Volcarona 16/86 · Black Bolt

Volcarona is Pokédex #637, generation 5 (Unova). Volcarona is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Larvesta. In this catalog that name is Larvesta (#636).

Volcarona sits at 16/86 in Black Bolt, position 16 of 171. Before it is 15 Larvesta, and after it is 17 Panpour. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 18 July 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

Torrid Scales is listed as Ability. You must discard a Basic Fire Energy card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may make your opponent's Active Pokémon Burned. The attack Fire Wing lists 70 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. 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." The regulation mark is I.

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 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and mashu illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 17 other cards of Volcarona list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads mashu. I count 9 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black Bolt set binder is where a full Black Bolt 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.