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Larvesta #636

Larvesta — the Torch Pokémon, a small Bug/Fire grub with five flame-tipped horns ringing its forehead. Famously one of the franchise's most painful Pokémon to hatch — Larvesta eggs in Black & White require an absurd 10,455 steps to hatch (over 40,000 in some games), partly because the line evolves into Volcarona, a tournament-tier Pokémon worth the wait. First stage of the Larvesta → Volcarona line.

01Top 10 Notable Larvesta Cards

Larvesta is a single-chase list — the 2025 Black Bolt Illustration Rare leads by a 5× margin at $12, with a 2024 Surging Sparks alt at $2.45 in second and the rest firmly in the sub-$0.35 bulk floor. The Volcarona-line halo lifts Larvesta's modern chase tier above what a pure pre-evo would normally pull.

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A 2024 Surging Sparks special-art Larvesta (numbered #196, past the printed set total) — the SV-era set's painterly SAR treatment. Modern collector pickup.

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Dark Explorers was the May-2012 BW-era set built around Hydreigon and the Team Plasma villains. Larvesta's Common reprint here is the strongest of the bulk-tier classics.

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Noble Victories was the November-2011 third Black & White-era expansion. Larvesta's reprint here is launch-era pack filler — one of two Larvestas from the same set.

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Sister card to #19 — second Common Larvesta in 2011's Noble Victories. Same set, slightly different art.

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Steam Siege was the August-2016 XY-era set built around Volcanion. Larvesta got a Common reprint slot — bulk filler.

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Sister card to #20 — second Common Larvesta in 2012's Dark Explorers. Same set, slightly different art.

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Plasma Blast was the August-2013 BW-era set that closed the Team Plasma storyline. Larvesta's reprint here is launch-era pack filler.

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Cosmic Eclipse was the December-2019 SM-era finale, one of the biggest sets in TCG history. Larvesta is one of the many basic-line reprints filling the long Common tail.

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Ancient Origins was the August-2015 XY-era set built around Mega Tyranitar and Primal Hoopa-EX. Larvesta is set-roster filler — the cheapest verified Larvesta in the catalog at fifteen cents.

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03Most Valuable Larvesta Cards — Price Chart

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04Complete Card Grid — All Larvesta Cards

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