Best Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames Booster Box deal: Still below market value on Amazon

BELOW MARKET VALUE: As of Nov. 17, the Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames Booster Box is $299.99 at Amazon, which is still below the market value of $309.81 at TCGplayer after its launch weekend.

The first expansion for Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution, Phantasmal Flames, has finally dropped after a hectic launch weekend. Thank goodness we’re getting good deals off the shelf right now, although we still need to see the general market return to MSRP pricing outside of preorders and limited restocks.

With print runs going harder than ever before, we’re hopefully going to see Scarlet and Violet / Mega Evolution era Pokémon TCG reprinted into oblivion. In turn this means we’ll see scalpers move on and big box retailer pricing go down, which means better deals for trainers like you.

The Phantasmal Flames Booster Box is currently below market value on Amazon at $299.99, compared to TCGplayer’s current market value of $309.81. It’s still over MSRP, but getting products below market value right now is the best we’re going to get outside of aforementioned preorders.

Phantasmal Flames focuses in on Mega Charizard X with a standard ex, Secret Art Rare, and Gold Hyper Rare. Other Mega Pokémon have made the SIR cut such as Mega Lopunny ex and normal Pokémon such as Rotom ex. It’s off to a flying start thanks to people getting good pull rates and seeing more stock availability than in the Scarlet and Violet era

Most valuable Mega Evolution Pokémon cards

With Phantasmal Flames out in the wild, single cards are already on sale. If you’ve already ripped open your preorders and are still looking for the cards below, it’s probably going to save you money long term just buying the cards you need. Here’s the current market values and where you can buy them right now:

1. Mega Charizard X ex – 125/094
   Near Mint Holofoil: $809.99
   Market price: $783.68
   Most recent sale: $750

2. Mega Charizard X ex – 130/094
   Near Mint Holofoil: $649.95
   Market price: $641.73
   Most recent sale: $625

3. Mega Charizard X ex – 109/094
   Near Mint Holofoil: $84
   Market price: $55.40
   Most recent sale: $54.98

4. Mega Lopunny ex – 128/094
   Near Mint Holofoil: $58.02
   Market price: $44.58
   Most recent sale: $42.19

5. Mega Sharpedo ex – 127/094
   Near Mint Holofoil: $88.99
   Market price: $44.65
   Most recent sale: $41.23