30th Celebration

Volbeat

Name: Volbeat 30C 3
Brand: Pokémon

30CFR003· Common

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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Switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot.Envoyez l'un des Pokémon de Banc de votre adversaire sur le Poste Actif.

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.
A strength
It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
Keep in mind
None of the 3,649 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,649 tournament lists we have read, 888 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

30th Celebration landed here on 16 September 2026.