Mega Rayquaza SIR Pokemon Card Revealed From Delta Reign

New Mega Rayquaza Pokemon Card Revealed, Likely To Be One Of The Most Expensive In Years Published Jul 29, 2026, 4:32 AM EDT Sam Woods is TheGamer’s Senior Reporter. He’s been in games journalism since 2020 and has undertaken a variety of roles in that time. These have included roles such as SEO Editor, Managing Editor at DualShockers, and Global Head of Gaming, and he's also been seen on the BBC. He was promoted to the Senior Reporter position in 2025 following a series of high-quality reports and exclusives for TheGamer. Since 2020, Sam has written over 2,500 articles and specializes in telling the stories of the people behind the games. He’s interviewed the biggest game directors, some of the industry’s top talents, told the stories of how indie games came to be, and spoken to players about what really makes them tick. He’s also interviewed some of the world’s biggest musical artists to find out how the medium has inspired their work, and TV and Film actors about their roles in video game adaptations. He even hosted a PAX panel in 2021 and made a documentary in 2024 surrounding the creation of a Disney game. Alongside this, Sam focuses on breaking news. He got the scoop on Perfect Dark’s cancellation, got context around some AI drama, and revealed how Lady Dimitrescu’s actress would love to step back into the character’s giant shoes. These articles have been picked up by the biggest gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot, and PC Gamer. He also loves to dive into the numbers behind the games. Sam’s journey in games journalism has taken him all over the world. He’s covered Gamescom in Germany, Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, and Tokyo Game Show in Japan, each on more than one occasion. He’s been learning Japanese since 2024 with the intention of identifying and translating Japanese-language news and bringing it to English-language audiences first, something he’s done countless times. Sam’s first review was 2020’s Battletoads reboot, and he’s since reviewed games in The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokemon franchises. The Pokemon Trading Card Game is expensive these days. A combination of hype, the soon-to-be-released 30th Anniversary expansion, and scalpers thinking they can make a quick buck has made products harder to get hold of and driven single-card prices through the roof. While the next English-language expansion will be September's 30th Anniversary celebration, in Japan there is one set before it: Storm Emeralda. This set was always going to be expensive, given that it was focused on one of the series' most popular Pokemon, Rayquaza, but now that we've seen the card the Dragon- and Flying-type Pokemon appears on, it may be over. Following its reveal, I'm anticipating it will become one of the most expensive of the current era. The Pokemon TCG's Mega Rayquaza ex SIR Is About To Burn A Hole In Our Wallets Rayquaza has always been a popular Pokemon, but over recent years, especially in the TCG, it's reached the peak of that popularity. Evolving Skies' Rayquaza V and Rayquaza VMAX cards are likely to blame for this, and ever since then, prices for cards featuring the Pokemon have exploded. In fact, I did some recent research that found that of the TCG's current big four (Charizard, Gengar, Umbreon, and Rayquaza), Rayquaza cards had increased the most. This new card is about to take things to a whole new level. Illustrated by Kazuki Minami in a departure from their style that won them the Pokemon Illustration Contest in 2024, this new Rayquaza is a stunner. It's bold and vivid, and it looks like one of Akira Egawa's trademark cards. You can check it out below: As you can see from the image, it's a stunner, and given how sought-after Rayquaza is and how rare this card is going to be, it's likely to overtake almost every Mega Evolution card. Below, you can see the current ten most expensive cards from the Mega Evolution era: Card Expansion Price Mega Gengar SIR Ascended Heroes $950.16 Pikachu SIR 276 Ascended Heroes $874.08 Mega Charizard X SIR Phantasmal Flames $591.17 Mega Dragonite SIR Ascended Heroes $563.07 Team Rocket's Mewtwo SIR Ascended Heroes $297.05 Pikachu SIR 277 Ascended Heroes $293.92 Mega Charizard X Gold Phantasmal Flames $252.34 Mega Dragonite Gold Ascended Heroes $215.06 Mega Darkrai SIR Pitch Black $213.48 Mega Lucario Gold Mega Evolution $206.88 With hype at fever pitch, I can see this Rayquaza initially launching around the price of Mega Gengar ex. Once it settles, it'll probably fall around the price of the Mega Charizard ex card, due to the fact that there are fewer SIRs in Delta Reign, but either way, it's going to be a pricey one. Franchise Pokemon Original Release Date October 20, 1996 Player Count 2 Age Recommendation 6+ Length per Game Variable Franchise Name Pokemon