvesta
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 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
- 2 copies on average · 11 decks
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.
Volcarona
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Numel
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Dudunsparce ex
in 83% of decks · 10 seen
Dunsparce
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Gravity Mountain
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Ignition Energy
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Wally's Compassion
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Building around Larvesta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon was believed to have been born from the sun. When it evolves, its entire body is engulfed in flames."
CCRam — 20
RRCFlare — 40
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Larvesta 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.29 | $19.56 | $0.31 | $0.24 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.47 | $7.00 | $96.84 | $2.87 | $96.84 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.72 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Larvesta is real?
Larvesta 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 Larvesta worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Larvesta is $0.31; 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 Larvesta from?
Larvesta is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Larvesta?
Larvesta is a Common card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Larvesta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
