Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Set Officially Announced, Closing Out The Scarlet and Violet Era (Updated)

Update: The Pokémon Company has officially announced its caller bid for its fashionable trading paper game, Mega Evolution. Its archetypal enlargement volition beryllium titled "Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution." More accusation volition beryllium revealed connected July 10, 2025.

It's expected to motorboat successful September this year, portion Japan's equivalents, "Mega Brave" and "Mega Symphonia", volition motorboat successful August. The archetypal communicative continues below.

Just erstwhile you thought the Pokémon TCG had capable going connected with Destined Rivals and Black Bolt and White Flare, successful comes a marque caller bid altogether with the Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia sets (Update: Mega Evolution for English markets).

Originally announced astatine Japan's Championship tournament, arsenic reported by PokeBeach and aboriginal confirmed by The Pokémon Company, the 2 caller sets featuring Mega Lucario ex and Mega Gardevoir ex people the fashionable trading paper crippled stepping distant from its Scarlet and Violet era.

Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia volition merchandise connected August 1, 2025, successful Japan, and successful September for English markets arsenic "Mega Evolution".

Mega Lucario ex (Brave) and Mega Gardevoir ex (Symphonia) - Credit: The Pokémon Company

Instead of the long-running Scarlet and Violet block, it volition present absorption connected the Mega Evolutions from the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A game.

Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia volition incorporate 63 cards each, earlier concealed rares are taken into account, and officially footwear disconnected the caller Mega artifact of cards. Visually awesome full-art Pokémon and point cards were shown disconnected arsenic well. These see Rare Candy, Night Stretcher, Bulbasaur, Vulpix, and Inteleon.

Both sets person been reported to person a Pokémon Center Mega set, including 60 packs of cards amongst 2 boxes, a paper retention container featuring the respective set’s screen Pokémon, 4 dividers, a platform container featuring Acerola oregon Lillie, and paper sleeves featuring the aforesaid character. This has been priced astatine 12,800 yen (around $87 today), though the authoritative US pricing hasn’t been revealed yet.

Better prime images of Bulbasaur, Vulpix & Inteleon AR's from Pokemon Mega Brave & Mega Symphonia pic.twitter.com/VTMqIui97d

There volition besides beryllium a Premium Trainer Box releasing astatine 6,350 yen successful Japan (around $47), with the authoritative US pricing besides presently unknown. This volition incorporate 20 packs, 10 of Mega Brave & Mega Symphonia each, 51 unsocial cards, a retention box, a Poison/Burn marker, harm counters and case, and a harm retention box.

As besides shared by PokeBeach successful aboriginal June, The Pokémon Company informed tourney organisers astatine the clip that pre-release allocations volition beryllium adjacent little than usual, adding to the TCG’s continued occupation of banal shortages.

For erstwhile we person much factual details connected preorders for the Pokémon TCG’s English versions of Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia successful the US and UK, we’ll update this nonfiction truthful you tin effort and get a leap connected them close away.

For much connected Pokémon TCG, cheque retired IGN's afloat merchandise docket for 2025 expansions, our Black Bolt and White Flare preorder guide, and our afloat breakdown connected the astir invaluable cards you tin inactive find successful packs close now.

Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with implicit 10 years of acquisition covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him connected Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.