Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Basic EX
HP
180
TypeFire
RarityPromo
Illustrator5ban Graphics
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●●
SetXY Black Star Promos
Released2013
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Promo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$2.27 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Volcanion — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #721).
- Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
- Required for any complete Volcanion master set across eras.
- Collectors of the XY Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: Situational
Basic EX Volcanion with 180 HP and a top attack near 130 damage. Ultra-rare Volcanion variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Steam Up
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a Fire Energy card from your hand. If you do, during this turn, your Basic Fire Pokémon's attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Volcanic Heat
This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.
Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.
Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.