# Volcarona #016/086 — Black Bolt

## Summary

Volcarona has been a Gen V favorite since Black and White, a Fire and Bug sun-moth that fans keep asking for and Black Bolt is exactly the kind of set where it belongs. As a plain Rare, it sits mid-tier in the pull order, popular enough to attract collectors but never a chase slot. The modelled guide sits at $0.14, down 42% over 30 days on 107 copies traded, with 319 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $29, 207 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Black Bolt |
| Number | 016/086 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | mashu |
| Release date | 2025-07-17 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Larvesta |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Fire |
| Ability: Torrid Scales | You must discard a Basic {R} Energy card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may make your opponent's Active Pokémon Burned. |
| Attack: Fire Wing | cost Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 70 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | I |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Volcarona #637](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/volcarona) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.14** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- 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: -12.50% — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 55/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 57% weight · -21% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2025-07-17T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-06T02:19:43.214Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-06T02:19:42.410Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-05T18:31:05.737Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-06T02:19:42.410Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-06T20:18:30.234Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/black-bolt/volcarona-016)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv10.5b-016%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)