Pullorax Set File № 037 SV3 / JA / 2023
Set filePokémon · Expansion Pack

Ruler of theBlack Flame

Darkness-type Charizard ex — the first Terastal Pokémon printed off its own type.

  • 30 × 5packs × cards
  • 141108 + 33 secret
  • 28 Jul 2023Japan release
  • 7 minread
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01 · What is this set

Thirty packs, five cards, one hundred and forty-one cards in the set

Ruler of the Black Flame (黒炎の支配者, SV3) is a Japanese expansion pack in the Scarlet & Violet series, released on 28 July 2023. Each pack holds 5 cards and a box holds 30 packs.

Of the set’s 141 cards, 108 are numbered and 33 sit beyond the main list: 12 AR, 12 SR, 6 SAR and 3 UR. What you buy here is the Japanese print, on Japanese card stock, in the 30-pack box shown above.

Charizard ex SAR 134/108 — Ruler of the Black Flame (SV3), Japanese Pokémon card, illus. AKIRA EGAWA
Illus. AKIRA EGAWA

02 · The story

“The supreme treasure of darkness — Charizard ex appears”

悪の至宝、リザードンex登場！ — the official line names the card, and the official concept explains why it matters: this is the set where Terastal Pokémon are printed with a type different from their own, for the first time. Charizard, a Fire Pokémon, is printed here as a Darkness-type Terastal Pokémon ex.

The official page says the point of the change is to make hitting weakness an active part of play again: a Pokémon you expect to resist Water now takes double from Grass, and deck-building has to answer for it. Eight more Pokémon ex sit in the main list — Tyranitar, Pidgeot, Revavroom, Glimmora, Vespiquen, Eiscue and Absol among them — and beyond the numbering Charizard ex returns as a Special Art Rare by AKIRA EGAWA and as the gold Ultra Rare, with Geeta, Poppy, Ortega and Ryme as the Trainers.

03 · The chase

THE HITS.

Nine cards from this set, in display order — not a ranking.

  1. Charizard ex UR 139/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Charizard ex

    № 139/108 · UR · Ultra Rare

    Illus. 5ban Graphics

    Charizard ex in gold — the card the set is named for.

  2. Charizard ex SAR 134/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Charizard ex

    № 134/108 · SAR · Special Art Rare

    Illus. AKIRA EGAWA

    Charizard ex by AKIRA EGAWA — the card on this page’s cover.

  3. Pidgeot ex SAR 136/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Pidgeot ex

    № 136/108 · SAR · Special Art Rare

    Illus. Jerky

    Pidgeot ex by Jerky, who also drew the Pidgey and Pidgeotto Art Rares.

  4. Revavroom ex SAR 135/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Revavroom ex

    № 135/108 · SAR · Special Art Rare

    Illus. Souichirou Gunjima

    Revavroom ex by Souichirou Gunjima.

  5. Eiscue ex SAR 133/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Eiscue ex

    № 133/108 · SAR · Special Art Rare

    Illus. Toshinao Aoki

    Eiscue ex by Toshinao Aoki.

  6. Geeta SAR 137/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Geeta

    № 137/108 · SAR · Special Art Rare

    Illus. DOM

    Geeta by DOM, one of the set’s two trainer Special Art Rares.

  7. Poppy SAR 138/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Poppy

    № 138/108 · SAR · Special Art Rare

    Illus. Ryota Murayama

    Poppy by Ryota Murayama, the other one.

  8. Artazon UR 140/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Artazon

    № 140/108 · UR · Ultra Rare

    Illus. Oswaldo KATO

    Artazon in gold, by Oswaldo KATO.

  9. Charizard ex SR 125/108 – Ruler of the Black Flame

    Charizard ex

    № 125/108 · SR · Super Rare

    Illus. 5ban Graphics

    Charizard ex in Super Rare, by 5ban Graphics.

SV3 · Japanese print · 30 packs · 5 cards per pack · 141 cards in the set Set File № 037
Ruler of the Black Flame SV3 Japanese Pokémon Booster Box

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05 · Set facts

How a box breaks down

  • Per box30 × 530 packs × 5 cards · 150 cards per box
  • Main set108numbered cards in the set list
  • Secret33secret rares · 141 cards in the set list
  • LanguageJAJapanese edition
Japan release
28 Jul 2023
Set code
SV3
Product
Booster Box
Secret rares by rarity
AR ×12SR ×12SAR ×6UR ×3

06 · Card list

Full card list · 141

Every card, as numbered in Japan. Japanese names as printed; English names where the card also exists in the English game.

Secret rares · 109–141
№CardRarityIllustrator
109 Gloom AR Masako Tomii
110 Ninetales AR SIE NANAHARA
111 Palafin AR Akira Komayama
112 Bellibolt AR KEIICHIRO ITO
113 Cleffa AR HYOGONOSUKE
114 Larvitar AR Miki Tanaka
115 Houndour AR KYUPIYAMA
116 Scizor AR Oku
117 Varoom AR Souichirou Gunjima
118 Pidgey AR Jerky
119 Pidgeotto AR Jerky
120 Lechonk AR Narumi Sato
121 Eiscue ex SR 5ban Graphics
122 Tyranitar ex SR 5ban Graphics
123 Vespiquen ex SR 5ban Graphics
124 Glimmora ex SR 5ban Graphics
125 Charizard ex SR 5ban Graphics
126 Absol ex SR PLANETA Mochizuki
127 Revavroom ex SR takuyoa
128 Pidgeot ex SR takuyoa
129 Geeta SR kirisAki
130 Ortega SR Naoki Saito
131 Poppy SR yuu
132 Ryme SR nagimiso
133 Eiscue ex SAR Toshinao Aoki
134 Charizard ex SAR AKIRA EGAWA
135 Revavroom ex SAR Souichirou Gunjima
136 Pidgeot ex SAR Jerky
137 Geeta SAR DOM
138 Poppy SAR Ryota Murayama
139 Charizard ex UR 5ban Graphics
140 Artazon UR Oswaldo KATO
141 Basic Fire Energy UR
Main set · 1–108
№CardRarityIllustrator
1 Oddish regular Midori Harada
2 Gloom regular Haru Akasaka
3 Bellossom regular sui
4 Scyther regular Shin Nagasawa
5 Shuckle regular Kurata So
6 Combee regular HYOGONOSUKE
7 Phantump regular Narumi Sato
8 Trevenant regular Anesaki Dynamic
9 Capsakid regular Shin Nagasawa
10 Capsakid regular Pani Kobayashi
11 Scovillain regular kodama
12 Charmander regular DOM
13 Charmeleon regular Ryota Murayama
14 Vulpix regular 0313
15 Ninetales regular Yoshioka
16 Entei regular toriyufu
17 Darumaka regular Miki Tanaka
18 Darmanitan regular Yuya Oka
19 Heatmor regular otumami
20 Eiscue ex regular 5ban Graphics
21 Carvanha regular Jerky
22 Sharpedo regular Tonji Matsuno
23 Tympole regular OKUBO
24 Palpitoad regular sowsow
25 Seismitoad regular Misa Tsutsui
26 Cubchoo regular Mizue
27 Beartic regular Misa Tsutsui
28 Cryogonal regular kirisAki
29 Finizen regular kodama
30 Finizen regular Kouki Saitou
31 Palafin regular Souichirou Gunjima
32 Tyranitar ex regular 5ban Graphics
33 Tynamo regular Kagemaru Himeno
34 Eelektrik regular Souichirou Gunjima
35 Eelektross regular Masakazu Fukuda
36 Thundurus regular GOSSAN
37 Toxel regular AKIRA EGAWA
38 Toxtricity regular Anesaki Dynamic
39 Tadbulb regular kirisAki
40 Tadbulb regular Shin Nagasawa
41 Bellibolt regular Toshinao Aoki
42 Cleffa regular kurumitsu
43 Togepi regular Natsumi Yoshida
44 Togetic regular Kyoko Umemoto
45 Togekiss regular Cona Nitanda
46 Espeon regular Cona Nitanda
47 Lunatone regular Tetsu Kayama
48 Solrock regular Tetsu Kayama
49 Baltoy regular Scav
50 Claydol regular Shigenori Negishi
51 Vespiquen ex regular 5ban Graphics
52 Greavard regular Shibuzoh.
53 Greavard regular Pani Kobayashi
54 Houndstone regular Saya Tsuruta
55 Larvitar regular KYUPIYAMA
56 Pupitar regular Souichirou Gunjima
57 Nosepass regular Nobuhiro Imagawa
58 Bonsly regular Mizue
59 Stunfisk regular Sumiyoshi Kizuki
60 Diggersby regular SATOSHI NAKAI
61 Rockruff regular Jerky
62 Lycanroc regular Mitsuhiro Arita
63 Glimmet regular Sanosuke Sakuma
64 Glimmet regular GIDORA
65 Glimmora ex regular 5ban Graphics
66 Charizard ex regular 5ban Graphics
67 Paldean Wooper regular kirisAki
68 Paldean Wooper regular Pani Kobayashi
69 Paldean Clodsire regular Shin Nagasawa
70 Umbreon regular rika
71 Houndour regular Scav
72 Houndoom regular Haru Akasaka
73 Absol ex regular Nisota Niso
74 Darkrai regular Bun Toujo
75 Inkay regular Kedamahadaitai Yawarakai
76 Malamar regular Nelnal
77 Scizor regular otumami
78 Mawile regular sowsow
79 Probopass regular takuyoa
80 Pawniard regular Hitoshi Ariga
81 Bisharp regular GIDORA
82 Kingambit regular Ryota Murayama
83 Varoom regular Kouki Saitou
84 Varoom regular Saya Tsuruta
85 Revavroom ex regular takuyoa
86 Altaria regular kurumitsu
87 Pidgey regular Naoyo Kimura
88 Pidgeotto regular Kariya
89 Pidgeot ex regular takuyoa
90 Kangaskhan regular Yuya Oka
91 Eevee regular ryoma uratsuka
92 Zigzagoon regular Kagemaru Himeno
93 Linoone regular Nagomi Nijo
94 Swablu regular Oswaldo KATO
95 Bunnelby regular Lee HyunJung
96 Lechonk regular HYOGONOSUKE
97 Lechonk regular Tomokazu Komiya
98 Oinkologne regular Akira Komayama
99 Flamigo regular Hiroki Asanuma
100 Letter of Encouragement regular Toyste Beach
101 Patrol Cap regular Toyste Beach
102 Vengeful Punch regular Ayaka Yoshida
103 Geeta regular kirisAki
104 Ortega regular Naoki Saito
105 Poppy regular yuu
106 Ryme regular nagimiso
107 Town Store regular Oswaldo KATO
108 Pokémon League Headquarters regular Oswaldo KATO

07 · The illustrators

Who painted this set

Charizard ex UR 139/108 – illustrated by 5ban Graphics

Featured artist

5ban Graphics

11 cards in this set · the gold Charizard

Pidgeot ex SAR 136/108 – illustrated by Jerky

Jerky

5 cards in this set

Eiscue ex SAR 133/108 – illustrated by Toshinao Aoki

Toshinao Aoki

2 cards in this set

Geeta SAR 137/108 – illustrated by DOM

DOM

2 cards in this set

Poppy SAR 138/108 – illustrated by Ryota Murayama

Ryota Murayama

3 cards in this set

Names as credited on the cards.

09 · Questions

Before you open one

Is this the Japanese or the English set?
Japanese. Ruler of the Black Flame (黒炎の支配者, SV3) is the Japanese expansion pack released on 28 July 2023. The English version of this set is Obsidian Flames, released on 11 August 2023.
Why is Charizard a Darkness-type card here?
Because this is the set where Terastal Pokémon are first printed with a type different from their own. Charizard is a Fire Pokémon; as a Terastal Pokémon ex it is printed here as Darkness type, which changes what it is weak to and what it can hit for double.
Are there ACE SPEC cards in this set?
No. ACE SPEC returned to the Japanese game in January 2024, with Wild Force (SV5K) and Cyber Judge (SV5M). Ruler of the Black Flame, from July 2023, has none.
How many cards are in a box?
30 packs × 5 cards = 150 cards. The set list itself has 141 cards (108 numbered + 33 beyond the list); a box does not contain the full set.
What does “sealed, never resealed” mean?
The box arrives in the original Japanese factory shrink film, as it left the manufacturer. We do not open or re-wrap boxes.
Is there a version without shrink film?
When a no-shrink option exists for a set, it appears as a separate choice on the product page, photographed as it ships.
Do you ship to Germany and France?
Yes. Every parcel ships tracked with FedEx. Shipping is calculated at checkout from the destination and the weight of your cart.
Who pays import duties?
The buyer. Prices do not include import duties or taxes; your carrier may bill them before or after delivery. Check your country’s rules before ordering.

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