Volcarona 25/159 · Crown Zenith

Volcarona is Pokédex #637, generation 5 (Unova). Volcarona is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Larvesta. In this catalog that name is Larvesta (#636).

Volcarona sits at 25/159 in Crown Zenith, position 25 of 160. Before it is 24 Larvesta, and after it is 26 Volcanion. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on January 20, 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Will-O-Wisp lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire. Volcanic Heat is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Volcarona scatters burning scales. Some say it does this to start fires. Others say it's trying to rescue those that suffer in the cold." The regulation mark is F.

Volcarona (#637) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Volcarona BW40/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Yuya Oka illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 19 other cards of Volcarona list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yuya Oka. I count 37 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crown Zenith set binder is where a full Crown Zenith set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Volcarona can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.