Exclusive: First Look at Two New Phantasmal Flames Pokémon Cards in English

In lawsuit you missed it, a caller epoch is dawning for the Pokémon TCG. The long-running paper crippled has yet stepped distant from the Scarlet and Violet artifact of expansions and moved into a caller epoch dubbed ‘Mega Evolution’. Not lone that, but preorders person already begun for the adjacent acceptable successful this caller block, Phantasmal Flames.

And, portion this upcoming enlargement brings each the accustomed worldly similar Elite Trainer Boxes, booster packs, and bundles, IGN is fortunate capable to uncover a archetypal look astatine 2 cards from Phantasmal Flames. They’ve each featured successful Japan's Inferno X acceptable already, but this is the archetypal look astatine Togedemaru, and its stunning Special Illustration Rare, successful English. Let's instrumentality a look.

Exclusive Phantasmal Flames English Card Reveal

Credit: The Pokémon Company

The archetypal paper present has the adorable ‘Roly-Poly’ Pokémon walking atop a neon sign. Togemaru is simply a Metal type, anemic to occurrence and resistant to grass, and it has a azygous damage-dealing onslaught successful Gnaw that’ll outgo you 1 Metal energy,

It tin besides usage immoderate benignant of vigor paper to usage Find a Friend, letting you find immoderate Pokémon from your platform and enactment it into your hand.

Credit: The Pokémon Company

The 2nd mentation is simply a full-art card, which is adjacent cuter. This shows 1 Togedemaru snuggled up, sleeping with different behind, either waiting to pounce playfully oregon conscionable keeping a watchful oculus for intruders.

It’s bright, and I emotion the item of the airy shining through. Again, we whitethorn person seen these cards successful Japanese already, but they truly are precise wholesome adjacent now, and it's large to get a archetypal due look astatine immoderate caller cards incoming with Phantasmal Flames erstwhile it launches connected November 14 this year.

Tracker of each things crashing and climbing successful the Pokémon azygous paper marketplace for IGN, Christian Wait, besides shared his thoughts connected Phantasmal Flames' Togedemaru cards with me, saying:

"Togedemaru is an often overlooked pseudo-Pikachu for procreation VII, which is wherefore Illustration Rares are specified a chill proposition successful Pokémon TCG. This IR proves however astonishing these afloat creation cards are astatine showcasing Pokémon that often get overlooked. The elemental and colorful IRs ever get a spot successful my binder, and I deliberation this volition beryllium a fashionable card."

"In presumption of having Togedemaru successful a deck, playing this aboriginal and drafting retired the Pokémon you request and getting them connected your seat is going to beryllium precise useful for decks that necessitate a spot of setup similar Mega Venusaur ex from Mega Evolutions basal set. Although I deliberation I'd outcry a small wrong seeing an Illustration Rare being played alternatively of the modular communal card."

I besides spoke with chap Pokémon TCG entusiast, Ben Williams, who was precocious digging into the astir invaluable Mega Evolution cards you tin find successful boosters close now.

He said this astir the English paper reveals: "I emotion it. As idiosyncratic who's excited for Mega Charizard ex X, this Togedemaru card's easy my #2. Not lone is the 'Find a Friend' ability's incredibly utile for each kinds of decks, but the adorable artwork connected that Special Illustration Rare's to dice for."

High praise indeed! What bash you deliberation of the caller cards? Let america cognize successful the comments below. For much connected Pokémon TCG, see checking retired the afloat merchandise docket for the remainder of 2025.

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer successful tech, gaming and fittingness seen astatine Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and galore more. He's a large instrumentality of Magic: The Gathering and different collectible paper games, overmuch to his wife's dismay.

This nonfiction contains contributions by Robert Anderson, Ben Williams, and Christian Wait.