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Phantasmal Flames put Mega Charizard X ex back at the center of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG, and one card from the set now sells for more than most booster boxes. If you’re deciding whether to rip packs, buy singles, or import the Japanese version, the numbers matter more than the hype. Below, you’ll find the chase cards ranked by market price, how often each rarity turns up in packs, and a side-by-side look at English and Japanese printings of the same artwork, including what a proxy service adds to the bill. All prices were pulled on September 22, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantasmal Flames Chase Cards Ranked by Market Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This guide treats any card with a market price of $10 or more as a chase card. Nine cards clear that bar. Here they are, ranked by value:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank<\/strong><\/td>Card<\/strong><\/td>Card number<\/strong><\/td>Rarity<\/strong><\/td>Market price<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Mega Charizard X ex<\/td>125\/094<\/td>Special Illustration Rare<\/td>$686.88<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Mega Charizard X ex<\/td>130\/094<\/td>Mega Hyper Rare<\/td>$251.00<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Mega Charizard X ex<\/td>109\/094<\/td>Ultra Rare<\/td>$20.19<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Dawn<\/td>129\/094<\/td>Special Illustration Rare<\/td>$19.80<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Mega Sharpedo ex<\/td>127\/094<\/td>Special Illustration Rare<\/td>$16.82<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Meowth<\/td>106\/094<\/td>Illustration Rare<\/td>$15.91<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Rotom ex<\/td>126\/094<\/td>Special Illustration Rare<\/td>$15.61<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Mega Lopunny ex<\/td>128\/094<\/td>Special Illustration Rare<\/td>$13.92<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Piplup<\/td>098\/094<\/td>Illustration Rare<\/td>$13.03<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rotom ex, Mega Lopunny ex, and Piplup fill out the rest of the list between $13 and $16. The six below are the ones worth a closer look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English prices throughout: TCGplayer market prices, September 22, 2026. Japanese prices later on are marketplace asking prices from the same date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Charizard X ex 125\/094 \u2014 Special Illustration Rare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Special Illustration Rare Mega Charizard X ex is the most valuable card in Phantasmal Flames, and it’s in a price tier of its own at $686.88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of that gap comes down to scarcity: Special Illustration Rares show up in roughly one in 80 packs<\/strong>, and the odds on any one specific card are much longer than that. The rest is demand. Mega Charizard X is arguably the most sought-after card of the Mega Evolution era so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japanese collectors chase the same illustration under a different number. In Inferno X, the same card is 110\/080, marked SAR<\/strong>, with the same illustrator credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Charizard X ex 130\/094 \u2014 Mega Hyper Rare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Mega Hyper Rare version of Mega Charizard X ex is the second-most-valuable card in the set at $251.00. That’s less than half what the Special Illustration Rare goes for, even though this is the hardest rarity in the set to pull<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mismatch is worth noting before you spend. Scarcity only drives price when demand keeps up, and in Phantasmal Flames, the gold card hasn’t drawn the same attention as the Special Illustration Rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Charizard X ex 109\/094 \u2014 Ultra Rare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Ultra Rare Mega Charizard X ex is the version most collectors can afford, at $20.19. It’s the same Pok\u00e9mon at a fraction of the cost<\/strong>: 125\/094 runs about 34 times as much, and 130\/094 about 12 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Charizard X ex has several printings in the set, down to a Double Rare at 013\/094 that goes for $4.29. If you want the card in a binder rather than a vault, the cheaper printings do the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dawn 129\/094 \u2014 Special Illustration Rare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dawn 129\/094 is the most valuable non-Charizard card in the set<\/strong> at $19.80. It’s a Supporter, and the Special Illustration Rare treatment makes it the standout pick for Trainer card collectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same Supporter also exists as an Ultra Rare at 118\/094, which goes for $5.54, below the $10 cutoff. Dawn goes by Hikari in Japanese, which matters when you search Japanese listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Sharpedo ex 127\/094 \u2014 Special Illustration Rare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mega Sharpedo ex 127\/094 shows how wide the price spread can be within a single rarity. It’s a Special Illustration Rare, the same tier as the Charizard, but it goes for $16.82 \u2014 pocket change next to the Charizard’s $686.88<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What separates them tends to come down to the Pok\u00e9mon on the card rather than the print run. Sharpedo has its fans, but nothing like the demand Charizard commands in every set it appears in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meowth 106\/094 \u2014 Illustration Rare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Meowth 106\/094 is the most valuable Illustration Rare in the set<\/strong> at $15.91. It’s also the only card on this list with no Inferno X printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closest Japanese release is a different Meowth by the same illustrator, covered below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantasmal Flames Cards That Aren’t Chase Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Two cards in Phantasmal Flames carry names that suggest a big pull and prices that say otherwise. Mega Gengar ex is a Double Rare at 056\/094, worth $1.90, and Mega Diancie ex is a Double Rare at 041\/094, worth $0.65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neither has an Ultra Rare or Special Illustration Rare version anywhere in the set, so there’s no high-rarity Gengar or Diancie to chase here at all<\/strong>. If you opened packs hoping for a premium Mega Gengar ex, the card you’re after isn’t printed in this expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same goes for plenty of higher-rarity cards. Most Ultra Rares trade under $2, including Mega Heracross ex 108\/094 at $1.64, Mismagius ex 112\/094 at $1.50, and Battle Cage 116\/094 at $1.45. Several Illustration Rares land in the same range, such as Ludicolo 095\/094 at $2.26 and Toxtricity 103\/094 at $2.14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Card<\/strong><\/td>Card number<\/strong><\/td>Rarity<\/strong><\/td>Market price<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Mega Gengar ex<\/td>056\/094<\/td>Double Rare<\/td>$1.90<\/td><\/tr>
Mega Diancie ex<\/td>041\/094<\/td>Double Rare<\/td>$0.65<\/td><\/tr>
Mega Heracross ex<\/td>108\/094<\/td>Ultra Rare<\/td>$1.64<\/td><\/tr>
Mismagius ex<\/td>112\/094<\/td>Ultra Rare<\/td>$1.50<\/td><\/tr>
Ludicolo<\/td>095\/094<\/td>Illustration Rare<\/td>$2.26<\/td><\/tr>
Battle Cage<\/td>116\/094<\/td>Ultra Rare<\/td>$1.45<\/td><\/tr>
Toxtricity<\/td>103\/094<\/td>Illustration Rare<\/td>$2.14<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rarity tells you how hard a card is to pull. Price tells you how many people want it. The two diverge often enough that it’s worth checking before you buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantasmal Flames Chase Card Pull Rates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Pok\u00e9mon Company doesn’t publish odds, so the pull rates below come from a large-scale pack opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n