# Volcarona #15/114 — Steam Siege

## Summary

Volcarona has a devoted following as Unova's sun-moth, a Gen V favorite that fans have kept asking for ever since Black and White. As a plain Rare in Steam Siege it was a mid-tier pull rather than a chase slot, and Kouki Saitou's name adds a modest draw for illustrator collectors. A $0.78 modelled guide with 3 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, 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 $0.03 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Steam Siege |
| Number | 15/114 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2016-08-03 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Larvesta |
| HP | 110 |
| Types | Fire, Grass |
| Attack: Shimmering Scales | cost Grass — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. If tails, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Power Hurricane | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 120 — Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| 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: **$0.78** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- 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 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.50 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 89/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2016-08-03T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-17T10:00:59.054Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-12T01:47:56.854Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-08T04:19:41.737Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-12T01:47:56.854Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T16:39:52.811Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/steam-siege/volcarona-15)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy11-15%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)