Volcanion XY164/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Volcanion is XY164/211, in position 166 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY163 Weezing, and after it is XY165 Magearna. The listed rarity is Promo.

Volcanion is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Volcanion (#721), generation 6 (Kalos).

TOKIYA illustrated this card. The same name is on 93 other cards in the catalog.

Volcanion (#721) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Volcanion XY145/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). Both list 130 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and TOKIYA illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 4. 12 other cards of Volcanion list a different HP.

The attack Concentrated Fire lists 50× damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin for each Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Combustion Impact is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It expels its internal steam from the arms on its back. It has enough power to blow away a mountain."

I keep a set binder for XY Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Volcanion can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.