# Volcarona #030/189 — Darkness Ablaze

## Summary

Volcarona carries the loyalty of Gen V fans who treat the Sun Pokémon as one of Unova's finest, and a Fire-type Stage 1 with real attacking numbers gave Darkness Ablaze a Fire deck contender. As a plain Rare it was a mid-tier pull, so demand comes from fandom more than scarcity. A $0.31 modelled guide, down 6% over 30 days on 16 copies traded, says bulk, with 896 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.04 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Darkness Ablaze |
| Number | 030/189 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | NC Empire |
| Release date | 2020-08-14 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Larvesta |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Cauterize | cost Fire — damage 80 — If your opponent's Active Pokémon has no damage counters on it before this attack does damage, this attack does nothing. |
| Attack: Fire Wing | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 110 |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | D |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Volcarona #637](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/volcarona) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.31** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.12 — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Quant score: 36/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2020-08-14T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T04:15:45.644Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-18T01:50:52.967Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T04:15:45.643Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/darkness-ablaze/volcarona-30)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh3-30%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)