Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Volcanion
SM Black Star Promos · #SM179 · Promo · 2017
Listings
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Market reference
$4.30
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM179 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hasuno
- Pokédex #
- 721
- Series
- Sun & Moon
About this card
"It lets out billows of steam and disappears into the dense fog. It's said to live in mountains where humans do not tread."
[Fire]Flare Starter
Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If you go second and it's your first turn, instead search for up to 3 Fire Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
[Fire · Fire]High-Heat Blast — 50+
If you have at least 4 Fire Energy in play, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness: Water ×2
Retreat cost: Colorless · Colorless
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Volcanion or SM Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Volcanion 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 2026/06/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.25 | $5.00 | $96.94 | $4.30 | $5.01 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.50 |
| 7-day average | €7.43 |
| 30-day average | €8.81 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €7.38 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.98 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €22.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.35 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.49 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.36 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Volcanion is real?
Volcanion 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 Volcanion worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Volcanion is $4.30; 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 Volcanion from?
Volcanion is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Volcanion?
Volcanion is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
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Other Volcanion printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
