New Pokémon TCG Chaos Rising Expansion Officially Announced After Leaks, Preorders Start Soon

The Pokémon Company International has officially confirmed the adjacent Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution enlargement volition beryllium Chaos Rising. This comes aft archetypal leaks successful February had preemtively revealed the 3rd acceptable to merchandise successful 2026.

Chaos Rising is acceptable to absorption connected Mega Evolutions featured successful Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with "Mega Floette ex wreaking havoc arsenic nighttime falls successful Lumiose City." Other "powerful" Mega Evolutions successful absorption see Mega Greninja ex, Mega Pyroar ex, and Mega Dragalge ex.

Trainers tin besides look guardant to: 5 Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, 5 Pokémon ex, 11 illustration uncommon Pokémon, 18 ultra uncommon Pokémon and Trainer cards, and six peculiar illustration uncommon Pokémon and Supporter cards included.

The caller enlargement volition beryllium disposable from May 22, 2026, with preorders expected to commencement soon astatine The Pokémon Center and different large retailers.

Our archetypal look astatine Chaos Rising's Elite Trainer Box, releasing connected May 22, 2026. Credit: The Pokémon Company

Also revealed was the caller Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Box, featuring Mega Greninja, which is expected to merchandise alongside the enlargement successful May.

Before Chaos Rising, the adjacent acceptable to merchandise for Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution is Perfect Order, which launches soon connected March 27.

Just similar Chaos Rising, Perfect Order focuses connected Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and brings Mega Zygarde ex into the spotlight.

The different acceptable released this twelvemonth was Ascended Heroes, which was released adjacent the extremity of January, but is inactive ongoing with a staggered merchandise docket into April.

Unleash chaos with much almighty Mega Evolution Pokémon ex successful Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—#ChaosRising! 🌪️ Arriving May 22! pic.twitter.com/mGDGRCUmzu

Those looking to play with Chaos Rising earlier merchandise time volition person the accidental via galore prerelease tournaments, taking spot from May 9 astatine prime retailers. Pokémon TCG Live enactment volition besides commencement from May 21.

In different caller Pokémon TCG news, the caller Pokémon Presents livestream besides teased an upcoming 30th Anniversary acceptable aboriginal this year. According to The Pokémon Company, it volition diagnostic "an breathtaking enactment of products" with minimal different details revealed truthful far.

The merchantability numbers for the precocious released Pokémon Pokopia person besides been revealed, confirming it was a large motorboat for Nintendo Switch 2, selling implicit 2.2 cardinal copies implicit its merchandise weekend.

Robert Anderson is IGN's Senior Commerce Editor and nonmigratory deals adept connected games, collectibles, trading paper games, and more. You tin travel him @robertliam21 connected Bluesky.