Pokémon · Black & White
Volcarona
Dark Explorers · #22 · Rare Holo · 2012
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$2.34
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 22 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Larvesta
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 637
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Burning Wind) 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 ≥55 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 Volcarona
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 26 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.5%
- -3.7 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.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Volcarona?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A sea of fire engulfs the surroundings of their battles, since they use their six wings to scatter their ember scales."
Ability: Scorching Scales
Put 4 damage counters instead of 2 on your opponent's Burned Pokémon between turns.
RCCBurning Wind — 70
You may discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
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 Volcarona 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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.29 | $2.16 | $32.60 | $2.34 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.83 | $2.39 | $33.00 | $2.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.99 |
| 7-day average | €1.53 |
| 30-day average | €1.67 |
| Low | €0.35 |
| Trend price | €1.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.85 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.64 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.02 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.85 |
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 $2.34; 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 "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Volcarona?
Volcarona is a Rare Holo card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Volcarona printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
