Volcarona 15/114 · Steam Siege

Steam Siege is a set in the XY series. It was released on 3 August 2016. The printed size is 114. This checklist is longer, at 116 cards. Volcarona is 15/114, in position 15 of 116 on this checklist. Before it is 14 Larvesta, and after it is 16 Ponyta. The listed rarity is Rare.

Volcarona is a Stage 1 Fire Grass Pokémon with 110 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).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 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). Both list 110 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 16 other cards of Volcarona list a different HP.

The attack Shimmering Scales lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. If tails, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Power Hurricane is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When volcanic ash darkened the atmosphere, it is said that Volcarona's fire provided a replacement for the sun."

I keep a set binder for Steam Siege, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Steam Siege 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.