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Mega Evolution · ME2
Phantasmal Flames
The most top-heavy set in the series. 130 cards, and one of them is worth more than the next four combined.
- Released
- 14 Nov 2025English
- Cards
- 13094 main + 36 secret
- Set code
- ME2me02
- Booster pack
- $11.69market
- Booster box
- $393.1236 packs
- Top card
- $670Mega Charizard X ex 125/094
What Phantasmal Flames actually is
The short version
Phantasmal Flames landed 14 November 2025, adapted from the Japanese Inferno X set. It is a small expansion, 130 cards against the base set's 188, and it standardised the shape the series has kept since: 36 secret rares, no more and no less.
The story of this set is one card. Mega Charizard X ex at 125/094 trades around $670. The third most valuable card in the set is worth about $26. That is a 26 to 1 ratio between first and third, by far the steepest in the Mega era, and it means the set's value is almost entirely concentrated in a single pull.
The practical consequence is that Phantasmal Flames is a bad set to open and a reasonable set to buy singles from. It also carries the highest pack price in the series at $11.69, which is the Charizard tax showing up in sealed as well as singles.
What's in the set
130 cards by rarity
| Rarity | Cards | Share of set |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 43 | |
| Uncommon | 31 | |
| Ultra Rare | 17 | |
| Illustration Rare | 13 | |
| Double Rare | 10 | |
| Rare | 10 | |
| Special Illustration Rare | 5 | |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 1 |
Where it came from
Japanese source set
English Mega Evolution sets are assembled from Japanese releases rather than translated one to one, which is why card counts and numbering shift between the two.
Inferno X (M2)
Japan · 26 Sep 2025
The Mega Charizard X set, and the source of nearly all of this set’s value.
Chase cards
Top five by market price
| Card | Number | Rarity | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Charizard X ex | 125/094 | Special Illus. | $669.87 |
| 2 | Mega Charizard X ex | 130/094 | Mega Hyper | $291.37 |
| 3 | Mega Charizard X ex | 109/094 | Ultra Rare | $25.91 |
| 4 | Dawn | 129/094 | Special Illus. | $21.21 |
| 5 | Mega Sharpedo ex | 127/094 | Special Illus. | $19.99 |
Everything rides on one card
Mega Charizard X ex accounts for more value than the rest of the top five put together. Outside the two Charizard chase slots, nothing in the set clears $30. If you want the card, buy the card; the odds of pulling it do not favour opening.
Sealed product
Current market prices
Booster Pack
$11.69Single packBooster Bundle
$80.916 packsElite Trainer Box
$156.009 packs plus promoBooster Box
$393.1236 packsBox against loose packs
At $11.69 a pack, 36 loose packs come to $420.84. A sealed box is $393.12, so the box is about $27.72 cheaper.
Every Mega set since has priced the box below loose packs. Only the original base set runs the other way, so check the gap rather than assuming.
Go deeper
Everything else on this set
More Mega Evolution
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Common questions
Phantasmal Flames FAQ
How many cards are in Phantasmal Flames?
130 in total: 94 in the main set and 36 secret rares numbered above 94.
When did Phantasmal Flames release?
14 November 2025 in English, adapted from Inferno X (M2).
What is the most valuable card in Phantasmal Flames?
Mega Charizard X ex 125/094, at roughly $669.87 on the current market.
Is Phantasmal Flames worth buying sealed?
A booster box runs about $393.12 against $420.84 for the same 36 packs bought loose, so the box is about $27.72 cheaper. Sealed is the better route here if you plan to open rather than buy singles.
Card and sealed prices from live market data · updated daily