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No. 313 · Hoenn · Bug

Volbeat cards

Volbeat is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 313 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2024. These are its cards ranked by the artwork itself rather than by set order, so the illustrations worth looking at come first instead of whichever set happened to print last.

They span 9 sets, from Sandstorm to Twilight Masquerade. 9 illustrators have drawn it, most often Kanako Eo, Ken Sugimori and Kent Kanetsuna.

Cards
9
Sets
9since Sandstorm
Illustrators
9most by Kanako Eo
Printed
2003–2024
Printed as
Basic
HP on card
60–70

Every printing9 cards, strongest artwork first

9 of 9 cards

Who draws Volbeat

9 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

9 sets, by how many Volbeat cards each holds.

Rarity

Uncommon5Common4

Questions

How many Volbeat cards are there?
Illudex indexes 9 Volbeat cards, printed between 2003 and 2024 across 9 sets. That covers every printing in the catalogue, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Volbeat card has the best artwork?
That is what this page is ordered by. Rather than sorting by set or rarity, Illudex reads each illustration with a vision model and ranks them, so the most striking Volbeat artwork appears first regardless of how common the card is.
Who illustrates Volbeat cards?
9 illustrators have drawn Volbeat. Kanako Eo has done the most at 1, followed by Ken Sugimori and Kent Kanetsuna. Each name links to their complete body of work.
What was the first Volbeat card?
Its earliest printing in the catalogue comes from Sandstorm, released in 2003. 5 of its 9 cards are Uncommon.

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