White Flare has 76 Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares.
Illustration Rares in White Flare
Illustration Rares (IR) and Special Illustration Rares (SIR) are the full-art, scene-style cards collectors chase hardest. White Flare packs 76 of them into its 173 cards: 69 standard IRs and 7 larger-art SIRs. That puts the full-art count at roughly 44% of the set — a meaningful share of why White Flare is fun to open.
The White Flare full-art cards to hunt
- Reshiram ex (#166) — Special Illustration Rare (~$211.81)
- Oshawott (#105) — Illustration Rare (~$93.39)
- Hydreigon ex (#169) — Special Illustration Rare (~$85.57)
- Zoroark (#143) — Illustration Rare (~$81.11)
Star Pokémon with full-art cards in White Flare
The marquee Pokémon getting the IR/SIR treatment here, with their prints:
- Reshiram — Reshiram ex (#20), Reshiram ex (#158), Reshiram ex (#166)
- Oshawott — Oshawott (#105)
- Hydreigon — Hydreigon ex (#67), Hydreigon ex (#161), Hydreigon ex (#169)
- Zoroark — Zoroark (#143)
- Keldeo — Keldeo ex (#30), Keldeo ex (#159), Keldeo ex (#167)
These cards drive much of White Flare's secondary-market value and help push a full master set to 405 cards. The rarest card overall, Bouffalant ex (#170) (Special Illustration Rare), sits just above them on the rarity ladder.
IR vs SIR in White Flare
If you're prioritising, the 7 Special Illustration Rares are the scarcer, pricier tier — full-bleed art and lower pull rates — while the 69 standard Illustration Rares are more attainable but still some of the best-looking cards in White Flare. Together those 76 full-art cards are the heart of the set's chase and the reason a master set climbs to 405 cards.
Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.