The cardSVI 194 · MEW 206 · MEG 130 · PFL 123

Switch

Switch has appeared in several sets: Scarlet & Violet (SVI 194), 151 (MEW 206), Mega Evolution (MEG 130) and Phantasmal Flames (PFL 123). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

What the card itself says

Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.

Retreat cost0
SetPhantasmal Flames (PFL)

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT

  • It retreats for free. You can pull it back to the Bench whenever you like, even with no Energy on it at all.
  • Crustle runs it in 42 of the 46 lists we have read, seen across 35 different tournaments.
  • No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

What it costs

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Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Crustle42 of 4635MEG 130
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir39 of 4133MEG 130
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama36 of 4435MEG 130
Palafin ex33 of 3429MEG 130
Slowking32 of 3430MEG 130
Hop's Zacian ex28 of 3228MEG 130
Mega Camerupt ex27 of 2826MEG 130
Blaziken / N's Zoroark ex25 of 2520MEG 130
Flareon ex / Noctowl25 of 2822MEG 130
Greninja ex24 of 3722MEG 130
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik24 of 3423MEG 130
Azumarill23 of 3121MEG 130
Hop's Trevenant23 of 3322MEG 130
Mega Starmie ex20 of 3518MEG 130
Ethan's Magcargo19 of 2118MEG 130
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant19 of 3616MEG 130
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex18 of 2315MEG 130
mamoswine-ex18 of 2118MEG 130
Festival Lead17 of 2714MEG 130
Raging Bolt ex16 of 3715MEG 130
blissey-ex15 of 1814MEG 130
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex15 of 1915MEG 130
mega-zygarde-ex15 of 1715MEG 130
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom15 of 2815MEG 130
Cynthia's Garchomp ex14 of 3014MEG 130
yanmega-ex14 of 2411MEG 130
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce13 of 2213MEG 130
bronzong-tef13 of 2513MEG 130
other13 of 3713MEG 130
Joltik12 of 2212MEG 130
Steven's Metagross ex12 of 3511MEG 130
Terapagos ex / Noctowl12 of 1712MEG 130
Dhelmise11 of 3511MEG 130
doublade-por11 of 2411MEG 130
Mega Charizard X ex11 of 3810MEG 130
Paldean Tauros11 of 1511MEG 130
Mega Excadrill ex10 of 2610MEG 130
Metagross10 of 349MEG 130
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass9 of 369MEG 130
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir8 of 378MEG 130
iron-thorns-ex8 of 298MEG 130
Seaking8 of 348MEG 130
Blaziken ex7 of 207MEG 130
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce7 of 517MEG 130
Mega Greninja ex7 of 307MEG 130
Mega Lucario ex7 of 357MEG 130
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone7 of 287MEG 130
Dudunsparce6 of 226MEG 130
eelektrik-blk6 of 206MEG 130
mega-lopunny-ex6 of 136MEG 130
Mega Venusaur ex6 of 296MEG 130
rocket-nidoking-ex6 of 226MEG 130
Wailord ex6 of 266MEG 130
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle6 of 206MEG 130
Mega Feraligatr ex5 of 215MEG 130
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium5 of 245MEG 130
Okidogi / Barbaracle5 of 355MEG 130
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir5 of 445MEG 130
Archaludon ex4 of 244MEG 130
Decidueye ex4 of 254MEG 130
Ethan's Typhlosion4 of 364MEG 130
Feraligatr4 of 134MEG 130
hydreigon-ex4 of 414MEG 130
mega-gengar-ex4 of 144MEG 130
mega-latias-ex4 of 84MEG 130
mega-sharpedo-ex4 of 84MEG 130
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex4 of 104MEG 130
Scizor ex4 of 124MEG 130
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity4 of 494MEG 130
Alakazam3 of 253MEG 130
Ceruledge ex3 of 333MEG 130
mega-darkrai-ex3 of 243MEG 130
mega-froslass-ex3 of 283MEG 130
Toxtricity3 of 293MEG 130
Alakazam / Dudunsparce2 of 332MEG 130
Beedrill ex2 of 272MEG 130
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce2 of 272MEG 130
N's Zoroark ex2 of 332MEG 130
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex2 of 342MEG 130
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex2 of 372MEG 130
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle2 of 62MEG 130
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex1 of 411MEG 130
Cinccino ex1 of 281MEG 130
Dragapult ex1 of 341MEG 130
Dragapult ex / Froslass1 of 211MEG 130
Erika's Victreebel1 of 221MEG 130
Flygon ex1 of 101MEG 130
Froslass / Munkidori1 of 301MEG 130
Gengar ex1 of 171MEG 130
Iono's Bellibolt ex1 of 241MEG 130
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir1 of 241MEG 130
Lillie's Clefairy ex1 of 301MEG 130
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex1 of 291MEG 130
Mega Absol ex1 of 211MEG 130
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Arboliva ex1 of 551MEG 130
Sylveon1 of 181MEG 130
Toucannon1 of 231MEG 130
Wailord ex1 of 201MEG 130

When it came out

Phantasmal Flames landed here on 14 November 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 26 September 2025, under the code M2. That is 49 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

Where to find it

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