White Flare was released on 18 July 2025, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
White Flare release date
White Flare launched on 18 July 2025 as a Scarlet & Violet-series expansion. It carries 86 main-set cards, or 173 counting its 87 secret rares — the #32 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 76 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Reshiram, Oshawott, Hydreigon, Zoroark and Keldeo.
What the 2025 set brought
The standout cards that arrived with White Flare:
- Reshiram ex (#173) — Black White Rare (~$478.12)
- Victini (#172) — Rare (~$468.16)
- Reshiram ex (#166) — Special Illustration Rare (~$211.81)
- Oshawott (#105) — Illustration Rare (~$93.39)
- Hydreigon ex (#169) — Special Illustration Rare (~$85.57)
Its top card on the secondary market is Reshiram ex (#173), around $478.12.
Star Pokémon from the White Flare release
The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in White Flare, 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)
Where White Flare sits in the lineup
Among the sets Nomekop tracks, White Flare is the #32 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 405 cards including 80 reverse holos, so the 18 July 2025 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 86-card base set or every print.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.