Inferno X Release Date and Pre-Order Guide: How to Buy from Japan

Updated November 9, 2026

For the Pokémon MEGA expansion Aura Seeker (M7), see our Aura Seeker complete guide and Aura Seeker card list.

The Inferno X release date in Japan was September 26, 2025. Inferno X (M2) is the Japanese-edition Pokémon TCG expansion pack with Mega Charizard X ex. It is already on sale, so no pre-order window is open. You buy it now.

Key facts: what is Inferno X and which code does it use?

Inferno X is the English name of the Japanese expansion pack with set code M2. The table below gives the facts that identify the product, each from the official page.

Mega Charizard X ex is the first card the official page features, and our shop lists a graded copy: PSA10 MEGA Charizard X ex SR [M2 094/080]. The rest of this guide covers the date, the contents, the cards worth knowing, and the practical steps for ordering from outside Japan.

When was the Inferno X release date in Japan?

Inferno X went on sale in Japan on Friday, September 26, 2025. That date comes from the official Pokémon Card Game product page for the set, which lists the Japanese name, the release date, the suggested price and the pack configuration in one place.

That date is now more than a year behind us. Inferno X is a released set, and the question for a buyer outside Japan is no longer “when does it launch?” but “what can I buy and how do I get it shipped?”

The official product name begins with “Pokémon Card Game MEGA Expansion Pack”. On our own listings, every Inferno X card is tagged with “M2” followed by its card number, so you can match a listing to the set at a glance.

Can you still pre-order Inferno X?

No. A pre-order only exists before a release date, and Inferno X passed its release date on September 26, 2025. What you can do today is order what is listed for sale.

For a set that is more than a year old, the useful guide covers how to identify the product, what it contains, and how an overseas order works from payment through delivery.

On our side, the Inferno X items we list are graded single cards, PSA 10 copies of cards from the set. Each listing carries the set name, the card number and the rarity in the title, for example “PSA10 Toxtricity AR [M2 089/080]”. If you want a sealed Inferno X box or a different format, our related guides below compare the box types and explain the damaged-box category. Our Inferno X Booster Box buying guide is the place for the box question.

One shipping-policy detail applies if you ever order an item that is not yet in hand: our policy says delivery estimates do not include “pre-order release timing” or “supplier allocation delays”. Those are listed as things that sit outside the carrier estimate. For a released set like Inferno X, the practical point is simpler: the dispatch window starts after your payment clears.

What is inside an Inferno X pack, and how big is the set?

A Japanese Inferno X pack holds 5 cards, and the cards are randomly inserted. The official page states both facts. It also lists a suggested retail price of ¥180 including tax next to that configuration.

The set size needs one careful sentence. The official page has a card list button, and the list it opens has 80 entries, 001 through 080. That points to an 80-card main set, but the page does not state a total in words, so treat 80 as the number of entries shown rather than an official count. What the shop listings add is that Inferno X cards also exist with numbers above 080. Our PSA 10 listings include Charcadet 083/080, Dewgong 084/080, Flygon 088/080, Toxtricity 089/080, MEGA Charizard X ex 094/080, Rotom ex 096/080 and MEGA Lopunny ex 100/080. The higher numbers carry the AR and SR rarities shown in each title.

For the full numbered run of the set, use our Inferno X (M2) card list rather than this article. This guide stays on dates, formats and buying.

Which cards define Inferno X?

The official page lists Mega Charizard X ex first among its featured cards, with a group of other cards after it. The page names Mega Charizard X ex, Oricorio ex, Mega Sharpedo ex, Toxtricity, Weavile, Mega Heracross ex, Ludicolo and Mismagius ex among its featured cards, along with four more featured cards that it lists by their Japanese names.

The page also features two abilities and two attacks in the Japanese text, including an attack named Inferno X, the same name as the set. We list the cards below by their English names and numbers, and we keep to what the official page and our own listings state.

Oricorio ex is also on the featured list, and the artwork below shows one of its card images from the set.

For chase-card ranking and pull-rate discussion, our Inferno X chase cards guide covers that ground. This article does not rank cards, because ranking is a different question from when and how to buy.

How does Japanese Inferno X differ from the English Phantasmal Flames set?

The English-language set that features the same Mega Charizard X ex card is Phantasmal Flames, and its pack and box structure is different from the Japanese pack. The English page for Phantasmal Flames lists packs of 10 cards plus 1 Basic Energy and 1 Pokémon TCG Live code card, against 5 cards in a Japanese Inferno X pack.

The English page, on the Pokémon TCG site, shows “Available Now!” and gives no release date, so this guide does not put a date on the English release. What it does list is the product line:

Source: Pokémon TCG, Phantasmal Flames. The English page names Mega Charizard X ex, Mega Heracross, Mega Gengar ex and Mega Lopunny ex as featured cards, and it notes that Mega Evolution Pokémon ex give the opponent three Prize cards when Knocked Out. It also notes that every product includes a Pokémon TCG Live code card.

The practical difference for a collector is the text language and the pack format. Japanese Inferno X cards are Japanese-edition cards. If you want a side-by-side of the box formats, we compare them in our Phantasmal Flames ETB vs Japanese M2 Inferno X article and in the Ultra-Premium Collection comparison.

Which Inferno X cards can you buy from Tokyo as PSA 10?

You can order PSA 10 graded copies of seven Inferno X cards from our shop: Charcadet, Dewgong, Flygon, Toxtricity, Rotom ex, MEGA Lopunny ex and MEGA Charizard X ex. Each product page names the card, the number, the rarity and the set.

The product pages state that PSA 10 (Gem Mint) is the highest grade certifiable by Professional Sports Authenticator. They also note that the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface. That second line is worth reading before you order, since it concerns the plastic holder, not the card inside.

Our shipping policy adds a note that applies to graded cards specifically. PSA graded cards may also be offered through our other sales channels, so an item shown online may already be sold before our team locks the allocation for your online order. Once your payment has cleared, we secure the PSA graded card matching your order, even if additional sourcing is required, and dispatch may take longer in that case. We provide status updates whenever the schedule changes. Stock status on a product page is a snapshot and can change, so check the page when you order.

What do the AR cards in Inferno X look like?

Inferno X’s AR cards in our listings are Charcadet 083/080, Dewgong 084/080, Flygon 088/080 and Toxtricity 089/080. They share the AR rarity label and sit just above the 080 mark in the numbering.

Charcadet and Toxtricity also appear on the English side: the Phantasmal Flames page lists both among its other highlights, and it lists a full-art foil Charcadet promo in the Elite Trainer Box products. That promo belongs to the English Phantasmal Flames products.

Choose between them by the card you want, not by the set label. All four are AR, all four are PSA 10, and each product page shows its own image so you can see the card before you order.

How do you order Inferno X and pay from outside Japan?

You order on our site, pay in Japanese yen, and we ship from Tokyo by FedEx. There is no minimum order amount or quantity. Payment methods are Wise bank transfer, PayPal, and credit or debit cards through PayPal.

Source: our Payment Methods page. All payments are made in JPY. Any gap between the amount we charge and your statement comes from exchange rates and conversion fees charged by your card issuer, bank or PayPal, which are outside our control.

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For Wise, enter the payment reference issued with your order, SST-{order number}, exactly as issued. A missing or altered reference may delay or prevent us from matching your payment. If you pay by SWIFT, the page says a receiving fee of JPY 611 is deducted before funds reach us, so add JPY 611 to your total, and select the OUR charge option so correspondent bank fees are covered on your side.

My recommendation for a single graded card: if you want to avoid the processing fee, use Wise and add the screenshot, which needs an account. If you want payment completed immediately at checkout, use PayPal or a card and accept the 5% fee.

Card payments open in PayPal’s own secure window, and we never see or store your card number, expiry date or security code. Your card issuer may apply 3-D Secure authentication, such as a one-time code or a confirmation in your banking app.

PayPal Pay Later may appear as a button at checkout in some countries. It is operated by PayPal, not by us, and availability is decided by PayPal. For example, the page lists PayPal Pay in 4 for the United States, with 4 payments, one every 2 weeks, and the first payment at checkout.

How long does shipping take for an Inferno X order?

Most orders are processed and shipped within 5 business days after PayPal or Wise payment has cleared, then FedEx transit takes usually 3-7 business days on Standard or 2-5 business days on Expedited. Both transit figures are estimates, and the handling window is an estimate too.

Source: our Shipping Policy. Shipping cost is calculated automatically at checkout from your delivery address. Delivery dates shown on our site, at checkout or in carrier tools are estimates only. They do not include our handling time, supplier allocation delays, quality inspection holds, weekends, Japanese national holidays, customs processing, carrier congestion or weather.

If you want the shorter transit, pick Expedited; the policy gives 2-5 business days against 3-7 on Standard, both counted after dispatch. Add the handling window on top of either.

Once dispatched, you can see the tracking number and the carrier’s latest delivery estimate in your account or in the shipping confirmation email. Before dispatch, you can check your order status through your customer account.

What should you check before you order: address, customs and delays?

Check your address first. FedEx cannot deliver to P.O. Boxes, so you must give a physical shipping address at checkout, and you are responsible for a complete and accurate address.

If an order is paid and its shipment has not yet been scheduled, you can update the shipping address yourself under My Account > Orders. The destination country cannot be changed, and the carrier, shipping method and FedEx service level stay as selected at checkout. If shipping to the new address costs more, you pay the difference before dispatch and the order is held until it is settled. Once we have scheduled the shipment, the self-service change closes.

After the order is handed to FedEx, timing is controlled by the carrier and the destination-country authorities. Customs inspections, import procedures, remote-area handling, peak-season congestion and weather can delay delivery. Per the policy, transit delays after dispatch are outside our control and do not by themselves create a right to cancel or refund after dispatch.

If dispatch itself is delayed, for example by a supplier allocation change or a unit failing quality inspection, we contact you by email as soon as practical with a revised estimate. For significant delays before handoff to FedEx, we may offer the option to wait or to cancel with a full refund.

One more note on coupons: the FIRSTSHIP campaign ended on July 31, 2026, and that coupon can no longer be applied at checkout, so do not plan an order around it.

Which Inferno X item should you buy first?

Buy the card you actually want to own, and start with MEGA Charizard X ex SR if it is the card that brought you here. The official page lists it first among the featured cards.

A simple way to choose:

• You want the first card the official page features: PSA10 MEGA Charizard X ex SR [M2 094/080].
• You want another SR from the set: MEGA Lopunny ex 100/080 or Rotom ex 096/080.
• You want an AR card: Toxtricity, Flygon, Dewgong or Charcadet, linked in the table above.
• You want sealed product: read the Inferno X complete guide and the damaged box guide first, since the damaged-box category has its own meaning.

If you are buying several cards, there is no minimum order amount or quantity, so you can order one card or several.

Related Articles

• Inferno X (M2) Complete Guide: Card List & Where to Buy
• Inferno X (M2) Card List and Rarities
• Inferno X Booster Box (M2) Buying Guide
• Inferno X Chase Cards: Top Asks & Pokemon Box Guide
• Phantasmal Flames ETB vs Japanese M2 Inferno X
• M2 Inferno X Damaged Box Guide

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