Larvesta 40/197 · Obsidian Flames

Larvesta is Pokédex #636, generation 5 (Unova). Larvesta is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Volcarona, Volcarona (#637) under evolves to.

Larvesta sits at 40/197 in Obsidian Flames, position 40 of 230. Before it is 39 Heatmor, and after it is 41 Volcarona. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Flare lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire. Take Down is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon was called the Larva That Stole the Sun. The fire Larvesta spouts from its horns can cut right through a sheet of iron." The regulation mark is G.

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). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Yuka Morii illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Larvesta list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yuka Morii. I count 204 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Obsidian Flames set binder is where a full Obsidian Flames set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Larvesta can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Yuka Morii clay cards. I still need this card.