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The expansion contains over 135 cards, including 35-plus special illustrations, and is led by Mega Rayquaza ex alongside Mega Golurk, Malamar and Golisopod ex cards.
Early Storm Emeralda sales put Japanese Mega Rayquaza ex above $700, while Delta Reign’s other likely chases face a steep value drop-off before its November 6 release.
Aarune’s plush-style SIR, illustrated by Shimaris Yukichi, searches the deck for three Supporter or Stadium cards and supports Delta Reign’s split Legendary Stadiums.
Tate & Liza’s Training draws two cards and returns to hand when a Legendary Stadium is in play, but consuming the turn’s sole Supporter play makes it competitively weak.
Tayu’s embroidered female Nidoran debuts in Delta Reign on November 6, following the artist’s runner-up Feraligatr entry in the 2024 Pokémon illustration contest.
The new Mega Rayquaza ex SIR draws mixed reactions as the author argues dense, textured chase-card art—also seen on Mega Darkrai ex—is becoming visually repetitive.
Mega Rayquaza ex’s SAR is Kazuki Minami’s first published card after jointly winning the 2024 Illustration Contest with a sleepy Pikachu design; Japanese Storm Emeralda openings exposed the artwork early.
Four Mega Rayquaza ex rarities—including an expected top-chase SIR—are previewed before Delta Reign arrives November 6; Japan’s Storm Emeralda releases July 31.
Storm Emeralda leaks revealed Delta Reign secret rares led by Mega Rayquaza ex SIR 110/076, ahead of the Japanese set’s July 31 launch and Delta Reign’s November 6 release.
Fan-posted secret rares are surfacing ahead of Storm Emeralda’s July 31 Japanese release; its cards will reach English players in Delta Reign on November 6.
Storm Emeralda launches July 31, three months before Delta Reign on November 6. After Mega Darkrai ex fell from roughly $500 following its Japanese debut, collectors are advised to avoid first-week prices.
Combee, Spinarak and Masquerain raise the Bug Out deck limit from four cards to 16, enabling Sizzlipede’s attack to reach its 350-damage cap, though the strategy remains fragile.
Storm Emeralda’s 76-card main list previews common cards expected in Delta Reign’s November U.S. release, including Delicious Rice Balls, Drowzee, Kecleon and Growlithe.
The 76-card main set includes single-prize Kyogre and Groudon built around Legendary Stadiums, plus Mega Golurk, Jellicent and Heat Rotom ex; SIR and IR artwork remains unrevealed.
All four cards share Incarnate Union, which removes Colorless attack costs when the quartet is in play. Storm Emeralda launches July 31, followed by Delta Reign on November 6.
Mega Golisopod ex is a 340-HP Grass Pokémon with a 220-damage Finishing Blow, while Wishiwashi ex heals 50 damage per turn. Storm Emeralda launches July 31, followed by Delta Reign on November 6.
Mega Malamar ex has 320 HP and can deal up to 350 damage based on the opponent’s Benched Pokémon, with a new Sableye designed to help fill that Bench.
Mega Malamar ex is a 320-HP Darkness Pokémon whose Psychic Marionettes attack scales with the opponent’s Bench. Storm Emeralda launches July 31, followed by Delta Reign on November 6.
Creatures filed the Japanese trademark “Could it be that you’re Team Rocket?” on June 11 under class 28, though the writer suspects it may be a social-deduction game rather than a TCG set.