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Phantasmal Flames ETB vs Japanese M2 Inferno X: Pokemon Box Compared

Phantasmal Flames ETB vs Japanese M2 Inferno X: Pokemon Box Compared

The Phantasmal Flames ETB holds nine packs; the Pokemon Center version holds eleven.

The pokemon.com product gallery dates the Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box to a November 14, 2025 launch and prints its contents line by line. Bulbapedia’s list of Japanese expansions (snapshot September 15, 2026) pairs the English set with Japan’s M2 Inferno X, which released on September 26, 2025.

The English ETB is a kit of packs, sleeves, Energy cards, dice and a storage box. The Japanese set we list is a booster box. We sell Japanese sealed product and graded singles from Tokyo. USD figures convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.

Key Takeaways
  • The English Elite Trainer Box lists 9 booster packs and 1 full-art foil Charcadet promo; the Pokémon Center ETB lists 11 packs and two Charcadet promos, one carrying a Pokémon Center logo. No MSRP is stated on the official pages.
  • Limitless TCG lists a Japanese M2 print for 34 of the 36 cards numbered 95–130, with the same illustrator on both prints.
  • The Japanese M2 Inferno X booster box (No Shrink option) is currently listed at ¥12,668 (~$82); the Sealed option is sold out at the time of this update — restock requests go through Quick Order.
Updated September 30, 2026 — Card-Level Matches Added
  • ETB and Pokémon Center ETB contents as printed on the official pages as of September 30, 2026.
  • EN↔JP card matches from Limitless TCG as of September 30, 2026.
  • SNKRDUNK box asks as of September 30, 2026; store listings as of the same date.
9
Packs in the ETB

11
Packs in the Pokémon Center ETB

34 of 36
Cards Matched to M2

¥180
Japanese Pack MSRP

Two Products, Two Routes to the Cards

English collectors meet Phantasmal Flames through retail products: an Elite Trainer Box, a Pokémon Center ETB, a Booster Bundle, a Booster Display and a Build & Battle Box. The tcg.pokemon.com expansion page lists exactly those five. The Japanese route runs through M2 Inferno X, an expansion pack sold in boxes of packs.

商品 日期 Source / status
Phantasmal Flames (English) release November 14, 2025 Official: pokemon.com set page
Phantasmal Flames ETB launch November 14, 2025 Official: pokemon.com product gallery
M2 Inferno X (Japan) release September 26, 2025 Per Bulbapedia (snapshot September 15, 2026)
EN↔JP set pairing — Per Bulbapedia (snapshot September 15, 2026): Phantasmal Flames is M2’s closest English equivalent

No official source states that the English set equals the Japanese set. The pairing above is Bulbapedia’s. The card-level matches below are Limitless TCG’s, and they cover only the cards listed there.

What Is Inside the Phantasmal Flames ETB

The pokemon.com product-gallery page for the Mega Evolution—Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box prints the following contents, and the tcg.pokemon.com page repeats them.

Component Elite Trainer Box Pokémon Center ETB
Phantasmal Flames booster packs 9 11
Full-art foil Charcadet promo 1 1
Second full-art foil Charcadet promo with Pokémon Center logo — 1
Card sleeves 65 65
Pokémon TCG Energy cards 40 40
Player’s guide 1 1
Damage-counter dice 6 6
Competition-legal coin-flip die 1 1
Plastic coin 1 1
Collector’s box with dividers 6 dividers 6 dividers
Code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live 1 1

The ETB is built around play and storage: the sleeves, Energy cards, dice, coin and divided box account for most of the list.

The official pages do not state an MSRP for either ETB.

The Pokémon Center ETB Difference

The Pokémon Center ETB is the same kit with two changes on the printed list: eleven packs instead of nine, and a second Charcadet promo that carries the Pokémon Center logo alongside the standard full-art foil Charcadet.

Everything else in the table above matches line for line.

A Pack Is a Pack, a Box Is Not an ETB

Counting packs is the easy part. The English ETB and the Japanese box are different products with different extras; neither is a substitute for the other.

The Rest of the English Product Line

The tcg.pokemon.com expansion page for Phantasmal Flames shows the ETB in context. These are the product descriptions as printed there.

English product Printed contents
Elite Trainer Box 9 booster packs, 1 full-art foil Charcadet promo, sleeves, Energy, dice, box (see above)
Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box 11 booster packs, 2 Charcadet promos (one with a Pokémon Center logo), same accessories
Booster Bundle Six Phantasmal Flames booster packs
Booster Display 36 booster packs; each pack has 10 cards, 1 Basic Energy and 1 Pokémon TCG Live code card
Build & Battle Box 40-card ready-to-play deck including 1 of 4 unique foil promo cards, 4 booster packs, Live code card

For the Booster Bundle and the 36-pack Booster Display measured against the Japanese box, see our companion article on the Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundle and Booster Box versus Japanese M2.

The English Set: What the Official Page Prints

The pokemon.com set page for Mega Evolution—Phantasmal Flames reads “Release Date November 14, 2025”, “Number of Cards Over 120” and “Standard Legal Deck? Yes”. Its highlights list more new Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, 10 Trainer cards, and more than 15 Pokémon and Trainer cards with special illustrations.

The pokemon.com card database numbers the main set to 94: Wondrous Patch is printed 94/94, and Ludicolo follows as 95/94. Limitless TCG lists 130 cards for the set as of September 30, 2026, which means a 36-card secret subset numbered 95–130.

Rarity (Limitless label) Cards in set (130)
Common 43
Uncommon 31
Rare 10
Double Rare 10
Art Rare (AR) 13
Ultra Rare 17
Special Art Rare (SAR) 5
Secret Rare 1

These counts describe what exists in the set, not how often any card appears in a pack; no pull rate is published. The set’s full card list, with Japanese prints, is in our Phantasmal Flames card list.

Japan’s M2 Inferno X and the Spec Comparison

The Japanese set is M2 Inferno X (インフェルノX is the Japanese title; the code is M2). Bulbapedia’s list of Japanese expansions (snapshot September 15, 2026) gives it a September 26, 2025 release, a ¥180 price per pack, five 张/包 and an 80-card main set. The pokemon-card.com database prints the top card as 116/080, so the numbered list runs past the main set in the same way the English one does.

Spec English ETB (Phantasmal Flames) Japanese M2 Inferno X box
Product type Elite Trainer Box Booster box of an expansion pack
Release date November 14, 2025 September 26, 2025 (set)
Booster packs 9 (Pokémon Center ETB: 11) —
Cards per pack 10 cards, 1 Basic Energy, 1 Live code card (per the Booster Display page) 5 cards (per Bulbapedia)
价格 MSRP not stated officially ¥180 per pack (set MSRP, per Bulbapedia)
Set size Over 120 cards; main set 94 80-card main set; numbering to 116/080
Non-card items 65 sleeves, 40 Energy cards, dice, coin, storage box —
Language on cards English 日语

Which route suits a buyer depends on what they want from it: the ETB is the accessory kit, the box is the booster product. A buyer who wants Japanese-printed cards of the chase tier starts with the box or the graded singles.

Card-by-Card: What Limitless Matches to M2

Limitless TCG’s English card pages list the Japanese prints of each card. Filtering those to prints in M2 with the corresponding rarity tier, Limitless (as of September 30, 2026) lists a match for 34 of the 36 cards numbered 95–130. On every match the illustrator credited on the English print and the Japanese print is the same.

The table covers the top of the numbering: the Ultra Rare tier and above (108–124), then the five SAR cards and the Secret Rare (125–130). The 13 AR cards (11 with an M2 match) are laid out in the companion Booster Bundle article.

EN No. English card EN rarity Illustrator JP No. (M2) Japanese card JP rarity
108 Mega Heracross ex UR 5ban Graphics 93 メガヘラクロスex SR
109 Mega Charizard X ex UR takuyoa 94 メガリザードンXex SR (PSA 10 back order ¥8,433 (~$55))
110 Oricorio ex UR 5ban Graphics 95 オドリドリex SR (PSA 10 back order ¥4,182 (~$27))
111 Rotom ex UR 5ban Graphics 96 ロトムex SR (PSA 10 back order ¥4,284 (~$28))
112 Mismagius ex UR 5ban Graphics 97 ムウマージex SR
113 Mega Sharpedo ex UR 5ban Graphics 98 メガサメハダーex SR
114 Empoleon ex UR 5ban Graphics 99 エンペルトex SR
115 Mega Lopunny ex UR 5ban Graphics 100 メガミミロップex SR
116 Battle Cage UR MARINA Chikazawa 108 バトルコロシアム SR
117 Blowtorch UR Toyste Beach 101 ヒートバーナー SR
118 Dawn UR Yuu Nishida 106 ヒカリ SR (PSA 10 back order ¥6,790 (~$44))
119 Firebreather UR Naoki Saito 107 ひふきやろう SR
120 Grimsley’s Move UR GIDORA 105 ギーマの一手 SR
121 Punk Helmet UR Studio Bora Inc. 104 パンクメット SR
122 Sacred Charm UR Toyste Beach 103 せいなるおまもり SR
123 Switch UR Studio Bora Inc. 102 ポケモンいれかえ SR
124 Ignition Energy UR — 109 イグニッションエネルギー SR
125 Mega Charizard X ex SAR danciao 110 メガリザードンXex SAR
126 Rotom ex SAR Yoshimi Miyoshi 112 ロトムex SAR
127 Mega Sharpedo ex SAR nagimiso 113 メガサメハダーex SAR
128 Mega Lopunny ex SAR Kinu Nishimura 114 メガミミロップex SAR
129 Dawn SAR Atsushi Furusawa 115 ヒカリ SAR
130 Mega Charizard X ex Secret Rare takuyoa 116 メガリザードンXex MUR

Rarity labels for the English cards follow Limitless TCG; the Japanese SAR and MUR codes are the icons printed on pokemon-card.com, and the SR codes follow Limitless’s Secret Rare tier. Two AR cards have no match in M2: Paldean Wooper (No. 102, illustrated by OKACHEKE) and Meowth (No. 106, illustrated by Uninori). Limitless lists SV-P promo prints 193 and 192 with the same illustrators, but those promos carry no rarity and whether the art is identical has not been verified.

The Six Top Cards: Numbers, Illustrators, Listings

The five SAR cards and the Secret Rare carry the highest rarity codes in the set. Each Japanese print below is shown from the official pokemon-card.com database.

Mega Charizard X ex SAR — EN 125, M2 110/080

Mega Charizard X ex SAR M2 110/080 Inferno X
Mega Charizard X ex SAR, M2 110/080 (Inferno X)

Illustrated by danciao on both the English No. 125 and the Japanese print. It is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥112,404 (~$730) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms.

Rotom ex SAR — EN 126, M2 112/080

Rotom ex SAR M2 112/080 Inferno X
Rotom ex SAR, M2 112/080 (Inferno X)

Illustrated by Yoshimi Miyoshi. The PSA 10 back order is listed at ¥5,997 (~$39).

Mega Sharpedo ex SAR — EN 127, M2 113/080

Mega Sharpedo ex SAR M2 113/080 Inferno X
Mega Sharpedo ex SAR, M2 113/080 (Inferno X)

Illustrated by nagimiso. The PSA 10 back order is listed at ¥4,688 (~$30).

Mega Lopunny ex SAR — EN 128, M2 114/080

Mega Lopunny ex SAR M2 114/080 Inferno X
Mega Lopunny ex SAR, M2 114/080 (Inferno X)

Illustrated by Kinu Nishimura. The PSA 10 back order is listed at ¥5,131 (~$33). The same Pokémon in the SR tier (M2 100/080, the match for English No. 115) is a PSA 10 currently listed at ¥4,597 (~$30), and a PSA 10 back order for the same card is listed at ¥4,508 (~$29).

Dawn SAR — EN 129, M2 115/080

Dawn SAR M2 115/080 Inferno X
Dawn SAR, M2 115/080 (Inferno X)

Illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa. The PSA 10 back order is listed at ¥7,752 (~$50).

Mega Charizard X ex MUR — EN 130, M2 116/080

Mega Charizard X ex MUR M2 116/080 Inferno X
Mega Charizard X ex MUR, M2 116/080 (Inferno X)

Illustrated by takuyoa; the English counterpart is the Secret Rare No. 130. The PSA 10 back order is listed at ¥315,384 (~$2,048). How PSA back orders work is explained in Back Order a PSA 10 Card from Japan.

The Japanese Box: Store Listing and SNKRDUNK Ask

M2 Inferno X Japanese Pokemon booster box
M2 Inferno X Japanese booster box

The M2 Inferno X booster box is a variable product. Its No Shrink option is currently listed at ¥12,668 (~$82); the Sealed option is sold out at the time of this update — restock requests go through Quick Order.

For a market reference, the lowest ask on SNKRDUNK, September 30, 2026, for the sealed M2 Inferno X box listing is ¥15,500 (~$101); the shrink-less listing on SNKRDUNK shows a lowest ask of ¥13,500 (~$88). Both are asking prices, not sales.

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Damaged-box variants are separate products with their own listings and prices, not options of the box above.

Listing Store price
M2 Inferno X Booster Box (No Shrink option) ¥12,668 (~$82)
M2 Inferno X Booster Box — Damaged Box ¥15,591 (~$101)
M2 Inferno X Booster Box — Damaged Box (Grade B) ¥15,266 (~$99)
【No Shrink】 M2 Inferno X Booster Box — Damaged Box ¥12,668 (~$82)
【No Shrink】 M2 Inferno X Booster Box — Damaged Box (Grade B) ¥12,404 (~$81)

What “damaged” means for these boxes, and how the price gap works, is covered in the M2 Inferno X damaged box guide.

The Japanese Alternative
M2 Inferno X Japanese Booster Box (No Shrink)
Currently listed at ¥12,668 (~$82)
Ships from Tokyo

View Product →

Reading a Card’s Region at a Glance

Limitless credits the same illustrator on matched prints, so check these four printed details instead.

  1. The number denominator. English Phantasmal Flames cards print over 94 (No. 125 is 125/94). The Japanese cards print over 080 (Mega Charizard X ex SAR is 110/080).
  2. The number itself. A matched card sits at a different number in each region: Mega Charizard X ex SAR is 125 in English and 110 in M2; Dawn SAR is 129 in English and 115 in M2.
  3. The card name language. The Japanese Dawn prints as ヒカリ; the English one as Dawn.
  4. The rarity tier naming. The English top card is the Secret Rare (No. 130); Limitless matches it to the MUR (116/080).

When you buy a graded single, the card number in the listing name is the quickest check: our M2 listings print the number as “M2 110/080”, which is the Japanese print.

Our Japanese vs English Pokemon cards explainer covers the wider differences.

Where to Buy the Japanese Side from Tokyo

The English ETB is a retail product sold by English-market retailers. What we sell from Tokyo is the Japanese line:

For the set-level view, read the Phantasmal Flames chase cards and their Japanese M2 versions and the Inferno X booster box buying guide.

常见问题

How many booster packs are in the Phantasmal Flames ETB?

The Elite Trainer Box lists nine Phantasmal Flames booster packs, and the Pokémon Center ETB lists eleven, according to the pokemon.com product gallery and the tcg.pokemon.com expansion page as of September 30, 2026. Both also include 65 sleeves, 40 Energy cards, dice, a coin and a Live code card.

When did Phantasmal Flames release in English and in Japan?

The English set released on November 14, 2025, per the pokemon.com set page. Bulbapedia’s list of Japanese expansions (snapshot September 15, 2026) pairs it with M2 Inferno X, which released in Japan on September 26, 2025. The English date is official; the Japanese date is Bulbapedia’s.

How much does the Phantasmal Flames ETB cost?

The official pokemon.com and tcg.pokemon.com pages do not state an MSRP for the Elite Trainer Box or the Pokémon Center ETB. The Japanese M2 Inferno X box we list (No Shrink option) is currently listed at ¥12,668 (~$82); its Sealed option is sold out at the time of this update.

How many Phantasmal Flames cards match the Japanese M2 set?

Limitless TCG (as of September 30, 2026) lists a Japanese M2 print for 34 of the 36 cards numbered 95–130, all with the same illustrator on both prints. The two exceptions are AR Paldean Wooper (No. 102) and AR Meowth (No. 106); no official source states the sets are equal.

What is the Pokémon Center ETB extra promo?

The Pokémon Center ETB lists two full-art foil Charcadet promo cards: one carries a Pokémon Center logo and the other is the standard full-art foil Charcadet. The regular Elite Trainer Box lists one Charcadet promo. The Pokémon Center version also adds two packs, for eleven in total.

Is there a Japanese Elite Trainer Box for M2 Inferno X?

The Japanese set we list is sold as a booster box; the M2 Inferno X box (No Shrink option) is currently listed at ¥12,668 (~$82), and its Sealed option is sold out at the time of this update. Restock requests go through Quick Order.

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