Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Volcarona V
Evolving Skies · #170 · Rare Ultra · 2021
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Market reference
$5.84
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 170 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- HP
- 210
- Subtype
- Basic · V
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Eske Yoshinob
- Pokédex #
- 637
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 53.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Volcarona V 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 (Fire Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 160 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥105 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Volcarona V
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥105 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Eske Yoshinob
This card was illustrated by Eske Yoshinob.
Building around Volcarona V?
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About this card
RSurging Flames — 20+
This attack does 20 more damage for each basic Energy card in your discard pile. Then, shuffle those Energy cards into your deck.
RRCFire Blast — 160
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
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 Volcarona V 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.99 | $5.87 | $48.10 | $5.84 | $6.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.99 |
| 7-day average | €4.88 |
| 30-day average | €5.08 |
| Low | €3.70 |
| Trend price | €4.85 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.78 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Volcarona V is real?
Volcarona V 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 V worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Volcarona V is $5.84; 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 V from?
Volcarona V is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Volcarona V?
Volcarona V is a Rare Ultra card in the Evolving Skies set.
Other Volcarona V printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
