Phantasmal Flames

Mega Heracross ex

PFLFR4· Double rare
Mega Heracross ex PFL 4

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
280
Type
Grass
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
2
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
I
Number
4/94
Set
Phantasmal FlamesPFLSet guide
Illustrated by
5ban Graphics

Its attacks

Juggernaut HornCorne Mastodonte

100+

If this Pokémon was damaged by an attack during your opponent's last turn, this attack does that much more damage.Si ce Pokémon a subi les dégâts d'une attaque pendant le dernier tour de votre adversaire, cette attaque inflige en plus ce montant-là de dégâts.

Mountain RammingPousse-Montagnes

170

Discard the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck.Défaussez les 2 cartes du dessus du deck de votre adversaire.

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.

  1. A strength

    280 HP. Only 5 cards in Phantasmal Flames carry more.

  2. A strength

    Yanmega ex runs it in 2 of the 27 lists we have read, seen across 2 different tournaments.

  3. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  4. A strength

    Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  5. Keep in mind

    It is a Mega Evolution ex, and that is the most expensive rule in the game. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 3 Prizes instead of one. They need six to win, so 2 knockouts on this card are enough. Send it out knowing that.

  6. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 914 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

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
Yanmega ex2 of 272PFL 4
Mega Venusaur ex1 of 381PFL 4
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium1 of 331PFL 4

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

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 27 Heracross cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Heracross card and its price