Your First Look at the Mega Charizard X Ultra Premium Collection

The release of the Pokémon set Phantasmal Flames in November will be celebrated with a firestorm of exciting contents in the new Pokémon Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection. This Premium set will release in December right after as the newer set and is designed to celebrate one of the most iconic and ferocious Pokémon of all time in one of its best Mega evolution forms. Most important, the quality of the accessories featured in it and the great collection of Booster packs included is destined to set a new benchmark for all future Ultra Premium Collections.

What makes this Mega Charizard Ultra Premium Collection special? First, Pokémon Ultra Premium Collection are quite a rare product with the first one being released in 2019 as part of the Hidden Fates set. Additionally, this special type of box set features usually a large number of booster packs, exclusive promo cards, and a variety of accessories including sleeves, deck boxes, metallic coins. These combination of premium items and boosters packs wrapped-up in a super thematic box is what makes a Ultra Premium Collection an amazing product in general. Are you curious to know what's inside the Mega Charizard Ultra Premium Collection that makes it so special? Let's review it together...

Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection: contents

The new Ultra Premium Collection will release as mentioned in December and it will include:

• 2 foil promo cards (Mega Charizard X ex and Oricorio ex);
• 65 card sleeves, 1 Playmat and 1 Deck Box featuring the same art of Mega Charizard X ex promo card;
• 1 metal coin (also featuring Mega Charizard X) and 6 damage-counter dice;
• 18 Pokémon TCG booster packs.

As obvious, this Premium Collection is focused on Mega Charizard X, one of the two alternate Mega evolution of the beloved Pokémon Charizard. Basing on its Pokédex entry, we know that this particular evolution is characterized by an “overwhelming power that fills its entire body causing it to turn black and create intense blue flames”. In terms of gaming, this means that Mega Charizard X is a very strong opponent with a higher attach then its other Mega Evolution.

The amazing attack power of this Pokémon is perfectly reflected in the “Inferno X”, the main attack of Mega Charizard X ex Foil promo card. This attack requires only two Fire energy but it can deal 90 damages for every energy discarded among all the Player Pokémons. Inferno X can therefore easily build-up enough damage to knock-out any Pokémon as far as there is a steady supply of energy cards.

Oricorio ex, the second foil promo of the set, can help keeping Charizard's fire burning with its ability “Excited Turbo” that allows the Player to attach a Basic Fire Energy card from hand to one of their benched Fire Pokémon. Ethan's Oh-Oh/Typhlosion engine can also be a very way to support and benefit from Mega Charizard X ex.

The other very exciting aspect of the Ultra Premium Collection is the large amount of Booster Packs and the cards that can be potentially pulled from them. In fact, it has been recently confirmed that the 18 packs in the Collection will include 4 Destined Rivals, 4 Mega Evolutions, 4 Phantasmal Flames, 4 Journey Together and 2 Surging Sparks. Almost all these Booster Packs are quite relevant for both Collectors and Players alike and are a great opportunity to pull some great chase cards or to finish your set collection. The Phantasmal Flames packs in particular are very welcome considering the set releases on the same day of the Premium Collection and I personally appreciate they have been added too.  

How can I secure my copy of this product?

Overall, I think Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection will definitely be an amazing product for any Pokémon fan. The Mega Charizard X ex artwork illustrated by Saboteri in the Collection is as gorgeous as fun with its cartoonish finish and it stands out on both the card itself as well as the accessories included in the set. The Mega Charizard card also has a very good playability as well as the other promo Oricorio and the cards that can be pulled from the 18 Booster packs featured in this product. This is particularly true considering both Mega Evolutions and Phantasmal Flames are included among them!

As we approach the festive season, I think the Ultra Premium Collection would also make a perfect gift to warm up the cold winter days of any Charizard fan although managing to secure your copy may not be easy. We all know that Pokémon releases have become more and more popular recently leading to product shortages and frustration among the fans. However, the Pokémon Company seems to have finally listened to the players and decided to print three times more product for this set meaning that it should be easier to secure your copy of Pokémon Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection. The pre-order process at Magic Madhouse will definitely be a great way to ensure you can purchase you most sought-after product and you should always remember to use the “notify me when available” functionality that can be very handy for this type of products in high demand.