Great Encounters

Volbeat

GEFR92· Common
Volbeat GE 92

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
70
Type
Grass
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
+20
Number
92/106
Set
Great EncountersGE
Illustrated by
Ken Sugimori

Its Ability

Light ConductConducteur de lumière

Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have Illumise in play, you may search your discard pile for a Supporter card, show it to your opponent, and put it on top of your deck. This power can't be used if Volbeat is affected by a Special Condition.Une seule fois lors de votre tour (avant votre attaque), si vous avez Lumivole en jeu, vous pouvez choisir dans votre pile de défausse une carte Supporter. Montrez-la à votre adversaire et placez-la au dessus de votre deck. Ce pouvoir ne peut pas être utilisé si Muciole est affecté par un État Spécial.

Its attacks

Firefly LightLumière de luciole

20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Confus.

What to make of it

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.

  1. 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.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Light Conduct. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 4,126 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.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire +20. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 4,126 tournament lists we have read, 972 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

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.

When it came out

Great Encounters landed here on 1 February 2008.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 9 Volbeat cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Volbeat card and its price