Meowth - ME02: Phantasmal Flames (PFL)

The Meowth Illustration Rare (#106/094) from ME02: Phantasmal Flames (PFL) is the breakout art card of the Mega Evolution era — and its popularity has nothing to do with hype cycles and everything to do with craft. Artist Uninori painted Meowth perched on a tree branch above a forest, with the unmistakable rooftop geometry of Kanto's Cerulean City sitting in the distant background — the exact area where Meowth roams as a wild encounter in Pokémon Red & Blue. Gen 1 veterans clocked the reference immediately, and it spread fast.

Phantasmal Flames — the second set in the Mega Evolution series, released November 14, 2025 — carries 130 cards and 36 secret rares, headlined by Mega Charizard X ex, Mega Gengar, and Mega Heracross ex. This Meowth IR at 106/094 sits among only 13 Illustration Rares in the full set, making it a genuine pull and a required card for any master-set build.

• Rarity: Illustration Rare (IR) — full-art holo finish
• Illustrator: Uninori
• Set: ME02: Phantasmal Flames (PFL), November 2025
• Market comps (raw NM): Recent sales consistently land in the $17–$25 range; PSA 9 slabs have moved between $50–$70, with a CGC 10 fetching $130

In spring 2026 this card logged close to 300 TCGPlayer sales in a single day — an extraordinary volume for an Illustration Rare with no premium rarity tier attached. That velocity is collector demand, not flipper noise. A clean raw copy belongs in every Phantasmal Flames binder; a gem-grade slab of this Kanto callback is the move for anyone serious about the Mega Evolution run.

Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.