Larvesta 21/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Larvesta is 21/108, in position 21 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 20 Larvesta, and after it is 22 Volcarona. The listed rarity is Common.

Larvesta is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Larvesta (#636), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Volcarona, Volcarona (#637) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Larvesta (#636) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 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). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 15 other cards of Larvesta list a different HP.

The attack Super Singe lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The base of volcanoes is where they make their homes. They shoot fire from their five horns to repel attacking enemies."

I keep a set binder for Dark Explorers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dark Explorers 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.