Character info
The character
Larvesta is a Fire-type Pokémon known in its lore as a creature once revered as a messenger of the sun, though it was also feared for occasionally sparking wildfires. It is a Basic-stage Pokémon that later evolves into Volcarona. Larvesta is typically depicted as a small, bristly larva with flame-like red horns.
This card
This is Larvesta from the SV8 (Super Electric Breaker) set, numbered 108/106, an AR (Art Rare) variant printed in 2024. The artwork, illustrated by Whisker, shows Larvesta curled up asleep on a pillow in a sunlit room, a departure from typical battle-focused illustrations. The card is in Japanese.
How it plays
Larvesta is a Basic Pokémon with 70 HP and Fire typing. Its first attack, Tackle (ぶつかる), costs a single Colorless energy and deals 10 damage. Its second attack, Ember (ひをはく), costs one Fire and one Colorless energy and deals 20 damage. It has a weakness to Water-type attacks (x2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of two Colorless energy.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in 超電ブレイカー, a set of 106 cards, rarity AR. The details on this certificate match it.
A catalogue match is not the authenticity check. It confirms the card is the card it claims to be. Whether it is genuine was checked separately, on the card itself; see Authenticity below.
About this card
#636 in the National Pokédex · a Generation V Pokémon · 124 different cards of it exist.
大昔は 太陽の遣い と 崇められたが しばしば 山火事を 起こすこともあり 煙たがられた。
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Authenticity
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How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
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