Pre-release guide · Updated October 4, 2026
Delta Reign: master set guide
Mega Rayquaza ex leads the sixth English Mega Evolution set. This guide covers what the master set will hold, which cards come only in specific products, and what to preorder now or buy after release. Confirmed facts and reported ones are labelled separately.
Releases November 6, 2026
Prerelease events run October 24 to November 1. The Build & Battle Box reaches general retail on November 20.
Delta Reign card list: every card revealed so far
Every English card shown so far, from official scans and press previews. The rest of the set list fills in as Pokemon reveals more cards and the presale listings sync.
43 cards revealed · 103 numbered before secrets · 0 listed for presale
- 003/103MasquerainCommon · Kazumasa YasukuniKazumasa Yasukuni
- 011/103Mega Golisopod exDouble Rare · 5ban Graphics5ban Graphics
- 012/103SprigatitoCommon
- 013/103FloragatoUncommon
- 014/103Meowscarada exDouble Rare
- 018/103GrowlitheCommon · TeeziroTeeziro
- 019/103ArcanineRare · Felicia ChenFelicia Chen
- 023/103Heat Rotom exDouble Rare · 5ban Graphics5ban Graphics
- 029/103Wishiwashi exDouble Rare · 5ban Graphics5ban Graphics
- 031/103ElectivireUncommon · hnclhncl
- 032/103JolteonUncommon
- 033/103Raikou exDouble Rare · aky CG Worksaky CG Works
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- 035/103ThundurusUncommon · Takumi WadaTakumi Wada
- 036/103PincurchinCommon · OKUBOOKUBO
- 047/103Mega Golurk exDouble Rare · 5ban Graphics5ban Graphics
- 053/103GroudonRare · Nisota NisoNisota Niso
- 054/103LandorusUncommon · OkuOku
- 055/103Nidoran ♀Common · tayutayu
- 058/103SpinarakCommon · ApiosApios
- 069/103Mega Malamar exDouble Rare · 5ban Graphics5ban Graphics
- 070/103MorpekoUncommon
- 071/103ZarudeCommon
- 072/103DruddigonUncommon · AKIRA EGAWAAKIRA EGAWA
- 075/103Kommo-oRare · Mitsuhiro AritaMitsuhiro Arita
- 078/103EeveeCommon
- 079/103DelibirdUncommon
- 084/103Mega Rayquaza exDouble Rare · takuyoatakuyoa
- 085/103TornadusUncommon · UtaUta
- 089/103AaruneUncommon · Sanosuke SakumaSanosuke Sakuma
- 090/103Adventure LanternUncommon · inose yukieinose yukie
- 093/103GrishamUncommon · Souichirou GunjimaSouichirou Gunjima
- 096/103Legendary SummitUncommon · nagimisonagimiso
- 097/103Legendary SummitUncommon · nagimisonagimiso
- 098/103Legendary Ocean TrenchUncommon · danciaodanciao
- 099/103Legendary Ocean TrenchUncommon · danciaodanciao
- 103/103Zinnia's TrustUncommon · GIDORAGIDORA
- 104/103MasquerainIllustration Rare · RENDREND
- 105/103SprigatitoIllustration Rare
- 106/103GrowlitheIllustration Rare · Yoshimoto YoshimonYoshimoto Yoshimon
- 109/103PincurchinIllustration Rare · Tetsu KayamaTetsu Kayama
- 114/103EeveeIllustration Rare · Hideki IshikawaHideki Ishikawa
- 115/103AzurillIllustration Rare · Narumi SatoNarumi Sato
- 136/103Raikou exSpecial Illustration Rare · OkuOku
What a Delta Reign Pokemon master set includes
Track five things separately: the numbered set, the secret rares, the reverse holos, the product promos and the Mega Rayquaza ex cards. The numbered set and the product promos are confirmed; the rest is reported or estimated.
The numbered set
Official English scans are numbered out of 103, ending with Zinnia's Trust at 103/103. The numbered set draws on Storm Emeralda's main set, Japan's three MEGA Starter Set ex decks and leftover Japanese Gym promos, and includes three Legendary Stadiums printed as two halves each.
Secret rares
Fourteen illustration rares, seventeen ultra rares and six Special Illustration Rares are reported, numbered from 104. Seven have been shown in English, including Raikou ex at 136/103. The gold Mega Rayquaza ex is not in these counts; see the open question.
Reverse holos
Perfect Order, Chaos Rising and Pitch Black each have one reverse holo per eligible card and no ball patterns. If Delta Reign follows them, every base card except the four Mega ex and six other Pokemon ex gets one, which is our estimate, not an announcement.
Product promos
Seven numbered promos: four Build & Battle promos, Spritzee, Seel and the ETB · Elite Trainer BoxA retail box with booster packs (usually nine), a promo card, sleeves, dice and Energy cards. Kyogre, plus the Pokemon Center-stamped Kyogre. All appear on official packaging or promo scans.
The Mega Rayquaza ex cards
Only the double rare (084/103) has been shown in English. Japan has three more: an ultra rare, a Special Art Rare by Kazuki Minami and a gold Mega Ultra Rare. If all three come over, the two rarest decide most of the set's budget.
140 or 141 cards?
UnannouncedTrackers report 140: 103 numbered cards plus 14 illustration rares, 17 ultra rares and 6 Special Illustration Rares. Pitch Black was announced with the same kind of breakdown, and the released set then added a gold Darkrai at 120/084 on top of it. If the gold Mega Rayquaza ex follows that pattern, it would be 141. Pokemon has said only "over 135 cards".
The sealed route to the known promos
Three products cover the regular Kyogre, the stamped Kyogre, Seel and Spritzee at US retail prices. A provisional plan built on announced products; the Build & Battle promos are random and best bought as singles.
Sealed retail floor
$79.48
This covers the Spritzee, Seel and Kyogre promos and the Pokemon Center-stamped Kyogre at US retail.
8
Promo variants
3
Product lines
Products in the route
Excludes the Build & Battle Box, whose promo is one of four at random. If you cannot get the Pokemon Center ETB, the regular Elite Trainer Box covers the unstamped Kyogre.
Prices and product lineups can change before release. Treat this total as a planning floor.
See what the planner will doWhat the secret rares will likely be
Secret rares expected from Storm Emeralda
ReportedJapanese illustration rares and Special Art Rares not yet shown in English, and the gold Mega Rayquaza ex. Expected in Delta Reign because the set is built from Storm Emeralda, but English names, numbers and rarities are not confirmed. The ultra rare list is left out because the Japanese and English counts differ and nobody has said which cards make the cut.
Delta Reign buying guide: every sealed product, ranked
Elite Trainer Box
Nine boosters and the full-art Kyogre promo, MEP · Mega Evolution PromoBlack Star promo numbering for the Mega Evolution era. These cards come in sealed products and at events, not in booster packs. 117. The promo is the Japanese illustration rare moved out of the packs. Also sleeves, Energy, dice, a coin, dividers and a code card.
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Pokemon Center Elite Trainer Box
Pokemon Center exclusive, preorder limit two. The packaging lists eleven boosters, the regular Kyogre promo and a second Kyogre with a Pokemon Center logo. Price not officially confirmed. Worth it at retail; not at presale resale prices.
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Booster Box
36 ten-card boosters in four wrapper arts: Mega Rayquaza, Mega Golisopod, Mega Golurk and Mega Malamar. The cheapest way to build the base set and reverse holos. Pokemon Center preorder limit is one.
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Booster Bundle
Six boosters and nothing else, at the same per-pack price as the booster box. A good top-up if a full box is too much.
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Three-Pack Blister (Seel)
Three boosters and the Seel promo, MEP · Mega Evolution PromoBlack Star promo numbering for the Mega Evolution era. These cards come in sealed products and at events, not in booster packs. 116. Buy one if you collect the promos; the packs are close to booster box value.
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Checklane Blister (Spritzee)
One booster, the Spritzee promo (MEP · Mega Evolution PromoBlack Star promo numbering for the Mega Evolution era. These cards come in sealed products and at events, not in booster packs. 115) and a coin. Price is the 16-unit display price divided per blister. TCGplayer spells it Spitzee.
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Premium Checklane Blister (Ampharos)
One Delta Reign booster, a Totodile coin and Mareep, Flaaffy and Ampharos cards numbered as Chaos Rising cards (029/086). Not needed for a Delta Reign master set. Price not announced.
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Premium Checklane Blister (Delphox)
One Delta Reign booster, a Totodile coin and Fennekin, Braixen and Delphox cards numbered as Chaos Rising cards (013/086). Not needed for a Delta Reign master set. Price not announced.
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Target Exclusive Blister (Keldeo)
US Target exclusive. One Delta Reign booster, a Totodile coin, and Keldeo (Chaos Rising 019/086) and Delibird. Not needed for a Delta Reign master set. Price not announced.
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Target Exclusive Blister (Xerneas)
US Target exclusive. One Delta Reign booster, a Totodile coin, and Xerneas (Chaos Rising 042/086) and Deoxys. Not needed for a Delta Reign master set. Price not announced.
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Build & Battle Box
The prerelease kit: a 40-card deck with one of four foil promos at random (Masquerain, Magmortar, Enamorus or Kommo-o, MEP · Mega Evolution PromoBlack Star promo numbering for the Mega Evolution era. These cards come in sealed products and at events, not in booster packs. 111 to 114), four boosters and a code card. Fun at a prerelease, a poor way to complete the promos. Trade or buy the ones you miss.
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| Product | Market price | |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Reign Booster Box Casepresale | $1630.62 | Shop |
| Delta Reign Elite Trainer Box Casepresale | $1262.90 | Shop |
| Delta Reign Sleeved Booster Casepresale | $1197.53 | Shop |
| Delta Reign Booster Pack Art Bundle [Set of 4]presale | $75.88 | Shop |
| Delta Reign Sleeved Booster Pack Art Bundle [Set of 4]presale | $59.53 | Shop |
| Delta Reign Sleeved Booster Packpresale | $32.76 | Shop |
| Delta Reign Booster Bundle Casepresale | Unpriced | Shop |
| Delta Reign Booster Packpresale | Unpriced | Shop |
| Delta Reign Half Booster Boxpresale | Unpriced | Shop |
| Delta Reign Pokemon Center Elite Trainer Box Case (Exclusive)presale | Unpriced | Shop |
Decide on the two big Rayquaza cards before you buy sealed
In Japan the gold Mega Rayquaza ex and its Special Art Rare are worth more than every other Storm Emeralda card put together, and community counts find the gold one in only about two percent of boxes. Sealed product will not get you there. Set aside a singles budget for them, or decide they are out of scope, before you buy boxes for anything else.
When to buy
Presale
Early market prices can move quickly. Check recent sales and compare with retail prices before buying.
After release
Compare completed sales once more sellers and opened product reach the market.
Later waves
Recheck the sealed calendar before buying duplicate promos or opening packs for one missing card.
For completion
Use singles for known gaps. Packs are entertainment, not a way to find one specific card.
What is confirmed so far
Pokemon teased the English name on June 18, 2026 and announced the set on August 20. Its Japanese counterpart, Storm Emeralda, released on July 31.
Split Stadiums are back
Legendary Stadiums are printed as two Uncommons sharing one panorama, and you need both halves in hand to play one. It is the same idea as the HeartGold and SoulSilver LEGEND cards. Legendary Summit and Legendary Ocean Trench are shown in English; a lava-themed third pair is in the Japanese set.
Three Japanese sources in one set
Delta Reign combines Storm Emeralda with cards from Japan's three MEGA Starter Set ex decks and leftover Japanese Gym promos such as Grisham, which is why the English numbered set is longer than Japan's. It is the first English set since Phantasmal Flames built from more than one Japanese release.
Delta, without Delta Species
The name refers to the Delta Episode, the Zinnia and Rayquaza story from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. There are no δ Delta Species cards in the Japanese list or in any English reveal.
Roaring Skies, eleven years on
Roaring Skies in May 2015 was the last English set led by Mega Rayquaza. Its full-art M Rayquaza-EX is still one of the most valuable cards of the XY era, and that history is why the Japanese market treated Storm Emeralda's gold Rayquaza as a grail from day one.
The structure has changed a lot. Roaring Skies put almost everything into its numbered set, with only two secret rares above it. Delta Reign has a shorter numbered set and a long run of illustration rares, ultra rares and Special Illustration Rares on top, so the cost of a master set sits in the secret rares rather than the base.
Roaring Skies 2015 / Delta Reign 2026
Roaring Skies figures from the Cardrake database. A structural comparison, not a price forecast.
Where the Japanese and English sets split
Storm Emeralda has a 76-card main set and 113 cards in total. Delta Reign's numbered set is 27 cards longer, mostly because it adds cards from the three Japanese MEGA Starter Set ex decks, such as Sprigatito, Meowscarada ex, Eevee, Jolteon, Morpeko and Zarude. Their full-art Sprigatito and Eevee become pack illustration rares in English, and a Zorua illustration rare is reported too. One of the seven Pokemon ex candidates was cut, and leftover Japanese Gym promos such as Grisham are included.
The Kyogre illustration rare goes the other way: a pack card in Japan, the Elite Trainer Box promo in English. Pack structure differs as well. A Japanese box holds 30 five-card packs and an English box 36 ten-card packs with reverse holo slots, so Japanese pull counts are a rough guide at best.
What collectors make of Delta Reign
Drawn from r/PokemonTCG, reviews and forum discussion from June to early October 2026, much of it reacting to the Japanese release.
What collectors like
The ETB and its Kyogre
The ETB · Elite Trainer BoxA retail box with booster packs (usually nine), a promo card, sleeves, dice and Energy cards. art reveal drew more than two thousand upvotes on r/PokemonTCG, and commenters called the Kyogre the best ETB promo of the era.
A Mega Rayquaza again
The first new one since 2015, and the gold card is already a grail in Japan. Most of the excitement starts here, along with the Raikou ex Special Illustration Rare.
The split Stadiums and the IRs
Collectors like the idea of the Kyogre and Groudon illustration rares next to the Legendary Stadium pairs in a binder. The Eevee illustration rare was a welcome English surprise.
What collectors do not
Finding any product
Launch day is shared with the 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collections, and collectors expect long lines, scalpers and overnight camping.
Busy art direction
Comparisons with Roaring Skies pack art call the new look too loud, and the Rayquaza SIR · Special Illustration RareThe top full-art rarity for Pokemon ex and Trainer cards, and usually a set's most valuable cards. art splits opinion.
Top-heavy value
In Japan two Rayquaza cards hold most of the set's value, which makes opening packs feel like a lottery for one Pokemon.
Japanese market context: Storm Emeralda, October 2026
The gold Mega Rayquaza ex (113/076) on TCGplayer's Japanese market, October 3, 2026. The Special Art Rare (110/076) was about $314.
How far both Rayquaza cards have fallen from their launch-week highs at Japanese shops in about nine weeks.
Raikou ex Special Art Rare, the third most valuable card in the set and a long way behind either Rayquaza.
Japanese card prices, not English ones. English cards follow their own print run and launch date, so use these as a guide to which cards will lead, not to what they will cost.
Still unconfirmed
Do not buy Japanese Storm Emeralda cards thinking they belong in an English master set. The numbering and parts of the card list differ.
The full English list is not out. Any checklist with every card numbered from 104 upward is guesswork, and that includes where the gold Mega Rayquaza ex sits.
TCGplayer lists the Spritzee checklane blister under the misspelling Spitzee. Search for both spellings if a listing seems to be missing.
The Build & Battle Box is the prerelease kit. It reaches general retail on November 20, two weeks after the rest of the set, so early listings for it are presale stock.
The premium checklane and Target blisters hold Chaos Rising cards, not Delta Reign ones.
Binder layout and storage
Plan the binder layout for about 240 slots once reverse holos and promos are in, which fits a single 360-pocket 9-pocket binder with room for late additions. Keep the two halves of each Legendary Stadium next to each other on the same page row, left half first, so the panorama reads across the pocket. Put the product promos in their own section after the secret rares, and keep the regular and Pokemon Center-stamped Kyogre side by side so the stamp is easy to check. Sleeve the Mega Rayquaza ex secret rares straight from the pack and move them to top loaders or semi-rigid holders if you plan to grade.
Premium binders
$30-50Dragon Shield Codex: archival pages, side-loading pockets, acid-free. Nine-pocket for layouts that mirror your checklist, twelve-pocket if the master set runs long.
Perfect-fit sleeves
$30-50Every card deserves one, including the bulk. Perfect fits prevent the micro-scratches that come from sliding cards in and out of binder pockets.
Top loaders
$15-25Rigid, acid-free protection for the cards you plan to hold long term rather than page in a binder.
Delta Reign questions, answered
Answers lean on official announcements. Where something is not public yet, the answer says so.
When does Pokemon TCG Delta Reign release?
Delta Reign releases on November 6, 2026. Prerelease events run from October 24 to November 1 at local game stores, the set arrives in Pokemon TCG Live on November 5, and the Build & Battle Box reaches general retail on November 20.
How many cards are in Delta Reign?
The main set is numbered to 103, which official English card scans confirm. Trackers report 37 secret rares on top for 140 in total, while Pokemon's announcement says only that there are over 135. If the gold Mega Rayquaza ex is numbered after the Special Illustration Rares, as the gold Darkrai was in Pitch Black, the final total could be 141. Treat 140 as provisional until the full list is out.
Is Delta Reign the English version of Storm Emeralda?
Mostly. Delta Reign is built from Japan's Storm Emeralda, cards from the three Japanese MEGA Starter Set ex decks (Eevee ex, Zoroark ex and Meowscarada ex) and leftover Japanese Gym promos such as Grisham. A few Storm Emeralda cards move around or drop out; the Japanese and English section of this guide lists the differences.
Does Delta Reign have Delta Species cards?
No. No δ Delta Species card appears in Storm Emeralda or in any English reveal. The name refers to the Delta Episode from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Rayquaza and Zinnia story, and Zinnia's Trust is in the set.
What are Legendary Stadiums?
They are the new mechanic in Delta Reign. Each Legendary Stadium is printed as two Uncommon cards that share one illustration, and you need both halves in hand to play it, like the LEGEND cards from HeartGold and SoulSilver. The set has three of them. Legendary Summit and Legendary Ocean Trench have been shown in English, and the third is a lava-themed pair from the Japanese set. For a master set, each half counts as its own card.
What promo cards come with Delta Reign products?
The Elite Trainer Box has a full-art Kyogre (MEP · Mega Evolution PromoBlack Star promo numbering for the Mega Evolution era. These cards come in sealed products and at events, not in booster packs. 117), and the Pokemon Center ETB has that Kyogre plus a copy with a Pokemon Center stamp. The three-pack blister has Seel (MEP 116) and the checklane blister has Spritzee (MEP 115). The Build & Battle Box has one of four foil promos at random: Masquerain, Magmortar, Enamorus or Kommo-o (MEP 111 to 114).
Do the Delta Reign premium checklane and Target blisters have Delta Reign promos?
No, going by the official packaging. The Ampharos and Delphox premium checklane blisters show the Mareep and Fennekin evolution lines, and the Target blisters show Keldeo with Delibird and Xerneas with Deoxys. The visible card numbers are all Chaos Rising numbers, so Delta Reign master set collectors can skip these blisters.
Can you pull the Kyogre illustration rare from Delta Reign packs?
No. In Japan it is a pack card, but the English set takes it out of the packs and uses the art for the Elite Trainer Box promo instead.
Will Delta Reign have Poke Ball or Master Ball reverse holos?
Probably not. Perfect Order, Chaos Rising and Pitch Black each have one standard reverse holo per eligible card and no ball pattern versions. Multiple patterns were a feature of the Ascended Heroes special set. Nothing official confirms Delta Reign's reverse holos yet, so check again at launch.
Is there a gold Mega Rayquaza ex in Delta Reign?
One is expected. Storm Emeralda has a gold Mega Ultra Rare Mega Rayquaza ex by takuyoa, and Pitch Black brought Japan's gold Darkrai over as a Mega Hyper Rare. Its English number has not been revealed.
What are the chase cards in Delta Reign?
Going by Japan, the gold Mega Rayquaza ex and the Mega Rayquaza ex Special Illustration Rare are far ahead of everything else. Raikou ex Special Illustration Rare, the Mega Rayquaza ex ultra rare and Zinnia's Trust Special Illustration Rare come next. English prices will differ, and Japanese prices have been falling since July.
Should I preorder Delta Reign?
Preorder at retail price if a product holds a promo you want; the sealed route above lists which ones. For singles, wait. Japanese prices for the top cards fell steeply in the weeks after launch, and English presale prices usually follow the same path.
Can I track Delta Reign in Cardrake yet?
Not yet. The checklist and binder layout open on the binder planner once the card list syncs, and the collection tracker opens at release.
How does Delta Reign compare to Roaring Skies?
Roaring Skies (2015) was the last set led by Mega Rayquaza and had only two secret rares above its numbered set. Delta Reign has a smaller numbered set but many more cards above it, and the chase sits in illustration-style rares rather than full-art EX cards.
The binder preview opens when card data lands.
The binder preview will open when presale cards are available. Collection tracking opens with the released set data.