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Volcarona Ancient Origins #17 Pokémon card
Rare Holo

Volcarona Ancient Origins #17

Card #17 · Illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto
100 HPFirePokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$0.73
4.3% · 30d
PSA 10
$42
58× raw
Range $1 → $1
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$0.73
PSA 1057.5× raw$42
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Volcarona is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Ancient Origins (#17), illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto. It's a Stage 1 Fire-type Pokémon with 100 HP, evolving from Larvesta, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $0.73 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $42 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 58× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

0.1%
Played in 0.1% of competitive decks — 3 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$0.73
LPLightly Played$0.54
MPModerately Played$0.30
7-day 1.4%
30-day 4.3%
90-day 14.1%
All-time high$1
All-time low$1
Other printingsHolofoil · $0.54

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1
Holofoil$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$0.73
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$42$42$42
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$0.99
Period high
$1.80
Period low
$0.70
Change
35.7%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA9 gradedPSA 10 · 5 · 56% gem rate
105
93
71
CGC24 gradedCGC 10 · 4 · 17% gem rate
104
94
8.58
84
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Volcarona 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$29
Raw $0.73 → graded PSA 10$42.00
after ~$70.41 grading fee → 57.5× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$42.00$70.41$2957.5×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

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Cross-market prices

49% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$1
PriceCharting$1
Cardmarket · dearest$1

Currently 49% cheaper on TCGplayer than Cardmarket. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +4%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 49% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$1

Card text

Evolves from Larvesta.

Solar Birth
Colorless
Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to that Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Flamethrower60
Fire · Colorless
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness Water ×2Retreat 1

When volcanic ash darkened the atmosphere, it is said that Volcarona's fire provided a replacement for the sun.

About the Pokémon

Sun PokémonGEN VLarvestaVolcarona

When volcanic ash darkened the atmosphere, it is said that Volcarona’s fire provided a replacement for the sun.

Card details

Number#17
RarityRare Holo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeFire
HP100
Evolves fromLarvesta
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#637
Card IDxy7-17
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Volcarona cards

There are 9 different Volcarona printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Ancient Origins #17 (Rare Holo).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Volcarona (Ancient Origins #17) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Volcarona from Ancient Origins is worth approximately $0.73 ungraded (near-mint), and around $42 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Volcarona?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Volcarona from Ancient Origins is worth around $42 — roughly 58× the raw ungraded value of $0.73.

Should I grade my Volcarona?

A PSA 10 sells for about $42 versus $0.73 raw — roughly a 58× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Volcarona rare?

Volcarona is a Rare Holo card from Ancient Origins (card #17), illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto. Its current blended market value is $0.73 ungraded.