# Volbeat #92/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Volbeat is a Hoenn bug with a quiet following, and the original-roster style of Ken Sugimori, the man behind the very first Pokémon designs, gives any card under his name a small pull. In Great Encounters this was a common, and its Illumise pairing made it a Supporter-recycling curiosity rather than a staple. A $0.46 modelled guide, up 2% over 30 days on 3 copies traded, says bulk, with 358 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 $0.14 out of Twilight Masquerade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Great Encounters |
| Number | 92/106 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Light Conduct | Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have Illumise in play, you may search your discard pile for a Supporter card, show it to your opponent, and put it on top of your deck. This power can't be used if Volbeat is affected by a Special Condition. |
| Attack: Firefly Light | cost Grass/Grass — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. |
| Weakness | Fire +20 |
| 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: **$0.46** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- 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 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $1.90 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 55/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-09T07:46:45.421Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 66% weight · -17% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T07:42:02.604Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T07:42:01.766Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-21T07:51:53.990Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T07:42:01.766Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/volbeat-92)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-92%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)