Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Larvesta
Darkness Ablaze · #29 · Common · 2020
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Market reference
$0.07
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Volcarona
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Uta
- Pokédex #
- 636
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Larvesta
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- 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 · 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.
More by Uta
This card was illustrated by Uta.
Building around Larvesta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It protects itself with flame. Long years ago, people believed Larvesta had a nest on the sun."
RSinge
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $25.07 | $0.07 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.25 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.21 |
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 $0.07; 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 "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Larvesta?
Larvesta is a Common card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Larvesta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
