# Volbeat #003/128 — 30th Celebration

## Summary

Volbeat is a Hoenn firefly with a loyal cult following, and Yoriyuki Ikegami is a long-serving name among Pokémon card illustrators. At common rarity inside a celebration set it's a binder-filler rather than a chase slot, so demand comes from Ruby and Sapphire nostalgia, not play. At a $0.20 modelled guide, up 100% over 30 days on 887 copies traded, with 64 days of inventory on the board, 30% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.14 out of Twilight Masquerade; no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | 30th Celebration |
| Number | 003/128 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | MEGA |
| Illustrator | Yoriyuki Ikegami |
| Release date | 2026-09-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Luring Glow | cost Grass — Switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot. |
| Attack: Bug Buzz | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 90 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.20** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-05
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: +11.10% — as of 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: $1.49 — as of 2026-09-26T01:26:37.902Z
- Quant score: 57/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-06T08:56:33.032Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 68% weight · -16% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-05T08:19:17.849Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-04T07:08:41.413Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-04T05:53:10.957Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-04T07:08:41.411Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/30th-celebration/volbeat-003)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3A30th-003%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)