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Amazon’s eight-pack Mega Evolution lot costs $74.45, saving $28.27 versus buying eight individual packs at $12.84 each; the lot contains 80 cards.
Amazon lists the Mega Meganium ex Box at $68.99, an 11% discount, while TCGplayer offers unopened copies from $53.68; each box includes two promos and four Ascended Heroes packs.
Chaos Rising arrives May 22, 2026, led by Mega Greninja ex and a three-card connected panorama. Products include 36-pack booster boxes and ETBs with a Fennekin Illustration Rare promo.
A 55-pack sample yielded 14 ex cards, four full-art ex cards and no Special Illustration Rare ex cards ahead of Chaos Rising’s May 22 release.
Collectors can pick up Chaos Rising preorders, open and trade packs at participating GameStop stores, with attendees entered to win three free PSA submissions.
Amazon lists the six-pack Chaos Rising Booster Bundle at $60.98, nearly $30 below six individual packs; Walmart asks $64.99, while TCGplayer presales start at $54.52.
Amazon’s six-pack Perfect Order Booster Bundle costs $46.95, or $7.83 per pack, while Walmart lists it for $42.95 and TCGplayer starts at $35.99 before shipping.
Participating GameStop stores will open at midnight ahead of the May 22 worldwide release, which includes booster packs, ETBs and collections; TCG Live access begins May 21.
Amazon lists the Chaos Rising Build and Battle Box at $79.94, 11% below its $89.99 list price, while TCGplayer listings start at $56.84 and Walmart offers it for $64.99.
Amazon’s May 18 preorder is $5 below list and $1.70 under TCGplayer’s market price; the May 22 box includes a Mega Zygarde ex promo and eight booster packs.
Chaos Rising contains 122 cards and reaches full release May 22, with illustration rares and connected evolution-line artwork positioned as its main collectible appeal.
Hareruya 2’s Omiya store will cut corners from MEGA Dream ex packs after purchase and limit designated sales to customers aged 15 or younger to deter resale.
Hareruya 2’s Omiya branch in Saitama is cutting the tops off Mega Dream ex packs at checkout, destroying their sealed resale appeal while leaving the cards intact.
Some Japanese retailers are cutting booster-pack corners to reduce sealed resale value while leaving the cards intact; commenters also report stores breaking ETB seals.
Amazon’s preorder is $113.97, while Walmart offers $109.77 and TCGplayer listings start at $102.79; the nine-pack ETB arrives after the set’s May 22 release.
Amazon lists the box at $69.86, a 15% discount, but TCGplayer sellers offer it from $53.99. It contains four Ascended Heroes packs plus standard and oversize Mega Feraligatr ex promos.
The 122-card set launches May 22 with five Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, six special illustration rares and products ranging from four-pack Build & Battle Boxes to 36-pack displays.
From 55 preview packs, the reviewer pulled three SIRs and one Mega Hyper Rare, including both chase Mega Greninja ex cards. The 208-card set has just two major chases, and the sample hints at softer resale values.
The 36-pack box costs $244.77 with free shipping, $20.33 below TCGplayer’s market price, and is expected by May 29 after the set’s May 22 release.
The 36-pack box costs about $6.80 per pack, with free shipping and delivery expected by May 29—$20.33 below TCGplayer’s market price.