Volcarona 24/198 · Chilling Reign

Chilling Reign is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 18 June 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. Volcarona is 24/198, in position 24 of 233 on this checklist. Before it is 23 Larvesta, and after it is 25 Volcanion V. The listed rarity is Rare.

Volcarona is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 130 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).

Mika Pikazo illustrated this card. The same name is on 1 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 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Mika Pikazo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 19 other cards of Volcarona list a different HP.

The attack Combustion lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Fire Spin is another attack lists 170 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "According to legends, it was hatched from a flaming cocoon to save people and Pokémon that were suffering from the cold." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Chilling Reign, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Chilling Reign set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Volcarona can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.