All Delta Reign Chase Cards
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Delta Reign is Storm Emeralda's English-language release, and it's already made waves in Japan without technically existing over here yet. This post covers all of the Delta Reign chase cards, 21 Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares in the set, 14 IRs you can pull from packs, 6 SIRs, and the Kyogre Illustration Rare that now comes as the Elite Trainer Box promo, spanning everything from a Groudon and Kyogre still fighting the same fight they started in Hoenn to a quietly excellent Inkay tucked earlier in the print run. Since Delta Reign hasn't hit Western shelves yet, treat this as your complete preview of the set's full-art lineup before it ever reaches a shop shelf.
A note on the images: every card in this post now uses an official English Delta Reign scan, so the card text, numbers, and set code you see are exactly what you will pull. The Kyogre promo shows the Pokémon Center stamped version. For the Japanese originals, see the Storm Emeralda set page.
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All Delta Reign Chase Cards at a Glance
Here is every Delta Reign chase card in one place, sorted by rarity and card number. For the full 141 card checklist, see our Delta Reign card list, or browse every card on the Delta Reign set page at Rare Candy.
Illustration Rares (14): Masquerain 104/103, Sprigatito 105/103, Growlithe 106/103, Magmortar 107/103, Electivire 108/103, Pincurchin 109/103, Enamorus 110/103, Groudon 111/103, Zorua 112/103, Inkay 113/103, Eevee 114/103, Azurill 115/103, Altaria 116/103, and Kecleon 117/103.
Special Illustration Rares (6): Mega Golisopod ex 135/103, Raikou ex 136/103, Mega Golurk ex 137/103, Mega Rayquaza ex 138/103, Aarune 139/103, and Zinnia's Trust 140/103.
Mega Hyper Rare (1): the gold Mega Rayquaza ex 141/103.
Elite Trainer Box promo (1): Kyogre MEP 117.
Illustration Rare Chase Cards
1. Masquerain (104/103)
Masquerain drifts through backlit leaves, wings so thin the light comes straight through them. It looks less like a battling Pokémon and more like something pinned in an old field guide, which tracks for a bug whose whole design is two different insects stitched together and daring you to notice.
2. Growlithe (106/103)
Growlithe grins from a sunlit doorway, tail curled up like it just heard the mail arrive. Every other Growlithe print in memory puts it out in a field somewhere looking fierce. This one is just happy you're home! It's great to see the original form finally get a good IR after it's Hisuian counterpart received the same treatment in Twilight Masquerade.
3. Magmortar (107/103)
Magmortar erupts in sheets of fire and volcanic rock, all elbows and heat. It's been paired with Electivire since the day both of them showed up in Sinnoh, two rejected trade evolutions that turned into an inseparable duo, and this print leans into that history without ever saying so out loud.
4. Kyogre Elite Trainer Box Promo (MEP 117), Illus. Nurikabe
Kyogre tears through a wave big enough to nearly swallow the card whole, churning blue and white foam everywhere. Groudon gets fire below, Kyogre gets water above, and Hoenn has been arguing over which one actually won their fight for twenty years now. It won't turn up in booster packs, either: this is the full-art Illustration Rare promo that comes in the Delta Reign Elite Trainer Box, and the Pokémon Center version carries a Pokémon Center stamp, as shown here.
5. Electivire (108/103)
Electivire crackles against a storm it looks like it started on purpose, all jagged purple light. Magmortar already had its moment a few entries back. This is the other half of that same overdue trade, finally sharing a page again.
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6. Pincurchin (109/103)
Pincurchin barely reads as a Pokémon here, more like a photograph of tide-pool spines nobody bothered to develop properly. It's the kind of card you have to be told what you're looking at, and that's clearly the whole point.
7. Enamorus (110/103)
Enamorus drifts through a snowy mountain pass trailing hearts and soft pink light, somehow the gentlest member of a family that spent an entire generation being anything but. Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus never got a card this soft.
8. Groudon (111/103)
Groudon rises out of cracked earth and rolling lava, molten red instead of the usual continent-splitting scale artists reach for. Kyogre gets its own moment elsewhere in this set, and the two of them have been locked in the same fight since Hoenn first put them across from each other on the Ruby & Sapphire covers.
9. Inkay (113/103)
Inkay glows like something scooped off the ocean floor at midnight, all deep blue and drifting light. Flip it upside down and it becomes an entirely different Pokémon, still one of the strangest gimmicks evolution has ever pulled off.
10. Azurill (115/103)
Azurill floats through a garden in soft daylight, round and blue and about as harmless as a Pokémon card gets. Baby Pokémon almost never get treatment this gentle, usually they're background noise next to whatever they eventually become.
11. Altaria (116/103)
Altaria soars through a sky so soft the clouds barely look solid, not a shred of danger anywhere in the frame. Three generations running, collectors have described this cloud dragon as cozy before fierce, and nothing here argues the point.
12. Kecleon (117/103)
Kecleon nearly disappears into a wall of hand-painted flowers, illustrator Tomokazu Komiya turning its whole color-shifting gimmick into literal camouflage against a busy, almost folk-art background. It might be the single best use of Kecleon's identity crisis a card has ever managed.
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13. Eevee (114/103)
Eevee pokes its head out of an open backpack mid-picnic, a thermos and a half-unfolded map spilling out beside it. No Pokémon carries more branching potential than this one, and here it is just along for a walk, not a single evolution in sight.
14. Zorua (112/103)
Zorua drifts high above a lantern-lit town at dusk, illustrator GOSSAN shrinking the whole rooftop skyline down to storybook scale below it. Fitting, since this is a Pokémon whose entire identity runs on never quite looking like what it actually is.
15. Sprigatito (105/103)
Sprigatito leans out over a windowsill packed with orange flowers, sunlight doing most of the work. It was the first Grass starter to ever show up as a cat, and years later it's still the one people bring up first whenever the starter debates start.
Special Illustration Rare Chase Cards
16. Aarune (139/103)
Aarune poses mid-celebration against a full mountain backdrop, all the boy-scout energy you'd expect from the guy who spends an entire storyline cheering new trainers on through the Isle of Armor. He's never once been the strongest character in the room and somehow always the most memorable.
17. Zinnia's Trust (140/103)
Zinnia's Trust puts the Draconid archaeologist against a scene of collapsing ruins, her whole world quite literally falling apart behind her. She had exactly one major storyline in one generation, and collectors have been asking for her back in some form ever since.
18. Mega Golisopod ex (135/103)
Mega Golisopod ex crashes onto the card mid-strike, the battlefield dissolved into streaks of red and green until you can barely tell where the Pokémon ends and the motion begins. Golisopod has spent its whole existence described as shy. Nothing about this card agrees with that reputation.
19. Raikou ex (136/103)
Raikou ex crackles with pink and violet lightning, caught mid-leap like the photo was snapped half a second too early. It's one of three Legendary Beasts that have wandered the region ever since a lab fire in Johto the games still won't fully explain.
20. Mega Golurk ex (137/103)
Mega Golurk ex swings a glowing fist straight at the reader, cracked purple ruins lit up by its own molten knuckles. It's spent every generation since its debut looking like ancient machinery that woke up angry about being buried, and this is the angriest it's ever looked.
21. Mega Rayquaza ex (138/103)
Mega Rayquaza ex closes out the main lineup wrapped in a full wall of fire and green energy. It won't be the last Rayquaza on this page, either, the gold version is one section down, and between the two of them this Pokémon owns more real estate on this list than anything else here.
Bonus: Mega Hyper Rare Chase Card
Mega Rayquaza ex (141/103), Illus. takuyoa
Every Mega Evolution era set eventually hands its own headline mascot the gold treatment, and Delta Reign is no exception. Illustrator takuyoa strips the color away entirely, letting etched, temple-carving linework do all the talking with no background needed at all.
Why Delta Reign Has Collectors Excited
Several entries connect directly to each other: Groudon and Kyogre's rivalry, Magmortar and Electivire's paired history, and two separate Mega Rayquaza ex prints bookending opposite ends of the lineup
Zinnia's Trust marks a real return for a character who's had exactly one major storyline appearance since her debut, precisely the kind of pull that gets collectors talking
Every one of the 21 cards is now confirmed on an official English Delta Reign scan, which means this lineup isn't speculative anymore
The bonus gold Mega Rayquaza ex keeps a running Mega Evolution era tradition alive, and its own finishing attack literally shares the set's name
With no Western market data live yet, this lineup is worth tracking early, before Delta Reign's English release sets a price baseline
Key Takeaways
21 total Delta Reign chase cards covered: 14 Illustration Rares you can pull from packs, 6 Special Illustration Rares, and the Kyogre Illustration Rare promo from the Elite Trainer Box (card numbers follow the English Delta Reign list)
All entries now use official English Delta Reign scans, which show the set's actual code (DLR) and a 103-card base set
Groudon and Kyogre's decades-old rivalry, Magmortar and Electivire's overdue reunion, and Zinnia's long-awaited return all show up across these Illustration Rares
A bonus Mega Hyper Rare closes things out: the gold Mega Rayquaza ex, continuing the Mega Evolution era's habit of handing every set's mascot a gold treatment
Delta Reign is the English-language counterpart to Japan's Storm Emeralda, which released July 31, 2026
Final Thoughts
Twenty-one chase cards in, plus a bonus Mega Hyper Rare, and the through-line here isn't power level, it's connection. Groudon and Kyogre still fighting the fight they started in Hoenn. Magmortar and Electivire finally sharing a page again. Zinnia showing back up after one generation away. Storm Emeralda already proved this set delivers on both sides of the Pacific, and between a card whose own attack is named after the set itself and a lineup this stacked with callbacks, Delta Reign came by its name honestly. Once it actually lands on shelves, expect this exact roster of Delta Reign chase cards to set the tone for how the whole set gets remembered. For a look at how many of these same illustrations are already performing overseas, see our full Best Pokémon Storm Emeralda Cards rundown.
FAQ
What is Delta Reign in the Pokémon TCG?
Delta Reign is the English-language release of Storm Emeralda, a Mega Evolution era set that released in Japan on July 31, 2026. It carries nearly the same lineup with localized rarity names and text, plus a few changes: the Kyogre Illustration Rare became a promo, and Sprigatito, Zorua, and Eevee were added as new Illustration Rares; the main set has 103 cards under the code DLR, and the secret rares are numbered from 104 up, with the gold Mega Rayquaza ex at 141.
What are the Delta Reign chase cards?
The Delta Reign chase cards are the gold Mega Rayquaza ex, the six Special Illustration Rares, the 14 Illustration Rares, and the Kyogre Elite Trainer Box promo. Chase cards are the full-art pulls collectors hunt first, and all but the Kyogre promo sit above the 103-card main set, numbered 104 and up.
What is the top Delta Reign chase card?
The gold Mega Rayquaza ex (141/103) is the headline chase card and the only Mega Hyper Rare in the set. Delta Reign has no Western pull rates or market data yet, so how hard it is to pull will be clearer after release.
How many Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares are in Delta Reign?
Twenty-one total: 14 Illustration Rares and 6 Special Illustration Rares you can pull from packs, plus the Kyogre Illustration Rare promo from the Elite Trainer Box (MEP 117), and one bonus Mega Hyper Rare (the gold Mega Rayquaza ex) covered separately outside that count. Card numbers follow the English Delta Reign list, and every entry is shown with an official English scan.
What is the difference between Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare?
Illustration Rare (IR) is the standard full-art tier, while Special Illustration Rare (SIR) sits one tier above it with a more elaborate alternate illustration along with texture. In Storm Emeralda, Delta Reign's Japanese counterpart, these correspond to the Art Rare (AR) and Special Art Rare (SAR) tiers, terms specific to Japanese-language sets.
When does Delta Reign release?
Delta Reign is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2026 as the last main set of the year.
Is the Kyogre Illustration Rare in Delta Reign booster packs?
No. The Kyogre Illustration Rare (MEP 117) is the full-art promo card included in the Delta Reign Elite Trainer Box, illustrated by Nurikabe. The Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box includes a version with a Pokémon Center stamp.
