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No. 313 · Hoenn · Bug

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Volbeat is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 313 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
10
Sets
10
Printed
2003–2026
Illustrators
10
Sightings
4

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The strongest Volbeat art

  1. 01/06

    Volbeat

    30th Celebration · 2026

    Drawn by Yoriyuki Ikegami

    Common

  2. 02/06

    Volbeat

    Twilight Masquerade · 2024

    Drawn by Orca

    Common

  3. 03/06

    Volbeat

    Primal Clash · 2015

    Drawn by Tomokazu Komiya

    Common

  4. 04/06

    Volbeat

    Triumphant · 2010

    Drawn by Kent Kanetsuna

    Common

  5. 05/06

    Volbeat

    XY · 2014

    Drawn by Kanako Eo

    Uncommon

  6. 06/06

    Volbeat

    Sandstorm · 2003

    Drawn by Kyoko Umemoto

    Uncommon

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Which is the better picture?

Two Volbeat cards, side by side.

Volbeat, Twilight Masquerade
Volbeat, Triumphant
Volbeat, Celestial Storm
Volbeat, Delta Species
Volbeat, 30th Celebration
Volbeat, XY
Volbeat, Sandstorm
Volbeat, Great Encounters
Volbeat, Primal Clash

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A Volbeat page, ready to go

Nine of the strongest Volbeat artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.

Volbeat by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Volbeat cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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How Volbeat gets drawn

Volbeat is usually drawn playful and cute, usually flying, at night, in golden light.

Across 10 Volbeat artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Drawn against type

The Volbeat pictures least like the rest.

Build a page of Volbeat flying

2003–2026

Volbeat through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 2003 Sandstorm
  2. 2005 Emerald
  3. 2008 Great Encounters
  4. 2010 Triumphant
  5. 2014 XY
  6. 2015 Primal Clash
  7. 2018 Celestial Storm
  8. 2024 Twilight Masquerade
  9. 2026 30th Celebration
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Volbeat sightingsspotted in 4 other cards

Cards where Volbeat turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Volbeat card

10 cards, strongest artwork first.

10 of 10 cards

Volbeat in numbers

Cards
10
Sets
10since Sandstorm
Illustrators
10most by Kanako Eo
Printed
2003–2026
Printed as
Basic
Sightings
4in other cards' art
HP on card
60–80

They span 10 sets, from Sandstorm to 30th Celebration. 10 illustrators have drawn it, most often Kanako Eo, Ken Sugimori and Kent Kanetsuna.

Who draws Volbeat

10 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

10 sets, by how many Volbeat cards each holds.

Rarity

Common5Uncommon5

Questions

How many Volbeat cards are there?
There are 10 Volbeat cards, printed between 2003 and 2026 across 10 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Volbeat card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Volbeat art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Volbeat cards?
10 illustrators have drawn Volbeat. Kanako Eo has done the most at 1, followed by Ken Sugimori and Kent Kanetsuna.
What was the first Volbeat card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Sandstorm, released in 2003. 5 of its 10 cards are Common.

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