{"id":4063,"date":"2026-06-24T04:16:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-tcg-storm-emeralda-mega-rayquaza-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:16:48","slug":"pokemon-tcg-storm-emeralda-mega-rayquaza-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-tcg-storm-emeralda-mega-rayquaza-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega Rayquaza Returns to the Pok\u00e9mon TCG \u2014 Storm Emeralda Drops 31 July in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mega Rayquaza is coming back to the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game in a big way. The Pok\u00e9mon Company has officially announced <strong>Storm Emeralda<\/strong> (\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30e0\u30a8\u30e1\u30e9\u30eb\u30c0), the next expansion pack in the Pok\u00e9mon Card Game MEGA product line, and it puts one of the franchise\u2019s most iconic Legendaries front and centre.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nugZB-k7ELY\" title=\"\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u300c\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u300d\u300e\u30dd\u30b1\u30dd\u30b1\u300f\u306b\u30e1\u30ac\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30a6\u30b6\u767b\u5834\uff01\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u300c\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u300d\u300e\u30dd\u30b1\u30dd\u30b1\u300f\u306b\u30e1\u30ac\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30a6\u30b6\u767b\u5834\uff01 \u2014 via \u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u516c\u5f0fYouTube\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is Storm Emeralda?<\/h2>\n<p>Storm Emeralda is the latest expansion in the Pok\u00e9mon Card Game MEGA series \u2014 Japan\u2019s current product line that brings Mega Evolution mechanics back to the physical TCG. The set releases in Japan on <strong>31 July 2026<\/strong> and features <strong>Mega Rayquaza ex<\/strong> (\u30e1\u30ac\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30a6\u30b6ex) as its headline card, bringing the Sky High Pok\u00e9mon into the modern Pok\u00e9mon Card Game era.<\/p>\n<p>Each booster pack contains 5 cards at \u00a5200 (tax included), with the full set spanning 76+ card types. Alongside the main expansion, three <strong>Mega Starter Sets<\/strong> also launch on 31 July, each built around a fan-favourite Pok\u00e9mon:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sprigatito &amp; Meowscarada ex Mega Starter Set<\/li>\n<li>Eevee ex Mega Starter Set<\/li>\n<li>Zorua &amp; Zoroark ex Mega Starter Set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/megarayquaza-kv-logo.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Storm Emeralda official key visual featuring Mega Rayquaza\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Summer Campaign: Mega Rayquaza Soaring Through the Sky<\/h2>\n<p>The launch is part of a wider summer campaign called <em>\u5b99\u99c6\u3051\u308b\u30e1\u30ac\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30a6\u30b6<\/em> (\u201cMega Rayquaza Soaring Through the Sky\u201d), where The Pok\u00e9mon Company plans for fans to encounter Mega Rayquaza at various locations across Japan this summer. Campaign details and venue listings are up on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.co.jp\/ex\/megarayquaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official campaign site<\/a> (Japanese).<\/p>\n<h2>Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket Gets Mega Rayquaza Too<\/h2>\n<p>If you play Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket on mobile, good news: Mega Rayquaza is landing there as well. The expansion <strong>\u5929\u7a7a\u306e\u652f\u914d\u8005<\/strong> (\u201cRuler of the Sky\u201d) adds Mega Rayquaza to the app on <strong>30 July 2026<\/strong>, one day before the physical set drops in Japan. Both launches are tied to the same Mega Rayquaza campaign.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/megarayquaza-illustration.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mega Rayquaza official illustration from The Pokemon Company\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>When Can Singapore Fans Get Storm Emeralda?<\/h2>\n<p>No Singapore retail date has been confirmed, but the international rollout currently looks like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>30 July 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket \u201cRuler of the Sky\u201d expansion (global app)<\/li>\n<li><strong>31 July 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Japan physical release (\u00a5200\/pack, importable)<\/li>\n<li><strong>7 August 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Taiwan and Hong Kong regional release<\/li>\n<li><strong>6 November 2026<\/strong> \u2014 English release as <em>Pok\u00e9mon TCG: Delta Reign<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Singapore TCG players who want Japanese booster boxes early can expect local import stores and online sellers to stock them within a couple of weeks of the Japan launch. The English <em>Delta Reign<\/em> set will be the competitive-legal version for most local tournaments and typically carries a Singapore retail price \u2014 watch for pre-orders from local card shops closer to November.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out more <a href=\"\/blog\/tag\/pokemon-tcg\/\">Pok\u00e9mon TCG news<\/a> and <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/shop-and-merchandise\/\">shop and merch updates<\/a> on the blog.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Words<\/h2>\n<p>Mega Rayquaza holds a special place in the Pok\u00e9mon fandom \u2014 its Ruby and Sapphire lore, dramatic Mega Evolution design, and years of competitive dominance make it one of those Legendaries that never really goes out of style. Storm Emeralda gives Singapore collectors three months\u2019 notice before the English <em>Delta Reign<\/em> lands, which is plenty of time to decide whether to hunt Japanese boxes or wait for the English set. Either way, the Mega Starter Sets (Meowscarada, Eevee, Zoroark) look like a smart entry point for newer players joining for the hype. Keep an eye on local card shops \u2014 pre-orders for import boxes tend to go fast.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mega Rayquaza ex headlines Storm Emeralda, the new Pok\u00e9mon TCG MEGA expansion out in Japan on 31 July 2026. English Delta Reign follows in November \u2014 here\u2019s what Singapore fans need to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11,23],"tags":[281,31,63,354,330],"class_list":["post-4063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","category-shop-and-merchandise","tag-mega-evolution","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-tcg","tag-pokemon-tcg-pocket","tag-trading-card-game"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/storm-emeralda-featured.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-13x","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3864,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/mega-rayquaza-pokemon-tcg-pocket-storm-emeralda-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4063,"position":0},"title":"Mega Rayquaza Lands in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket and the Card Game \u2014 July 2026","date":"June 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Mega Rayquaza arrives in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket's Ruler of the Skies on 30 July and in Japanese physical set Storm Emeralda on 31 July \u2014 a franchise first. 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