# Volbeat #42/106 — Emerald

## Summary

Volbeat is a Hoenn firefly with a modest but loyal following, and as an Uncommon from Emerald it was a routine pull that never anchored a deck or a chase list. Kouki Saitou's name adds a small draw for illustrator completists, though demand stays quiet. At a $2.18 modelled guide, with 3 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.12 out of Twilight Masquerade; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Emerald |
| Number | 42/106 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2005-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Confuse Ray | cost Colorless — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. |
| Attack: Double-edge | cost Lightning/Colorless — damage 30 — Volbeat does 10 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Volbeat #313](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/volbeat) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.18** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-04
- 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 2026-11-04
- Floor delivered ask: $3.50 — as of 2026-11-04T06:35:00.219Z
- Quant score: 58/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-04T06:35:00.219Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2005-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-23T05:15:00.472Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-23T05:14:58.601Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-04T06:18:55.997Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-23T05:14:58.600Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-14T13:00:06.140Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerald/volbeat-42)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex9-42%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)