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Volcarona Dark Explorers #22 Pokémon card
Rare Holo

Volcarona Dark Explorers #22

Card #22 · Illustrated by Shin Nagasawa
110 HPFirePokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$2.25
2.6% · 30d
Range $1 → $3
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$2.25
PSA 911.1× raw$25
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Volcarona is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Dark Explorers (#22), illustrated by Shin Nagasawa. It's a Stage 1 Fire-type Pokémon with 110 HP, evolving from Larvesta, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $2.25 ungraded. 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
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$2.27
LPLightly Played$1.80
MPModerately Played$1.60
HPHeavily Played$1.00
7-dayflat
30-day 3.0%
90-day 22.0%
All-time high$2
All-time low$1
Other printingsReverse Holofoil · $2.21

Price by variant

Holofoil$2
Reverse Holo$2

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$2.28
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 9$25$25$25
PSA 8$6$6$6
“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
$2.36
Period high
$4.43
Period low
$1.99
Change
16.8%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA27 gradedPSA 10 · 4 · 15% gem rate
104
913
8.51
88
7.51
CGC38 gradedCGC 10 · 4 · 11% gem rate
104
8.514
86
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Volcarona 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$47
Raw $2.25 → graded PSA 9$25.00
after ~$70.24 grading fee → 11.1× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 9$25.00$70.24$4711.1×
PSA 8$6.00$70.05$662.7×

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

115% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$1
TCGplayer$2
PriceCharting · dearest$3

Currently 115% cheaper on Cardmarket than PriceCharting. 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 · 30dFlat -3%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 115% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

45% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$1

Card text

Evolves from Larvesta.

Scorching Scales · Ability
Put 4 damage counters instead of 2 on your opponent's Burned Pokémon between turns.
Burning Wind70
Fire · Colorless · Colorless
You may discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness Water ×2Retreat 3

A sea of fire engulfs the surroundings of their battles, since they use their six wings to scatter their ember scales.

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#22
RarityRare Holo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeFire
HP110
Evolves fromLarvesta
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#637
Card IDbw5-22
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Volcarona cards

There are 9 different Volcarona printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Dark Explorers #22 (Rare Holo).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Volcarona (Dark Explorers #22) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Volcarona from Dark Explorers is worth approximately $2.25 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Volcarona rare?

Volcarona is a Rare Holo card from Dark Explorers (card #22), illustrated by Shin Nagasawa. Its current blended market value is $2.25 ungraded.