Charizard ex Special Collection vs Japanese Pokemon Charizard ex Cards

What Pokemon.com States About the Special Collection

The official product page is titled Charizard ex Special Collection, and its contents line reads "The Pokémon TCG: Charizard ex Special Collection". The table below separates what the page prints from what it leaves out.

The Scarlet & Violet Charizard ex prints listed further down are separate cards with their own set numbers; the official product text does not specify the promo number, so it is not matched to any of them.

The 2026 Product: Mega Charizard Tin

The Mega Charizard Tin is the Charizard product with a 2026 date on Pokemon.com. Its page shows "Launch: February 20, 2026" and lists one foil promo card featuring Mega Charizard X ex or Mega Charizard Y ex, four booster packs, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live.

The two products answer different collector questions. The Special Collection is built around a Darkness-type Charizard ex, two cards from the same evolution line, and an oversize card. The tin trades the extras for a Mega Charizard promo and one fewer booster pack, and its promo is either the X or the Y version, which the page describes as a single either-or card.

Pokemon.com’s Paldean Fates Tin, launched February 9, 2024, is a third Charizard ex container worth naming so the three are not confused: it holds 5 packs and one foil promo that is Shiny Great Tusk ex, Shiny Iron Treads ex or Shiny Charizard ex. Its Charizard is a Shiny Charizard ex promo, not the Darkness-type card from the Special Collection.

Japanese Mega Charizard X ex Prints

The official Japanese card database lists Mega Charizard X ex (メガリザードンXex) in M2 Inferno X as 013/080, 094/080, 110/080 and 116/080, plus one print in M2a MEGA Dream ex as 223/193 MA. The English side is Mega Evolution—Phantasmal Flames, which Bulbapedia (accessed September 2, 2026) says includes cards released in the Japanese Inferno X expansion; Limitless (September 2, 2026) lists English Phantasmal Flames numbers for three of the Japanese cards with the same artwork.

Every listing above is a PSA 10 back order, sourced to order; each product page shows the current terms.

Mega Charizard X ex MUR 116/080

The MUR is numbered 116/080, the last number in M2. Limitless matches it to English 130/094.

Mega Charizard X ex SAR 110/080

The SAR is one of six SARs in M2 (numbers 110 to 115). Limitless matches it to English 125/094.

Mega Charizard X ex SR 094/080

The SR sits in the 093 to 109 SR range of M2 and shares an illustrator with the MUR. Limitless matches it to English Ultra Rare 109/094.

Mega Charizard X ex RR 013/080

The RR is offered as a PSA 10 back order (see the table); the physical PSA 10 is sold out at the time of this update — restock requests go through Quick Order.

Japanese Scarlet & Violet Charizard ex Prints

Before the Mega cards, Japan’s Scarlet & Violet sets carried lowercase-ex Charizard cards. The set-level pairings below are the closest English equivalents listed by Bulbapedia’s list of Japanese expansions (accessed September 15, 2026); they are not official statements that the sets are the same.

All rows are PSA 10 back orders. For the SV3 SAR, a physical PSA 10 copy is also currently listed at ¥63,565 (~$413) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).

Charizard ex SAR 134/108, SV3

The English Obsidian Flames set launched August 11, 2023, per Pokemon.com, two weeks after the Japanese SV3 release. Its Elite Trainer Box carries a Charmander promo rather than a Charizard. The Japanese SV3 Ruler of the Black Flame booster box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is sold out at the time of this update — restock requests go through Quick Order.

Charizard ex SAR 201/165, SV2a

The English 151 set launched September 22, 2023, and its official product list includes an Elite Trainer Box built around Snorlax, not Charizard. The Japanese 151 box is currently listed at ¥44,502 for the Sealed option (~$289), and our Charizard 151 PSA 10 guide covers the Charizard ex prints of that set.

Charizard ex UR 139/108 and Charizard ex SAR 349/190

The SV4a SAR is a Japanese Charizard ex from Shiny Treasure ex. The English Paldean Fates Tin, launched February 9, 2024, offers a Shiny Charizard ex among its three possible promos; Pokemon.com does not tie that promo to card 349/190.

Buyer Checklist: Telling the Products Apart

Four checks separate these products quickly, and none of them needs a price.

1. Check the launch date on Pokemon.com. June 27, 2025 is the Special Collection; February 20, 2026 is the Mega Charizard Tin. A listing that gives the Special Collection a 2026 date is contradicting the official gallery.
2. Count the packs. The Special Collection holds 5 packs and the tin holds 4. The Paldean Fates Tin holds 5, so pack count alone does not separate the Special Collection from that tin; the promo does.
3. Read the promo. An etched Charizard ex promo plus an oversize lenticular card means the Special Collection. Mega Charizard X ex or Y ex means the Mega Charizard Tin. Shiny Charizard ex means the Paldean Fates Tin.
4. Read the Japanese card number. Japanese numbers print as card/set total, for example 134/108 or 116/080. The denominator alone does not identify a set, so read the set code together with the collector number.

For how to read the rest of a Japanese card, see Japanese vs English Pokemon cards.

Where to Buy the Japanese Side from Japan

The English Special Collection and Mega Charizard Tin are Pokemon.com products; we do not sell them. What we ship from Tokyo is the Japanese side: the sealed boxes behind the Charizard ex and Mega Charizard prints, and PSA 10 singles.

• Booster boxes: M2 Inferno X, SV3 Ruler of the Black Flame (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and SV2a Pokémon Card 151.
• Card list for the Mega Charizard X ex set: the M2 card list.
• Graded singles: PSA 10 back orders are explained in how a PSA 10 back order works.
• Anything not listed: the Quick Order page takes sourcing requests.