Delta Reign's chase card is Mega Rayquaza ex. In Storm Emeralda, the Japanese set Delta Reign brings to English, the gold Mega Rayquaza ex sold for $945.56 on October 9, 2026 and the Special Art Rare for $299.24. Japanese prices overstate the English gold card: in the last four sets it settled at a median 31% of the Japanese price, while the English Special Illustration Rare held 86%. Below: every Storm Emeralda card worth tracking with buy links, what the last four English sets did with the same Japanese prices, and what Pitch Black's chase cards did after launch day.
The Delta Reign chase cards, priced in Japanese, October 9, 2026
TCGplayer lists no English Delta Reign singles yet, so these are the Japanese Storm Emeralda printings, TCGplayer market price. The English cards will carry different numbers and rarity names.
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Buy on TCGplayer| Card | Rarity | Now | Since Sep 7 | Sold, 30 days | Alert · Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Rayquaza ex 113/076 | Mega Ultra Rare | $945.56 | -12% | 1 | |
| Mega Rayquaza ex 110/076 | Special Art Rare | $299.24 | -36% | 39 | |
| Raikou ex 108/076 | Special Art Rare | $48.73 | -38% | 78 | |
| Mega Rayquaza ex 095/076 | Super Rare | $32.85 | -27% | 108 | |
| Zinnia's Trust 112/076 | Special Art Rare | $22.29 | -38% | 56 | |
| Mega Golurk ex 109/076 | Special Art Rare | $14.89 | -28% | 117 | |
| Mega Golisopod ex 107/076 | Special Art Rare | $13.84 | -27% | 118 | |
| Zinnia's Trust 102/076 | Super Rare | $11.97 | +25% | 43 | |
| Groudon 084/076 | Art Rare | $11.50 | -32% | 489 | |
| Kyogre 080/076 | Art Rare | $11.16 | -43% | 483 | |
| Kecleon 088/076 | Art Rare | $8.82 | -58% | 330 | |
| Aarune 111/076 | Special Art Rare | $7.53 | -28% | 45 | |
| Growlithe 078/076 | Art Rare | $7.00 | -45% | 379 | |
| Tate & Liza's Training 103/076 | Super Rare | $6.38 | -24% | 32 | |
| Mega Golisopod ex 089/076 | Super Rare | $6.06 | -7% | 35 | |
| Raikou ex 092/076 | Super Rare | $5.82 | -29% | 50 | |
| Mega Golurk ex 093/076 | Super Rare | $5.37 | -2% | 45 | |
| Mega Malamar ex 094/076 | Super Rare | $4.99 | -4% | 35 | |
| Azurill 086/076 | Art Rare | $4.76 | -33% | 283 | |
| Altaria 087/076 | Art Rare | $4.72 | -28% | 182 | |
| Talonflame ex 096/076 | Super Rare | $4.47 | +24% | 42 | |
| Aarune 101/076 | Super Rare | $4.44 | -30% | 33 | |
| Emcee's Hype 100/076 | Super Rare | $4.40 | -7% | 35 | |
| Inkay 085/076 | Art Rare | $3.51 | +9% | 136 | |
| Wishiwashi ex 091/076 | Super Rare | $3.30 | +2% | 27 | |
| Electivire 081/076 | Art Rare | $3.29 | -5% | 104 | |
| Magmortar 079/076 | Art Rare | $3.27 | -32% | 124 |
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The table holds every Storm Emeralda card at $3 or more and every Special Art Rare. All 116 cards are on the Storm Emeralda set page. 7 of the 8 most valuable cards are down since our first Japanese snapshot on September 7, 2026.
What this means for you
Buy playables after launch week, not in it. Pitch Black's Mega Darkrai ex Ultra Rare was $15.44 on launch day and $6.76 on Oct 9. The Japanese Mega Rayquaza ex double rare is $2.36 today.
Wait for the English Mega Rayquaza ex to settle. On the last four sets it would land near $259 as a Special Illustration Rare. The Japanese gold card's $945.56 rests on one copy sold in 30 days, so set an alert rather than chase it.
List English chase pulls in launch week. Every Pitch Black gold and Special Illustration Rare priced on launch day has lost 52% or more since.
Why Japanese prices are the preview
Mega Evolution: Delta Reign launches in English on November 6, 2026. Its cards come from Storm Emeralda, which came out in Japan on July 31, 2026: 116 cards, worth $1,538.69 as a full set at TCGplayer market prices on Oct 8. Each of the last four English sets did the same with one Japanese set, and the same Mega topped both: Inferno X became Phantasmal Flames (Mega Charizard X ex), Nihil Zero became Perfect Order (Mega Zygarde ex), Ninja Spinner became Chaos Rising (Mega Greninja ex), Abyss Eye became Pitch Black (Mega Darkrai ex). So the Japanese set has had 70 days of real sales on the cards Delta Reign brings to English. For the sealed side, see the Delta Reign presale prices against MSRP and the launch hub.
What the last four English sets did with the same Japanese prices
For each pair, the Japanese card and its English printing, both TCGplayer market prices on October 9, 2026. The headline Mega's gold card is where the gap is widest: the English one sells for 26% to 61% of the Japanese price. The Japanese gold cards also barely trade, 1, 5, 1, 1 copies sold in 30 days against 64, 109, 179, 221 for the English ones. The headline Special Illustration Rare holds 50% to 149%, and in 3 of 4 sets it now sells for more than the English gold card. Lower down the list it reverses: 15 of 18 other Special Illustration Rares sell for more in English than in Japanese (median 158%).
| Japanese set to English set | Card | Japanese | English | English as % of Japanese | Sold, 30 days (JP / EN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno X (September 2025) to Phantasmal Flames (November 2025) | Mega Charizard X ex Mega Hyper Rare | $724.49 | $217.83 | 30% | 1 / 64 |
| Mega Charizard X ex Special Illustration Rare | $713.16 | $660.67 | 93% | 1 / 68 | |
| Nihil Zero (January 2026) to Perfect Order (March 2026) | Mega Zygarde ex Mega Hyper Rare | $169.02 | $102.35 | 61% | 5 / 109 |
| Mega Zygarde ex Special Illustration Rare | $28.37 | $42.17 | 149% | 27 / 245 | |
| Ninja Spinner (March 2026) to Chaos Rising (May 2026) | Mega Greninja ex Mega Hyper Rare | $474.01 | $124.01 | 26% | 1 / 179 |
| Mega Greninja ex Special Illustration Rare | $263.45 | $130.63 | 50% | 6 / 327 | |
| Abyss Eye (May 2026) to Pitch Black (July 2026) | Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare | $421.11 | $138.43 | 33% | 1 / 221 |
| Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare | $186.65 | $149.83 | 80% | 16 / 351 |
If Delta Reign follows them
The same shares applied to Storm Emeralda's Oct 9 prices. These are where the English cards would settle a few months after launch, which is when the shares above were measured, not launch-week prices. The low and high columns use the smallest and largest share of the last four sets.
| English card | Japanese now | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Rayquaza ex gold (Mega Hyper Rare in English); shares from the headline gold cards | $945.56 | $247 | $298 | $573 |
| Mega Rayquaza ex Special Illustration Rare; shares from the headline Special Illustration Rares | $299.24 | $148 | $259 | $445 |
| Raikou ex Special Illustration Rare; shares from every other Special Illustration Rare | $48.73 | $33 | $77 | $113 |
| Zinnia's Trust Special Illustration Rare; shares from every other Special Illustration Rare | $22.29 | $15 | $35 | $52 |
| Mega Golurk ex Special Illustration Rare; shares from every other Special Illustration Rare | $14.89 | $10 | $23 | $35 |
| Mega Golisopod ex Special Illustration Rare; shares from every other Special Illustration Rare | $13.84 | $9 | $22 | $32 |
| Aarune Special Illustration Rare; shares from every other Special Illustration Rare | $7.53 | $5 | $12 | $17 |
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Mega Rayquaza ex in Japanese: down since September
Buy on TCGplayerThe Special Art Rare was $465.67 on Sep 7, our first Japanese snapshot, and $299.24 on Oct 9 (-36%). It is the most traded of the top Rayquaza cards, 39 copies sold in 30 days, so it is the better read. The gold card went $1,070.00 to $945.56 (-12%) on one copy sold. The Super Rare, the full art below them, is $32.85.
Every Mega Rayquaza ex printing, English and Japanese, is on the Mega Rayquaza ex card page.
What English chase cards did after launch day
Pitch Black launched July 17, 2026, 84 days before this piece. On launch day its Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare sold for $380.81, 2.0x what the Japanese one sells for today. By Oct 9 it was $149.83 (-61%); the gold card went $343.55 to $138.43 (-60%). Its other Special Illustration Rares fell 52% to 65%. English prices open high and come down from there, which is why the shares above, measured months after each launch, are a settled price and not a launch-week one.
| Pitch Black card | Launch day | +30 days | Oct 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Zeraora ex Special Illustration Rare | $119.53 | $64.05 | $41.66 (-65%) |
| Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare | $380.81 | $208.27 | $149.83 (-61%) |
| Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare | $343.55 | $172.57 | $138.43 (-60%) |
| Mega Chandelure ex Special Illustration Rare | $81.80 | $47.65 | $35.10 (-57%) |
| Morpeko ex Special Illustration Rare | $145.99 | $97.46 | $64.07 (-56%) |
| Gwynn Special Illustration Rare | $56.02 | $36.63 | $26.83 (-52%) |
When this reasoning fails
- If the Japanese gold price is stale. One copy sold in 30 days is not a market. The English estimate for the gold card rests on that one number, so treat it as the widest range on the page.
- If Rayquaza sells like Charizard X. Of the 3 headline Special Illustration Rares that cost $100 or more in Japanese, Mega Charizard X ex kept the most of its price in English, 93%. At that share the English Mega Rayquaza ex would settle near $277, not $259. Rayquaza's Japanese gold card already sells above Charizard X's.
- If the English pull rates differ. The shares above compare finished markets; a set where the English chase is harder to pull than the Japanese one would sell higher.
- If Delta Reign adds cards. English sets sometimes print cards the Japanese set did not have, and those have no Japanese price to start from.
Storm Emeralda chase list, copyable
Every card in the table above with its Japanese number, rarity and TCGplayer price on Oct 9.
Mega Rayquaza ex 113/076 (Mega Ultra Rare): $945.56 on 2026-10-09 Mega Rayquaza ex 110/076 (Special Art Rare): $299.24 on 2026-10-09 Raikou ex 108/076 (Special Art Rare): $48.73 on 2026-10-09 Mega Rayquaza ex 095/076 (Super Rare): $32.85 on 2026-10-09 Zinnia's Trust 112/076 (Special Art Rare): $22.29 on 2026-10-09 Mega Golurk ex 109/076 (Special Art Rare): $14.89 on 2026-10-09 Mega Golisopod ex 107/076 (Special Art Rare): $13.84 on 2026-10-09 Zinnia's Trust 102/076 (Super Rare): $11.97 on 2026-10-09 Groudon 084/076 (Art Rare): $11.50 on 2026-10-09 Kyogre 080/076 (Art Rare): $11.16 on 2026-10-09 Kecleon 088/076 (Art Rare): $8.82 on 2026-10-09 Aarune 111/076 (Special Art Rare): $7.53 on 2026-10-09 Growlithe 078/076 (Art Rare): $7.00 on 2026-10-09 Tate & Liza's Training 103/076 (Super Rare): $6.38 on 2026-10-09 Mega Golisopod ex 089/076 (Super Rare): $6.06 on 2026-10-09 Raikou ex 092/076 (Super Rare): $5.82 on 2026-10-09 Mega Golurk ex 093/076 (Super Rare): $5.37 on 2026-10-09 Mega Malamar ex 094/076 (Super Rare): $4.99 on 2026-10-09 Azurill 086/076 (Art Rare): $4.76 on 2026-10-09 Altaria 087/076 (Art Rare): $4.72 on 2026-10-09 Talonflame ex 096/076 (Super Rare): $4.47 on 2026-10-09 Aarune 101/076 (Super Rare): $4.44 on 2026-10-09 Emcee's Hype 100/076 (Super Rare): $4.40 on 2026-10-09 Inkay 085/076 (Art Rare): $3.51 on 2026-10-09 Wishiwashi ex 091/076 (Super Rare): $3.30 on 2026-10-09 Electivire 081/076 (Art Rare): $3.29 on 2026-10-09 Magmortar 079/076 (Art Rare): $3.27 on 2026-10-09
Data notes
Prices are TCGplayer market prices captured nightly by The Lab TCG, as of October 9, 2026. Our Japanese catalog starts September 7, 2026, so Japanese changes run from that date. Japanese and English cards are matched by Pokémon or trainer and by rarity slot (Mega Ultra Rare to Mega Hyper Rare, Special Art Rare to Special Illustration Rare, Super Rare to Ultra Rare, Art Rare to Illustration Rare); a card with two printings in the same slot is left out rather than guessed. Copies sold are TCGplayer sales over the last 30 days from our card pages. Launch-day prices are the snapshot dated launch day exactly; where it is missing we show none. The estimates are arithmetic on the last four sets, not a forecast. Not financial advice.
