Pokémon TCG: Next Mega Evolution Expansion is Expected to Be Called Chaos Rising, Focusing on Mega Greninja

The Pokémon Company International is supposedly acceptable to uncover the 4th English Mega Evolution acceptable soon, arsenic leaked accumulation schedules suggest that it volition beryllium called Chaos Rising - rumored to beryllium the Western merchandise of Japan’s Ninja Spinner set.

If true, Mega Greninja ex volition beryllium officially stepping into the spotlight for the adjacent expansion. Here’s everything we cognize truthful far, including the merchandise date, expected paper lists, and erstwhile preorders should spell live.

Pokémon TCG Chaos Rising Release Date

Supposedly, Pokémon TCG's adjacent Mega Evolution expansion, Chaos Rising, volition merchandise connected May 22, 2026. According to the study astatine Pokébeach, this besides means that pre-releases volition instrumentality spot from 9th to 17th May.

This means that if you be a section tourney during this window, you tin get an aboriginal entree "Build & Battle Box". This includes a 40-card ready-to-play platform and 4 Chaos Rising booster packs. This pre-release model would beryllium the archetypal clip we’ll spot Mega Greninja ex successful the chaotic arsenic well.

Chaos Rising Card List Expectations

Serebii claims that Ninja Spinner has 83 cards successful its main set. While it inactive doesn’t person an authoritative paper database successful Japan, we tin guess, based connected erstwhile sets, it’ll person astir 40 concealed rares, totalling astir 120 cards.

We expect the Ninja Spinner paper database to beryllium officially revealed successful the adjacent fewer weeks, which volition springiness america a hint arsenic to what we tin expect successful the Western release.

We bash cognize that the acceptable includes each the Kalos starter Pokémon - Chespin, Fennekin and Froakie. Unsurprising, fixed its screen star!

What Impact Will This Have connected Pokémon TCG's Meta?

A Japanese translation of Mega Greninja ex from Bulbapedia talks astir a "Mortal Shuriken" quality - “Once per turn, if this Pokémon is Active, you tin discard a Water Energy to spot 6 harm counters connected immoderate 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.”

This pairs perfectly with its "Ninja Spinner" onslaught (120+ damage). The paper states: “You whitethorn instrumentality a Water Energy from this Pokémon to your manus to bash 80 much damage.”

That’s a full of 260 damage, including the 60 from its ability. Very ninja-like of it.

I’m a small frightened astir the interaction the rumored Supporter paper AZ’s Tranquility volition person connected the meta. This paper lets you power your Active Pokémon and heal 80 harm - a imaginable life-saver for high-HP Mega Evolutions. It conscionable truthful happens that Mega Greninja ex has 350 HP, making it 1 of the highest HP Pokémon cards ever released.

Early rumors from the Japanese printing suggest the artwork features Greninja riding its ain h2o shuriken. Considering the popularity of Greninja and its ridiculous stats, it wouldn’t astonishment maine to spot this pursuit paper scope $500+ connected the secondary market.

When Will Chaos Rising Preorders Go Live?

At the moment, preorders for Chaos Rising are not available, arsenic we're inactive waiting for an authoritative announcement from The Pokémon Company.

But, erstwhile they are available, you’ll beryllium capable to find them successful each your accustomed retailers - if you’re quick! We don’t expect these to instrumentality astir for long, particularly astatine MSRP.

If you’re successful the US, acceptable your alerts for Pokémon Center US, Amazon, Target, Best Buy and Walmart. If you’re successful the UK, support your eyes connected Pokémon Center UK, Smyths and Amazon.

There’s besides dedicated TCG resellers similar TCGPlayer oregon Magic Madhouse, but, arsenic 3rd enactment sellers, we can’t foretell the prices we’ll see. We expect to larn much accusation astir Chaos Rising successful the adjacent fewer weeks, truthful cheque backmost to spot the latest updates, and travel IGN Deals for unrecorded banal information.

What's Next for Pokemon TCG?

Before Chaos Rising lands connected May 22, there's plentifulness much for fans to get excited about. For starters, Pokémon’s 30th day celebrations are connected February 27, but you’ll beryllium capable to observe aboriginal arsenic the commemorative Pokémon Day 2026 Collection dropped connected January 30, alongside Ascended Heroes.

Announced backmost successful December 2025, this is simply a precise tiny merchandise with 1 confirmed card: a unsocial stamped foil promo paper of Pikachu looking cute arsenic standard, on with a logo’d metallic coin, and a trio of TCG booster packs from antithetic sets.

Pokémon TCG: 2026 Release Calendar – At a Glance

• Ascended Heroes – Jan. 30, 2026 (Out Now)
• Pokémon Day 2026 Collection – Jan. 30, 2026 (Out Now)
• Perfect Order – Mar. 27, 2026 (Preorders Live)
• Chaos Rising – May. 22, 2026

Looking ahead, arsenic Ascended Heroes has already acceptable the instauration of what the Mega Evolution set’s expansions are going to look like, Perfect Order’s going to footwear things up a notch.

Just announced earlier this year, and arriving connected March 27, 2026, Perfect Order is going to beryllium honing successful connected galore of the Pokémon featured successful the Legends: Z-A game.

Among the cards announced from the 120-card acceptable truthful far, we cognize we’re going to beryllium seeing galore of the game’s starring Mega Pokémon; Mega Zygarde ex, Mega Starmie ex, and Mega Clefable ex; but besides immoderate astonishing other additions similar Meowth ex.

For the moment, the lone spot to preorder Perfect Order is via TCGplayer and different resale markets.

For much connected celebrating Pokémon's 30th day this year, I'd besides highly urge checking retired the TIME mag exclusive solemnisation covers, each of which diagnostic successful the apical of the champion seller Amazon charts this week, and tin beryllium bought for conscionable $14.99 each.

Sara Heritage is simply a freelance contributor astatine IGN.