# When did Phantasmal Flames come out?

> Phantasmal Flames was released on 14 November 2025, in the Mega Evolution series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-phantasmal-flames-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Phantasmal Flames was released on 14 November 2025, in the Mega Evolution series.**

## Phantasmal Flames release date

Phantasmal Flames launched on 14 November 2025 as a Mega Evolution-series expansion. It carries 94 main-set cards, or 130 counting its 36 secret rares — the #28 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 18 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Mega Charizard X, Meowth, Mega Sharpedo, Mega Lopunny and Rotom.

## What the 2025 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Phantasmal Flames:

- [Mega Charizard X ex (#125)](/card/me2-125) — Special Illustration Rare (~$799.71)
- [Mega Charizard X ex (#130)](/card/me2-130) — Mega Hyper Rare (~$367.95)
- [Mega Charizard X ex (#109)](/card/me2-109) — Ultra Rare (~$36.89)
- [Dawn (#129)](/card/me2-129) — Special Illustration Rare (~$29.25)
- [Meowth (#106)](/card/me2-106) — Illustration Rare (~$24.62)

Its top card on the secondary market is Mega Charizard X ex (#125), around $799.71.

## Star Pokémon from the Phantasmal Flames release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Phantasmal Flames, with their prints:

- **Mega Charizard X** — Mega Charizard X ex (#13), Mega Charizard X ex (#109), Mega Charizard X ex (#125), Mega Charizard X ex (#130)
- **Meowth** — Meowth (#106)
- **Mega Sharpedo** — Mega Sharpedo ex (#61), Mega Sharpedo ex (#113), Mega Sharpedo ex (#127)
- **Mega Lopunny** — Mega Lopunny ex (#84), Mega Lopunny ex (#115), Mega Lopunny ex (#128)
- **Rotom** — Rotom ex (#29), Rotom ex (#111), Rotom ex (#126)

## Where Phantasmal Flames sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Phantasmal Flames is the #28 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 214 cards including 84 reverse holos, so the 14 November 2025 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 94-card base set or every print.

Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.