Obsidian Flames was released on 11 August 2023, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
Obsidian Flames release date
Obsidian Flames launched on 11 August 2023 as a Scarlet & Violet-series expansion. It carries 197 main-set cards, or 230 counting its 33 secret rares — the #7 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 18 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Charizard, Ninetales, Cleffa, Gloom and Pidgeot.
What the 2023 set brought
The standout cards that arrived with Obsidian Flames:
- Charizard ex (#223) — Special Illustration Rare (~$138.94)
- Ninetales (#199) — Illustration Rare (~$48.07)
- Charizard ex (#228) — Hyper Rare (~$46.27)
- Cleffa (#202) — Illustration Rare (~$45.26)
- Gloom (#198) — Illustration Rare (~$28.36)
Its top card on the secondary market is Charizard ex (#223), around $138.94.
Star Pokémon from the Obsidian Flames release
The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Obsidian Flames, with their prints:
- Charizard — Charizard ex (#125), Charizard ex (#215), Charizard ex (#223), Charizard ex (#228)
- Ninetales — Ninetales (#199)
- Cleffa — Cleffa (#202)
- Gloom — Gloom (#198)
- Pidgeot — Pidgeot ex (#164), Pidgeot ex (#217), Pidgeot ex (#225)
Where Obsidian Flames sits in the lineup
Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Obsidian Flames is the #7 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 406 cards including 176 reverse holos, so the 11 August 2023 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 197-card base set or every print.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.