ボルケニオン

Printed language: Japanese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): ダブルブレイズ
Rarity (source): Rare
Illustrator: Satoshi Shirai
Source reference: SM10-012

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Volcanion lives in rarely visited mountains. Steam accumulating inside its body escapes through the arms mounted on its back. It can turn this into a concealing cloud or release it in a jet of immense force. The Pokédex even credits it with the ability to level mountains using this pressure. Away from human homes, its power therefore shifts from concealment to violence capable of reshaping the surrounding terrain.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X describes the cloud of steam in which Volcanion conceals itself. Pokémon Y attributes enough force to the release through its back-mounted arms to level a mountain. The same steam thus serves as a veil or a projectile.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP: 120
Type (source): Fire
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 721
Regulation mark: C
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Water x2

Printed card text — Japanese

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

水蒸気を噴き出して自分の姿を濃霧で隠す。人の立ち入らない山に住むという。

Attacks

フレアスターター

Cost: Fire

自分の山札にある[炎]エネルギーを1枚、自分のポケモンにつける。そして山札を切る。後攻プレイヤーの最初の番に使ったなら、つけられる枚数は3枚までになり、自分のポケモンに好きなようにつけられる。

こうねつばくは

Cost: Fire · Fire

Damage: 50+

自分の場に[炎]エネルギーが4個以上あるなら、60ダメージ追加。

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

Holographic
holo · standard

View the TCGdex source ↗

Price history

No verified price observations are available for this printing. History will begin once reference matching has been validated; no past prices have been reconstructed.

No copies currently for sale

Sales, auctions and payments remain closed for this part of the catalogue.