Larvesta 99/86 · Black Bolt

Black Bolt is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 18 July 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. Larvesta is 99/86, in position 98 of 171 on this checklist. Before it is 98 Darmanitan, and after it is 100 Volcarona. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Larvesta is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Larvesta (#636), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Volcarona, Volcarona (#637) under evolves to.

Katsunori Sato illustrated this card. The same name is on 4 other cards in the catalog.

Larvesta (#636) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Larvesta 19/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Katsunori Sato illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 15 other cards of Larvesta list a different HP.

The attack Peck Off lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Before doing damage, discard all Pokémon Tools from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon was believed to have been born from the sun. When it evolves, its entire body is engulfed in flames." The regulation mark is I.

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