Volcarona 17/98 · Ancient Origins

Volcarona is Pokédex #637, generation 5 (Unova). Volcarona is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Larvesta. In this catalog that name is Larvesta (#636).

Volcarona sits at 17/98 in Ancient Origins, position 17 of 101. Before it is 16 Larvesta, and after it is 18 Volcarona. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 12 August 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Solar Birth lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to that Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Flamethrower is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×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."

Volcarona (#637) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 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 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 19 other cards of Volcarona list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kyoko Umemoto. I count 174 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Volcarona can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.