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As of 15 October 2026. Mega Evolution Delta Reign (ME06) releases on 6 November 2026. Prerelease events start on 24 October at participating stores. The set has more than 135 cards, brings back Mega Rayquaza ex and adds a new card family: Legendary Stadiums.
Delta Reign takes Storm Emeralda (M6), released in Japan on 31 July 2026, and adds the cards from three Japanese starter decks: Eevee ex, Zoroark ex and Meowscarada ex. The Japanese Storm Emeralda cards are already on the market, three months ahead of the English and French versions.
Release date and prerelease events
Delta Reign hits stores on 6 November 2026. The digital version is playable in Pokémon TCG Live from 5 November.
Prerelease events run from 24 October to 1 November at participating Play! Pokémon stores. The format differs from regular play: a 40-card deck and 4 Prize cards, instead of 60 and 6.
The first product available is the Build & Battle Box, on sale from 24 October at those same stores. It contains 4 Delta Reign booster packs, a ready-to-play 40-card deck and one foil promo card, out of 4 possible depending on the box. Booster packs, the Elite Trainer Box and collections follow on 6 November. No French retail price has been published yet.
Mega Rayquaza ex, and three more Mega Evolutions
Mega Rayquaza returns to the TCG for the first time since XY Ancient Origins. It comes with three other Mega Evolution Pokémon ex: Mega Golurk ex, Mega Malamar ex and Mega Samurott ex.
The announced rarity breakdown:
- 4 Mega Evolution Pokémon ex and 6 Pokémon ex;
- 14 Pokémon at Illustration Rare;
- 17 Pokémon and Trainer cards at Ultra Rare;
- 6 Pokémon and Supporter cards at Special Illustration Rare.
Legendary Stadiums: two cards, one illustration
This is the set's real novelty. A Legendary Stadium is made of two Stadium cards that form one large illustration when placed side by side. In play, the two halves count as a single card. A booster pack that contains a Legendary Stadium always contains both halves.
Delta Reign has three of them, six cards in total. In the Japanese version, each one is tied to a Hoenn legendary: a lava cave for Groudon, an ocean trench for Kyogre and a summit for Rayquaza.
What the Japanese version already tells us
Storm Emeralda (M6) came out in Japan on 31 July 2026, in boxes of 30 packs of 5 cards. Its official price is ¥6,000, or ¥200 per pack. The box cannot be found at that price: in mid-October, the cheapest offers on the Japanese market sit around ¥10,000, about €56.
The Japanese set has 12 Art Rare (AR) cards, numbered 077 to 088. They include Growlithe, Magmortar, Kyogre, Electivire, Groudon, Altaria and Kecleon.
Mega Rayquaza ex comes in four versions there: the base card (058/076), a Super Rare (095/076), a Special Art Rare (110/076) and a gold Mega Ultra Rare (113/076), the most sought-after card in the set.
What the English and French versions add
Storm Emeralda has 113 cards: 76 in the main set and 37 secret rares. Delta Reign announces more than 135. The difference mainly comes from the Mega starter decks released in Japan, led by Eevee ex, Zoroark ex and Meowscarada ex, whose cards are folded into the international set. The full card list has not been published yet.
Note that numbering changes from one language to another. A card numbered 095/076 in Japanese will not carry that number in the English version.
Magmortar and Electivire, the pair to watch in tournaments
On the gameplay side, The Pokémon Company highlights the Magmortar and Electivire duo. The Magmortar promo card (MEP 112) has an Ability that attaches basic Fire or Lightning Energy to Magmortar or Electivire. Electivire's attack deals 60 damage for each Energy discarded. A Trainer card in the set searches the deck for one Lightning and one Fire Energy to fuel the whole engine.
Japanese or English?
Both versions share the same artwork. What changes: the language, the card back, the numbering and the release calendar. The Japanese version is available now; the English version arrives on 6 November.
We have some of the Japanese Storm Emeralda cards in stock:
- the complete set of 12 ARs (077 to 088);
- Mega Rayquaza ex SR 095/076, also as a bundle with its Legendary Stadium;
- Kyogre AR 080/076 and its bundle with the Legendary Stadium;
- Groudon AR 084/076 and its bundle with the Legendary Stadium;
- Kecleon AR 088/076;
- Magmortar AR 079/076 and Electivire AR 081/076;
- Mega Samurott ex SAR 107/076.
On the ground in Japan, finding booster packs or a box at the official price on release day is a challenge. The shops that do have stock mostly sell single cards, already priced at their market value.