# Pokémon releases 2027: all new Japanese sets and dates - Bron / source: https://www.kaikancards.com/en/blogs/news/japanse-pokemon-releasekalender-2027 - Shop: Kaikan Cards, https://www.kaikancards.com (AI-home: https://www.kaikancards.com/pages/ai) - Author: Chris de Rooden - Published: 2026-11-06 · updated: 2026-11-06 - Tags: japans, sets - Summary: Which Japanese Pokémon sets are coming in 2027? MEGA x MEGA Parade on 19 February, the price increase from May 2027 and the new ex★ series, with the status of each release. **Short answer:** the first big Japanese Pokémon release of 2027 is **MEGA x MEGA Parade**, the new High Class Pack, reported for **Friday 19 February 2027**. A pack costs ¥550 in Japan and holds 10 cards, with a hit in every pack. On 6 November 2026 The Pokémon Company also announced that regular Japanese booster packs will cost more from May 2027: ¥230 instead of ¥200. No other sets for 2027 have been announced yet. We update this page as soon as anything is known. _Last updated: 6 November 2026._ ## Japanese Pokémon releases 2027 at a glance | Date | Set | Code | What is it? | Status | | 19 February 2027 | MEGA x MEGA Parade | M7a (expected) | High Class Pack with Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y and many other Mega Evolutions. ¥550 per pack of 10 cards, one hit per pack. | Reported, not yet on the official Japanese product page | | From May 2027 | New main sets | — | The Japanese suggested retail price per booster pack (5 cards) goes from ¥200 to ¥230. A box of 30 packs then comes to ¥6,900 instead of ¥6,000. | Officially announced (6 Nov 2026) | | 2027, no date yet | Start of the ex★ (ex Star) series | — | The series after the MEGA block. The logo was shown in August 2026, with Raikou, Entei and Suicune. | Announced, no date or set name | All Japanese and Chinese sets with set code, Japanese release, contents per box and English counterpart are also in a public table: [Japanese Pokémon sets 2026–2027 (Google Spreadsheet)](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ_bM1XcBA05xr-BZy3VByOqpRJyO3YLVppBz_Kxi8l8pDm5305Ua01KO3E0YTErW22ytlu-Xbctz14/pubhtml). ## First: the last releases of 2026 | Date | Product | Code | Contents | | 13 November 2026 | Special Deck Set MEGA | — | Three ready-to-play decks built around Mega Feraligatr, Mega Dragonite and Mega Gengar, ¥5,500 | | 27 November 2026 | Aura Seeker (Hadou Seeker) | M7 | Main set with Mega Lucario Z ex. 30 packs of 5 cards per box, ¥200 per pack | No Japanese releases are planned for December 2026. All sets released this year, from Nihil Zero to 30th CELEBRATION, are in the [Pokémon release calendar 2026](/en/blogs/news/japanse-pokemon-releasekalender-2026). ## What is MEGA x MEGA Parade? Every year Japan releases a High Class Pack: a celebration set with bigger packs (10 instead of 5 cards), a guaranteed hit in every pack and many alternate artworks. It normally comes out in late November or early December. This time it moves to February, probably because 30th CELEBRATION took the slot of the big special set in September. What has been reported: the set centres on Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y and, as the name says, includes many Mega Evolutions from the MEGA block. Mega Attack Rares (MA) have already been shown, the rarity that debuted in [Mega Dream ex (M2a)](/en/products/mega-dream-booster-box), last year's High Class Pack. Want to know what opening a High Class box is like? The previous High Class sets are in stock with us: - [Mega Dream ex (M2a)](/en/products/mega-dream-booster-box): the High Class Pack of 2025, with Mega Attack Rares - [Terastal Festival ex (SV8a)](/en/products/terastal-festival-ex-sv8a-booster-box): 2024, all nine Eeveelutions - [Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a)](/en/products/shiny-treasure-ex-sv4a-booster-box): 2023, the shiny set - [VSTAR Universe (S12a)](/en/products/vstar-universe-s12a-booster-box): 2022, the last High Class Pack of Sword & Shield All four side by side: [High Class boxes](/en/collections/high-class-boxen). ## Will Japanese Pokémon cards get more expensive in 2027? In Japan, yes. On 6 November 2026 The Pokémon Company announced that the suggested retail price of a regular booster pack (5 cards) for new products from May 2027 rises from ¥200 to ¥230. The company cites higher raw material costs. It is the second increase within a year: in May 2026 the price already went from ¥180 to ¥200. What does that mean for you? Sets released before May 2027 keep their Japanese suggested retail price. Sets from May onwards will be about 15% more expensive at the source. For special sets such as High Class Packs, The Pokémon Company sets the price per product. ## When do the English versions come out? Japan is usually two to three months ahead. According to PokéBeach, the English version of Aura Seeker is called _Flowing Fists_ and is reported for 5 February 2027, with prereleases from 23 to 31 January. That is more than ten weeks after the Japanese release. Nothing is known yet about an English MEGA x MEGA Parade. The first English product of 2027 is the Pokémon TCG Valentine's Box (27 January 2027) with 20 mini packs of 3 cards. Why collectors still choose Japanese is explained in [Japanese or English: the differences](/en/blogs/news/japans-of-engels-verschillen). ## And the Chinese sets? The Chinese (Simplified) Pokémon TCG has its own rhythm. On 6 November 2026 Gem Pack Vol. 7 was released in mainland China, with Psyduck on the pack. No Chinese releases have been announced for 2027 yet. The earlier volumes are under [Pokémon Gem Pack (Chinese)](/en/collections/chinese-gem-pack) and [the Chinese Pokémon 151](/en/collections/chinese-pokemon-151). ## Will there be a Japanese main set in January 2027? None has been announced. In 2025 and 2026 a main set came out in late January each time (Battle Partners on 24 January 2025, Nihil Zero on 23 January 2026). Japanese collector sites expect that this may not happen in 2027, because Aura Seeker only comes out in late November 2026 and the High Class Pack follows in February. As soon as there is a date, it will be here. ## What is ex★ (ex Star)? ex★ is the name of the next series after the MEGA block. The logo was shown at the Pokémon World Championships in August 2026, together with the three legendary beasts Raikou, Entei and Suicune. There is no date, no set name and no explanation yet of what the star means in the game. ## How do you read the set codes? The M stands for the MEGA block, the number for the order, and a letter after it, such as the a in M7a, for a special set in between the main sets. More in [how to read a Japanese set code](/en/blogs/news/japanse-setcode-lezen) and [all sets of the MEGA block at a glance](/en/blogs/news/alle-sets-mega-blok-overzicht). All older sets with Japanese and English names are in the [overview of the Japanese sets](/en/pages/japanse-pokemon-sets-overzicht). [View all Japanese sets in the shop →](/en/collections/alle-japanse-sets) _Sources: announcements by The Pokémon Company (price increase, via Oricon, 6 November 2026), PokéBeach (MEGA x MEGA Parade, Flowing Fists, Valentine's Box) and Japanese release overviews. Where it says "reported", the date has been reported but not yet put on an official product page. 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