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Volcarona
Ancient Origins · #17/98
Volcarona (17/98), the Rare from Ancient Origins, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $0.80.
As of September 12, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
The modeled fair value of this card, with a confidence grade: what it should trade at, not just what it lists at. Part of Riffle premium, alongside price history and the full graded ladder.
About Volcarona
Volcarona is a Rare (17/98) from the Pokémon Ancient Origins set, released August 12, 2015. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of under $1. The artwork is by Kyoko Umemoto. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Other versions of Volcarona
Volcarona appears on 15 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #17/98 from Ancient Origins; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
Black Bolt · #100/86$50–$70Illustration Rare
Dark Explorers · #22/108$2–$3Rare
Noble Victories · #21/101$1–$2Rare
Ancient Origins · #18/98$0.90–$1Rare
Steam Siege · #15/114$0.70–$1Rare
Plasma Blast · #13/101under $1Rare
Darkness Ablaze · #30/189under $1Rare
Shining Legends · #13/73under $1Uncommon
Chilling Reign · #24/198under $1Rare
Black Bolt · #016/86under $1RareFAQ
How much is Volcarona (17/98) worth?
Volcarona (17/98), the Rare from Ancient Origins, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $0.80. Note: 14 other cards named Volcarona exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Volcarona card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Volcarona (17/98), the Rare (about under $1) from Ancient Origins.
The other versions: #100/86 from Black Bolt (Illustration rare, about $50–$70); #22/108 from Dark Explorers (Rare, about $2–$3); #21/101 from Noble Victories (Rare, about $1–$2); #18/98 from Ancient Origins (Rare, about $0.90–$1); #15/114 from Steam Siege (Rare, about $0.70–$1); #13/101 from Plasma Blast (Rare, about under $1); #30/189 from Darkness Ablaze (Rare, about under $1); #13/73 from Shining Legends (Uncommon, about under $1); #24/198 from Chilling Reign (Rare, about under $1); #016/86 from Black Bolt (Rare, about under $1); #041/197 from Obsidian Flames (Uncommon, about under $1); #025/159 from Crown Zenith (Rare, about under $1); #025/191 from Surging Sparks (Common, about under $1); #029/159 from Journey Together (Uncommon, about under $1).
The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.
More from Ancient Origins
Grading
A grading read appears once Volcarona has a PSA population census. Riffle captures the census monthly; this card doesn’t have enough graded copies on record yet.
- under $1 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±13% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
- Sampled daily since July 20, 2026, current as of September 12, 2026.
When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →