The Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game rarely slows down at the end of the year, and the next four months are a good example. Between November 2026 and February 2027, Japan has three releases lined up: a Special Deck Set MEGA on November 13, the main expansion Aura Seeker (M7) on November 27, and MEGA x MEGA Parade, the annual High Class Pack, on February 19. Each one plays a different role, from a ready-to-play box for players to the kind of premium set collectors plan their budget around. Here is what has been announced so far, what we expect from each release, and how to follow them from Switzerland.
The first date is Friday, November 13, with the Special Deck Set MEGA featuring Mega Feraligatr ex, Mega Dragonite ex and Mega Gengar ex. Sold in Japan at a suggested price of 5,500 yen, it is not a booster product: inside the box are three complete 60-card decks, one built around each Mega Evolution, along with a playmat, three deck boxes, three Pokémon coins, damage counter sheets and player guides. No new cards have been revealed for it. The appeal lies in the alternate art versions of the three Mega Pokémon ex that headline the decks, while the rest of each list is made of reprints. That sounds modest, but it matters: in Japan, playable copies of Mega Feraligatr ex and Mega Gengar ex have mostly come from deck products rather than boosters, so a box that gathers three finished decks in one go is an easy way in for new players, and a neat collectible for anyone who follows the alternate art prints of the MEGA era.
Two weeks later, on Friday, November 27, comes the release most collectors are waiting for: Aura Seeker, the seventh main set of the Japanese MEGA era, set code M7. Its star is Mega Lucario Z ex, the very first "Z" Mega Evolution ever printed in the card game, a form that comes from the Mega Dimension content of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The card was shown at the closing ceremony of the 2026 World Championships, and its design is already turning heads. Its Ability, also called Aura Seeker, lets you search your deck for a Supporter card once during your turn while Mega Lucario Z ex sits in the Active Spot, and its attack hits much harder when the opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex. Like every Mega Evolution ex, it gives up three Prize cards when it is Knocked Out, so it rewards careful play. Next to it, Riolu and Sigilyph ex have also been revealed. Sigilyph ex is a direct answer to the current format, since its Mega Protector Ability prevents all damage from attacks by the opponent's Mega Evolution ex Pokémon. We covered the cards in depth in our complete Aura Seeker guide.
What can we expect from Aura Seeker? The complete card list and the secret rare lineup have not been published yet, and the official reveal of the set is expected within the next week or so. Specialised sources report a main set of 78 cards. If the pattern of recent MEGA sets holds, Mega Lucario Z ex should receive the high rarity treatments that collectors chase, and Lucario's popularity alone makes those cards strong candidates for the top of the set. A useful lesson from Storm Emeralda: prices in the very first week after a Japanese release are often higher than where cards settle later, which is one more reason to secure a sealed box at launch rather than hunt singles in the middle of the hype. The set has also been confirmed for an English adaptation called Flowing Fists, a nod to the 2014 XY Furious Fists set starring Mega Lucario. It is scheduled for February 5, 2027, with prereleases from January 23 to 31, which gives Japanese edition collectors a head start of more than two months.
The Pokémon MEGA Aura Seeker booster box (M7), Japanese edition is already available for pre-order at JapHunter. Each box is reserved with our supplier on the day you order, at the price of that day, which is why pre-orders are firm and cannot be cancelled. If you missed the previous set, the Storm Emeralda (M6) booster box built around Mega Rayquaza ex is still in the shop.
The third release is the one with the biggest collector appeal: MEGA x MEGA Parade, Japan's High Class Pack for the MEGA era, scheduled for Friday, February 19, 2027. High Class Packs are Japan's premium annual sets, the same family as MEGA Dream ex, Terastal Festival ex, Shiny Treasure ex or VSTAR Universe, and they follow a different format from regular boosters. A pack costs 550 yen instead of around 200, contains 10 cards instead of 5, and guarantees a hit in every pack. MEGA x MEGA Parade will feature Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y, the two Mega forms introduced in Mega Dimension, which probably explains the "MEGA x MEGA" in the name, along with many other Mega Evolutions. These sets usually come out in November or December, but this one was pushed back to February, most likely because of the worldwide 30th Anniversary release in September.
The excitement around MEGA x MEGA Parade is easy to understand. At Worlds, The Pokémon Company announced new Mega Attack Rare cards of Mega Rayquaza ex, Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Greninja ex and Mega Zygarde ex as coming soon, and early reports link them to this High Class Pack. Add two brand-new Mega forms of a fan favourite, the guaranteed hit in each pack and the long-term record of High Class sets as the most sought-after Japanese products of each era, and this is clearly the release to plan for at the start of 2027. As always with these sets, demand in Japan is strong, allocations are tight and boxes rarely stay at their launch price for long.
Looking further ahead, the end of the MEGA era is already on the horizon. At the same World Championships, Pokémon unveiled the logo of the next series, ex★ (ex Star), teased with the three legendary beasts Suicune, Entei and Raikou. Nothing else has been confirmed yet: no date, no set name and no explanation of what the star means for gameplay. For collectors, it means that Aura Seeker and MEGA x MEGA Parade are among the last chapters of the MEGA block, and the final sets of an era tend to be the ones people look back on.
All dates mentioned here are Japanese release dates, and some details, such as full card lists and box configurations, will only be confirmed when the official product pages go live. We will update this page as new information arrives. In the meantime, the best way to follow these releases from Switzerland is our Pokémon pre-orders page and our selection of Japanese booster boxes. Prices are in Swiss francs, parcels leave from Switzerland with Swiss Post, customers in Switzerland have no customs charges to pay on delivery, and every order above CHF 100 comes with a free booster. JapHunter also delivers to 20 European countries, and more than 10,000 collectors already trust us, with an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 from over 1,200 reviews.
