Pokémon · Black & White
Volcarona
Noble Victories · #21 · Rare · 2011
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From
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Market reference
$1.02
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 102
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Larvesta
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 637
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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 ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Larvesta; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Volcarona
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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 · 22 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.6%
- -3.6 pts vs the 47.3% 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 Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Volcarona?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When volcanic ash darkened the atmosphere, it is said that Volcarona's fire provided a replacement for the sun."
RFiery Dance — 30
Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon.
RCCHeat Wave — 60
The Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.70 | $1.07 | $60.70 | $1.02 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.79 | $13.99 | $150.00 | $4.04 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.57 |
| 30-day average | €0.63 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.63 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.83 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.52 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.65 |
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 $1.02; 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 "Noble Victories" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Volcarona?
Volcarona is a Rare card in the Noble Victories set.
Other Volcarona printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
