Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare and More “Obsidian Flames” Cards Revealed!

[Water Pokémon Master]

Pokemon.com has revealed more cards from Obsidian Flames, including a Ryme full art and the Special Illustration Rare of Charizard ex!
Update (7/13): The cards have been deleted. TPCi may have revealed them too early by accident.

This is one of the rare times the English TCG is revealing cards from a set before Japan; Ruler of the Black Flame releases in Japan next week, but its marketing has been relatively tame. This is probably because...

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[Jaxlax21]

 

[Digg07]

Wow that's awesome

 

[Yaginku]

There is a non-zero chance the world is on the bring of tragedy and the only thing keeping danger at bay is TCPi revealing a new Charizard card every two weeks.

 

[Digg07]

Fingers crossed for Scizor art rare!

 

[FireLizard]

The new Ryme card: *is basically a Boss' Orders plus drawing cards*
Me:
(I love-hate these kind of cards)

 

[RogueMike95]

The new Ryme card: *is basically a Boss' Orders plus drawing cards*
Me:
(I love-hate these kind of cards)
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It’s not Boss. The opponent picks the new active.

 

[Nyora]

Glimmora ex
Boss Baxcalibur
Poisonous Gem

 

[Yaginku]

The new Ryme card: *is basically a Boss' Orders plus drawing cards*
Me:
(I love-hate these kind of cards)
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Not really, it's basically an Escape Rope.

 

[promolando]

ZAMN ZADDY

 

[PokeNoob1]

The new Ryme card: *is basically a Boss' Orders plus drawing cards*
Me:
(I love-hate these kind of cards)
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Wrong. Bosses order is better as you get to choose the benched pokemon.

 

[chris.n7]

I think it looks horrible. Not a fan of Tera Pokemon in general.

 

[Platinum Espresso]

That Charizard looks like it'd be really pretty with texturing. One of those that looks better in person than in scans, like amazing rares were

 

[TheRainmaker]

Glimmora ex is kinda cool, but I'd honestly rather just use Avery or Collapsed Stadium most of the time (and in Expanded Roadblock Sudowoodo or Parallel City). At least it is somewhat playable though, with a good ability and passable attack, and not complete filler.

 

[machamps_fifth_hand]

WHERE TF ARE JAPANESE REVEALS AT LIKE?!!!

 

[legendaryBJ]

This is just the illustration rare right? So that garbage looking gold zard that popped up online could still be thing?

 

[PokeNoob1]

This is just the illustration rare right? So that garbage looking gold zard that popped up online could still be thing?

That is real. I’ve seen a few cards that haven’t been spoiled on Reddit or discord yet too ?

 

[jdubs4lief]

As it is my first time seeing all of these, time to give my competitive thoughts.

Glimmora ex has REALLY good counterplay against Lost Box. Limiting them to 2 Comfey, Radiant Greninja, and either a third Comfey, Manaphy, or sweeper hinders them a lot.

Scizor also can be a good Lost Box counter, considering almost every 'mon they play has an ability.

Mawile could be better, but decent one-of to slow down Lugia VSTAR (or I guess Gardevoir ex because Reversal Energy) just doesn't seem great.

Ryme has potential. If Gardevoir ex runs Worker, they'll find room to play that.

Charizard. Ooohhh man, I want it to be good, but the fact that it's Stage 2 makes me hesitate. It's fine as a late game or early Gardevoir sweeper, but other than that I don't see it having much competitive staying power. Cool art though, probably gonna settle at a solid $50.

 

[Devinmon]

That is real. I’ve seen a few cards that haven’t been spoiled on Reddit or discord yet too

You mean those 3 unrevealed cards months ago rights? Saw them too

 

[PokeNoob1]

You mean those 3 unrevealed cards months ago rights? Saw them too

Not those three English cards lol everyone knows of them