Card text
Basic
HP120
Flare Starter
Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If you go second and it’s your first turn, instead search for up to 3 Fire Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
High-Heat Blast 50+
If you have at least 4 Fire Energy in play, this attack does 60 more damage.
- Weakness
- ×2
- Resistance
- —
- Retreat
It lets out billows of steam and disappears into the dense fog. It's said to live in mountains where humans do not tread.
Unbroken Bonds · Sun & Moon
Volcanion 25/214
illus. Satoshi Shirai
- Reprint of SM Black Star Promos SM179/248 (3 Feb 2017)
Prices refresh daily · how these numbers are made
Prices, with receipts
Low
Low confidence 48/100
- US and Europe are 1.8× apart
- Very volatile: ±33% this month
- Checked yesterday
- 98 days of price history
- Europe trend €1.15 Cardmarket's trend: what copies sell for across Europe, every language and condition
- US market $0.73≈ €0.65 TCGplayer's market price: what copies recently sold for in the US
- NL price — One listing you can buy now, the cheapest that qualifies (see how these numbers are made)
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Tracking since 2 Aug 2026 (Europe), 2 Aug 2026 (US).
| Statistic | Europe | US |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day high | €1.15 | $0.73 |
| 30-day low | €0.58 | $0.69 |
| 90-day high | €1.15 | $0.74 |
| 90-day low | €0.42 | $0.66 |
| Highest since tracking | €1.157 Nov | $0.752 Aug |
| Lowest since tracking | €0.4223 Sep | $0.6623 Aug |
| Price checks | 27since 2 Aug | 21since 2 Aug |
Low confidence 48/100
Treat this price as a rough guide.
- US and Europe are 1.8× apart
- Very volatile: ±33% this month
- Checked yesterday
- 98 days of price history
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Every price check as a table
| Day | Europe | US | NL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2026 | €1.15 | $0.73 | |
| 4 Nov 2026 | €0.95 | $0.70 | |
| 3 Nov 2026 | €0.95 | ||
| 31 Oct 2026 | €0.95 | ||
| 22 Oct 2026 | €0.87 | ||
| 21 Oct 2026 | €0.64 | $0.69 | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | €0.64 | ||
| 19 Oct 2026 | €0.64 | ||
| 16 Oct 2026 | €0.58 | $0.69 | |
| 12 Oct 2026 | €0.58 | $0.69 | |
| 9 Oct 2026 | €0.63 | $0.69 | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | €0.62 | $0.69 | |
| 3 Oct 2026 | €0.62 | $0.70 | |
| 29 Sep 2026 | €0.45 | $0.71 | |
| 27 Sep 2026 | €0.45 | $0.71 | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | €0.46 | $0.71 | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | €0.42 | $0.71 | |
| 16 Sep 2026 | €0.51 | $0.74 | |
| 12 Sep 2026 | €0.44 | $0.72 | |
| 10 Sep 2026 | €0.48 | $0.72 | |
| 9 Sep 2026 | €0.52 | ||
| 31 Aug 2026 | €0.55 | $0.67 | |
| 23 Aug 2026 | €0.56 | $0.66 | |
| 14 Aug 2026 | €0.75 | $0.67 | |
| 6 Aug 2026 | €0.88 | $0.75 | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | €0.74 | $0.75 | |
| 2 Aug 2026 | €0.74 | $0.75 |
Delivered to you
Estimate · the Netherlands-
EuropeCardmarket trend · €1.15 €2.70 Cheapest delivered
- Card
- €1.15
- Postage, letter
- €1.55
- Delivered to the Netherlands
- €2.70
Cardmarket's average selling price, with postage from Germany, where most sellers are. Above €25.00 Cardmarket requires tracked postage.
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United StatesTCGplayer market · $0.73 €44.27 +€41.57
- Card
- €0.65
- US postage, tracked
- €23.02
- Customs duty (flat, per parcel)
- €3.00
- Import VAT 21%
- €5.60
- Carrier's clearance fee
- €10.00
- EU handling fee
- €2.00
- Delivered to the Netherlands
- €44.27
TCGplayer charges no EU VAT, so VAT, the €3 duty and the carrier's fee are paid at your door. Only some TCGplayer sellers ship to the EU. Bought on eBay with its International Shipping, VAT and the duty are paid at checkout instead.
Sell here
What you'd get-
Vintedat the Europe trend, €1.15 €1.15 Best payout
- Sells for
- €1.15
- Vinted fees
- −€0.00
- You get
- €1.15
No seller fee. The buyer pays Vinted's fee (5% + €0.70 in NL; called the 'Vinted fee' from 5 Oct 2026) and the postage.
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Cardmarketat the Europe trend, €1.15 €1.09 −€0.06 fees
- Sells for
- €1.15
- Cardmarket fees
- −€0.06
- You get
- €1.09
Private seller: 5% of the item price. The buyer pays the postage Cardmarket sets and you buy the stamp from it.
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eBayat the Europe trend, €1.15 €0.81 −€0.34 fees
- Sells for
- €1.15
- eBay fees
- −€0.34
- You get
- €0.81
Private seller on eBay.nl: 11% of the sale incl. postage + 0.42% regulatory fee + €0.35 an order (€0.05 under €10). eBay.de: free for private sales within Germany (5% abroad). eBay.be wasn't checked: eBay.nl's figures are used.
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TCGplayerUS sellers only €0.30 −€0.36 fees
- Sells for
- €0.65
- TCGplayer fees
- −€0.36
- You get
- €0.30
10.75% commission + 2.5% + $0.30 payment processing. Selling there needs a US address and a US bank account, so it's shown for comparison.
Estimates for the Netherlands, from postage, VAT, customs and fee figures checked 2026-09-25. Sign in to set your country (Belgium, Germany) and your own figures.
Europe price history
28 pointsCondition-adjusted value (from €1.15 NM)
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