Volcarona 41/197 · Obsidian Flames

Obsidian Flames is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 11 August 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. Volcarona is 41/197, in position 41 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Larvesta, and after it is 42 Eiscue ex. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Volcarona is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Volcarona (#637), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Larvesta. In this catalog that name is Larvesta (#636).

Yukiko Baba illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

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 140 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Volcarona list a different HP.

The attack Flame Cloak lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire. Attach a Basic Fire Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon. Heat Blast is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its burning body causes it to be unpopular in hot parts of the world, but in cold ones, Volcarona is revered as an embodiment of the sun." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Obsidian Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Obsidian Flames set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Volcarona can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.