How rare is Volcarona (Japanese)?

Volcarona (Japanese) is an Uncommon, a step scarcer than base cards yet still widely available across XY7: Bandit Ring.

Is Volcarona (Japanese) a chase card?

Not really — Volcarona (Japanese) is a Uncommon that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the XY7: Bandit Ring set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What's a gem-mint (PSA 10) Volcarona (Japanese) worth?

A PSA 10 Volcarona (Japanese) is valued around $31.00 — roughly 4.3x a raw Near Mint copy (about $7.29). That premium reflects how few examples earn a perfect grade.

What makes Volcarona (Japanese) collectible?

Volcarona (Japanese) combines its Uncommon rarity from XY7: Bandit Ring, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Volcarona (Japanese)

Name: Volcarona (Japanese) - XY7: Bandit Ring (018/081)
Brand: Pokemon

XY7: Bandit Ring · 018/081 · Uncommon

Current Prices

Market Price $7.29

Low $7.29

High $7.29

PSA 10 $31.00

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend —

Set

XY7: Bandit Ring

Number

018/081

Rarity

Uncommon

Variant

1st_Edition

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

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Volcarona (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility

Volcarona (Japanese) in its sought-after 1st_Edition variant is an Uncommon, slightly scarcer than the base cards but still widely available. Cataloged as Uncommon #018/081 of the XY7: Bandit Ring set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Volcarona (Japanese)?

In 2026, a Near Mint Volcarona (Japanese) (Uncommon, XY7: Bandit Ring #018/081) changes hands at roughly $7.29, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $7.29, whereas a Heavily Played one slides to around $1.88. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $7.29, Lightly Played $2.38, Heavily Played $1.88 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Volcarona (Japanese) is valued near $31.00 — about 4.3x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.

Graded Volcarona (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population

Even for a card at this rarity, the top of the market belongs to certified gem-mint copies. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Volcarona (Japanese) sits around $31.00 — roughly 4.3x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	HEAVILY PLAYED	$1.88	$1.88	$1.88	2
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$2.38	$2.38	$2.38	1
ebay	NEAR MINT	$7.29	$7.29	$7.29	6
ebay	PSA 10	$31.00	$31.00	$31.00	1

Collector Outlook for Volcarona (Japanese)

Volcarona (Japanese) is an Uncommon collectors gather while building toward the set's headline pulls. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Volcarona (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.