Pokemon X & Y Trading Card Game: TCG Expansion ‘Flashfire’ Out in May

The Pokémon X & Y Trading Card Game gets a new expansion pack, and it’s set to hit stores on May 7.
Pokemon X & Y Trading Card Game: TCG Expansion ‘Flashfire’ Out in May
3/31/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

The Pokémon X & Y Trading Card Game gets a new expansion pack, and it’s set to hit stores on May 7.

The “Flashfire” expansion will include more than a 100 new cards, which will be available via booster packs and theme decks.

Here are some details of the expansion from the press release.

- Three new Mega Evolution Pokémon — The expansion features two powerful versions of Mega Charizard-EX (a Dragon-type Mega Charizard X and a Fire-type Mega Charizard Y), in addition to Mega Kangaskhan-EX.

- Five new Pokémon-EX cards and four new full-art Pokémon-EX rare Ultra cards — New Pokémon-EX cards include Charizard-EX (two versions), Toxicroak-EX, Magnezone-EX, and Kangaskhan-EX.

- New Pokémon — Over 25 Pokémon from the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games appear in this set, in addition to 15 Pokémon that appear in the Pokémon TCG for the very first time.

- 15 new Trainer cards including three new full-art rare Ultra Trainer cards — New Trainer cards bring increased depth and player strategy to competitive battles.

- Booster Packs — Packs of 10 additional cards selected from the expansion will be available.

- Theme decks — 60-card preconstructed decks are designed to introduce players to the Pokémon TCG by enabling them to play right away.

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Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.