Larvesta 12/101 · Plasma Blast

Plasma Blast is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 14, 2013. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 105 cards. Larvesta is 12/101, in position 12 of 105 on this checklist. Before it is 11 Genesect-EX, and after it is 13 Volcarona. The listed rarity is Common.

Larvesta is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Larvesta (#636), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Volcarona, Volcarona (#637) under evolves to.

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Larvesta (#636) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Larvesta 19/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 11 other cards of Larvesta list a different HP.

The attack Flare lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire. Ember is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Said to have been born from the sun, it spews fire from its horns and encases itself in a cocoon of fire when it evolves."

I keep a set binder for Plasma Blast, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Plasma Blast set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Larvesta can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.