Prismatic Evolutions was released on 17 January 2025, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
Prismatic Evolutions release date
Prismatic Evolutions launched on 17 January 2025 as a Scarlet & Violet-series expansion. It carries 131 main-set cards, or 180 counting its 49 secret rares — the #27 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 32 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Umbreon, Sylveon, Leafeon, Espeon and Vaporeon.
What the 2025 set brought
The standout cards that arrived with Prismatic Evolutions:
- Umbreon ex (#161) — Special Illustration Rare (~$1,579.60)
- Sylveon ex (#156) — Special Illustration Rare (~$514.76)
- Leafeon ex (#144) — Special Illustration Rare (~$331.22)
- Espeon ex (#155) — Special Illustration Rare (~$321.16)
- Vaporeon ex (#149) — Special Illustration Rare (~$300.86)
Its top card on the secondary market is Umbreon ex (#161), around $1,579.60.
Star Pokémon from the Prismatic Evolutions release
The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Prismatic Evolutions, with their prints:
- Umbreon — Umbreon ex (#60), Umbreon ex (#161)
- Sylveon — Sylveon ex (#41), Sylveon ex (#156)
- Leafeon — Leafeon ex (#6), Leafeon ex (#144)
- Espeon — Espeon ex (#34), Espeon ex (#155)
- Vaporeon — Vaporeon ex (#23), Vaporeon ex (#149)
Where Prismatic Evolutions sits in the lineup
Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Prismatic Evolutions is the #27 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 447 cards including 100 reverse holos, so the 17 January 2025 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 131-card base set or every print.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.