Pokémon Officially Brings Back Kyogre & Groudon With All-New Designs

Published Nov 14, 2026, 7:00 AM EST Chris is a Gaming Editor at ScreenRant. He has been a professional writer since 2009, and has written for top TV, comics, movie, and video game outlets like Engadget, Polygon, Destructoid, and more. He brings with him an expertise in every game genre, no matter how niche or mainstream. You may know him as the former Managing/Reviews Editor of Destructoid, where he published hundreds of game reviews across every genre, including MMOs, sports games, and Metroidvanias. Find Chris on Twitter @_SRChris. Pokémon has so much lore; it's staggering. And I don't just mean the journey of Ash or Red in the TV series and the games, respectively. If you look at any given Pokédex entry, you'll find a rich tapestry of tales, like the fact that Trubbish was created by a "combination of garbage bags and industrial waste." But one story I keep coming back to as one of the strongest in the series is the tale of Kyogre & Groudon, with a little Rayquaza mixed in. Following the narrative of Pokémon Emerald, there's so much there to dig into, and The Pokémon Company is even honoring that legacy to this day with various releases. This time, we're getting a completely new look at Kyogre and Groudon. Delta Reign has dropped in the Pokémon TCG, and although it can be hard to find in some locations, fans want all the cards they can get, especially promos and alt-arts. That includes the newly-minted Groudon and Kyogre incarnations from Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire, which you can view on TCGPlayer. Here's Groudon's impact on the board: "If a Stadium that has 'Legendary' in its name is in play, this attack does 170 more damage." And here's Kyogre: "If a Stadium that has 'Legendary' in its name is in play, this attack also does 50 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Of course, Rayquaza is going to take the cake here in terms of impact on multiple levels: "Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may use this Ability. Look at the top 4 cards of your deck and attach a Basic Energy card you find there to this Pokémon. Shuffle the other cards and put them on the bottom of your deck." Pokémon has so many places to go, it's hard to really keep all the latest regions balanced with the old ones. Pokémon Legends and the remakes have somewhat solved this problem, but aside from TV shows and films, you rarely see old regions in the games at all, if ever. Think about how relaxing it would be to go back to Johto, for instance, and see it in a new light outside of the remake of Gold & Silver. We've gotten another look at Sinnoh and Lumiose City with the two Legends games released so far, but fans have wanted to go back to Hoenn with a new game for decades. The Pokémon Company (and Nintendo by proxy) works in mysterious ways, and although they're making money hand over fist, they're also sitting on a ton of history. If you're a long-time Pokémon fan, you're used to it by now. But for everyone else, it might be a long time before we can see what Hoenn is cooking. Whether it's an ancient look at when Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza were roaming the land or a more modern take, it'll be a blast to return to Hoenn at some point. TV Show(s) Pokémon Video Game(s) Pokemon Red and Blue, Pokemon Yellow, Pokemon Gold and Silver, Pokémon Crystal, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, Pokemon Sapphire, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon Black and White, Pokemon Black and White 2, Pokemon X and Y, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Pokemon Winds and Waves, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Pokemon Legends Z-A First Film Pokemon: The First Movie First TV Show Pokémon First Game Pokemon Red and Blue Genres RPG