# When did White Flare come out?

> White Flare was released on 18 July 2025, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-white-flare-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**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)](/card/rsv10pt5-173) — Black White Rare (~$478.12)
- [Victini (#172)](/card/rsv10pt5-172) — Rare (~$468.16)
- [Reshiram ex (#166)](/card/rsv10pt5-166) — Special Illustration Rare (~$211.81)
- [Oshawott (#105)](/card/rsv10pt5-105) — Illustration Rare (~$93.39)
- [Hydreigon ex (#169)](/card/rsv10pt5-169) — 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.