Flashfire

With most cards concentrated in common and uncommon slots, Flashfire offers plenty of accessible collecting alongside a smaller tier of ultra and secret rares. The most valuable card is M Charizard-EX (xy2-108), which can shape the set’s upper-end chase without defining the full experience.

Released: May 2014
Cards: 106 printed
Illustrators: 35
Top card: M Charizard-EX $653
Series: XY
Era: XY era

80 unique Pokémon 94 Pokémon · 16 Trainer Average market $16.79

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§ 02 — About Flashfire

A look inside the set.

Flashfire presents a tightly structured 110-card collection with 94 Pokémon cards and 16 Trainers, and no Energy cards in the set list. Its rarity profile is wide—commons and uncommons form the base, while holos, EX, ultra rares, and a small group of secret rares add peaks. Across the set, the dominant look is cartoonish and colorful, with a strong preference for balanced, focused layouts that keep subjects readable even when scenes turn action-driven.

The visual conversation is anchored by multiple Charizard appearances, including M Charizard-EX (xy2-107) and M Charizard-EX (xy2-108), which sit among the set’s clearest art highlights. Much of the finish comes from digital and 3D-render approaches, with energetic moods and high-contrast color doing the heavy lifting. 5ban Graphics is the most present illustrator, supported by recurring work from Masakazu Fukuda, PLANETA, and Ryo Ueda, giving the set a cohesive, modern sheen across its variety of Pokémon.

I · Visual identity

Flashfire’s visual identity is built on vibrant, often contrasting color and a generally warm, upbeat mood. Compositions skew balanced and subject-forward—simple staging, clear silhouettes, and frequent action cues—while digital polish and occasional 3D-render texture keep the presentation crisp and contemporary.

II · Illustrators

5ban Graphics accounts for a large share of the set’s imagery, establishing much of its digital, high-saturation look. Masakazu Fukuda, PLANETA, and Ryo Ueda appear repeatedly as well, adding variety in linework and dynamism while staying aligned with the set’s clean, focused presentation.

§ 03 — Featured