Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Larvesta
Surging Sparks · #196 · Illustration Rare · 2024
Listings
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Market reference
$2.62
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 196 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Volcarona
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 636
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- 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.
- Its main attack (Steady Firebreathing) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Larvesta
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.98 copies on average · 42 decks
- Match win rate
- 28.6%
- -18.4 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Building around Larvesta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CRam — 10
RCSteady Firebreathing — 20
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Larvesta or Surging Sparks.
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #26 | TCG Live
Sep 12, 2026
💲100 Cash PTCGL Welcome To The HIDEOUT
Sep 12, 2026
RDG! September Open Qualifier
Sep 13, 2026
Vault Of Games #2🏆|SEASON 1|WEEKLY
Sep 13, 2026
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #78 PTCG Live BO3 (25 CODES)
Sep 13, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 5) [50 CODES]
Sep 13, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Larvesta was legal.
Small Prize Tourney
today
SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 5) [150 CODES]
today
Perth Pokemon Week 4
today
Московская лига Pokémon TCG | X сезон #2
today
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! SPARKLING WATER!
today
🎁Premio ETB 🇨🇱🏆BO1🏆 Formato estandar
today
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.74 | $3.00 | $200.00 | $2.62 | $3.41 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.93 |
| 7-day average | €2.09 |
| 30-day average | €2.39 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €2.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.39 |
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 $2.62; 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 "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Larvesta?
Larvesta is a Illustration Rare card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Larvesta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
