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Volbeat

Celestial Storm / #17/168

Volbeat

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Celestial Storm
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Saya Tsuruta
Source reference
sm7-17

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

At nightfall, Volbeat lights the end of its body to communicate with its own kind. It varies the intensity and frequency of its flashes instead of emitting continuous light. When several gather, these signals can trace geometric figures in the sky. Illumise's sweet scent attracts it and sometimes accompanies these nighttime meetings. This luminous display is thus both a conversation between Pokémon and collective movement visible from afar.

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

A detail worth noticing

Omega Ruby describes the light variations through which Volbeat exchanges signals. Alpha Sapphire adds that several Volbeat trace geometric shapes in the sky with their glowing tails and recalls their attraction to Illumise's scent.

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Card details

HP
70
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
313
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2

Printed card text — English

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

It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light.

Attacks

Pheromone Catch

Cost: Grass

Damage: 20+

If your Illumise used Pheromone Signals during your last turn, this attack does 100 more damage.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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