Volcarona BWP BW40/101

Name: Volcarona BWP BW40/101
Brand: Pokémon

Printed name: Pyrax

BWPRare

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Volcarona has appeared in several sets: Dark Explorers (DEX 22) and BW Black Star Promos (BWP BW40). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

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No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: French. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

BW Black Star Promos landed here on 26 April 2011.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

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

HP: 110
Type: Fire
Stage: Stage 1
Retreat cost: 3
Weakness: ×2
Number: BW40/101
Set: BW Black Star PromosBWPSet guide
Illustrated by: Shin Nagasawa

Its Ability

Scorching ScalesÉcailles Brûlantes

Put 4 damage counters instead of 2 on your opponent's Burned Pokémon between turns.Placez 4 marqueurs de dégâts au lieu de 2 sur le Pokémon Brûlé de votre adversaire entre chaque tour.

Its attacks

Burning WindVent Torride

You may discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.Vous pouvez défausser une Énergie attachée à ce Pokémon. Dans ce cas, le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Brûlé.

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.

A strength
It has an Ability, Scorching Scales. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
Keep in mind
Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.
Keep in mind
None of the 7,041 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 Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 7,041 tournament lists we have read, 2,847 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Volcarona DEX 22/108Dark ExplorersRareRare
Volcarona BWP BW40/101BW Black Star PromosRareThe one you are looking atRare

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.

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 21 Volcarona cards on one page, priciest first.

View all Volcarona cards

Volcarona BWP BW40/101

The market for this printing

When it came out