Larvesta

Larvesta in the anime

Larvesta appeared in The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!, owned by Luke, who has it handle special effects in his movies and used it to beat Cilan's Stunfisk. Three Larvesta appeared in Trial on a Golden Scale!, one of them Shiny, and that Shiny Larvesta went on to evolve into Volcarona on screen, the earliest Shiny Pokémon shown evolving in the animated series.

Larvesta on the card

Larvesta is based on a moth larva, likely an Atlas moth or Sycamore Tussock moth, with its red growths also evoking the Tower of the Sun monument in Japan or sun rays, and its overall shape may also reference a torch or cigar. Its earliest cards are the two 2011 Noble Victories commons illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and Naoki Saito. Surging Sparks later added an illustration rare illustrated by Whisker, and Black Bolt added a common by mashu and a second illustration rare by Katsunori Sato.

Cards to know

• Larvesta (Noble Victories #19)

  One of Larvesta's earliest cards, a 2011 Noble Victories common illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.

• Larvesta (Cosmic Eclipse #34)

  A Cosmic Eclipse Uncommon illustrated by Midori Harada.

• Larvesta (Surging Sparks #196)

  A Surging Sparks illustration rare illustrated by Whisker.

• Larvesta (Black Bolt #015)

  A Black Bolt common illustrated by mashu.

• Larvesta (Black Bolt #099)

  A Black Bolt illustration rare illustrated by Katsunori Sato.