Volbeat 8/146 · XY

Volbeat is Pokédex #313, generation 3 (Hoenn). Volbeat is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP.

Volbeat sits at 8/146 in XY, position 8 of 146. Before it is 7 Ledian, and after it is 9 Illumise. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Luring Glow lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with your opponent's Active Pokémon. Signal Beam is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves Illumise's sweet aroma."

Volbeat (#313) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Volbeat 53/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kyoko Umemoto illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Volbeat list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kanako Eo. I count 99 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY set binder is where a full XY set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Volbeat can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.