Two months and ten days apart, the same MEGA series, and two very different chase structures.
M4 Ninja Spinner and M5 Abyss Eye are the fourth and fifth sets in the MEGA series — the block built around Mega Evolution’s return to the Pokemon TCG. Ninja Spinner arrived in March 2026 behind Mega Greninja ex, the first Mega Evolution card that species has ever received. Abyss Eye followed in May with Mega Darkrai ex, a darkness-type chase built on a single powerful ability shared across two separate print tiers. Both sets are current, both are currently listed in our catalog, and both are the sets most people compare when deciding where to start collecting the MEGA era.
This guide puts the two boxes side by side: how each set’s rarity ladder is built, what the top chase cards cost today, why M4 currently prices higher than M5, and which one makes sense depending on what you’re buying for.
M4 Ninja Spinner’s chase is a single Mega Greninja ex spread across three rarity tiers (SR, SAR, MUR); M5 Abyss Eye’s chase is Mega Darkrai ex spread across two (SAR, MUR), both sharing the same “Night Raid” attack and “Abyss Eye” ability. M4 Ninja Spinner Booster Box is currently listed from ¥9,500 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order); M5 Abyss Eye Booster Box is currently listed from ¥7,600.
Prices below are a mix of our own current listing prices and community-reported secondary-market figures, each labeled and dated where our source material provides a date. Pull rates and probability figures are community-tracked estimates, not official Pokemon Company data. USD conversions are carried over from the source material at roughly ¥150/USD, as of the source dates noted.
M4 vs M5: At a Glance
| Feature | M4 Ninja Spinner | M5 Abyss Eye |
|---|---|---|
| Japan release date | March 13, 2026 | May 22, 2026 |
| Chase Pokemon | Mega Greninja ex | Mega Darkrai ex |
| Total cards | ~120 (83 main + ~37 secret) | 118 (81 main + SR/AR/SAR/MUR) |
| Top rarity tier | MUR — 1 card only | MUR — shares the SAR’s attack/ability |
| SAR count | 6 (Mega Greninja ex, Cinccino ex, Mega Floette ex, Mega Dragalge ex, Roxie’s Performance, AZ’s Tranquility) | SR/AR/SAR/MUR four-tier ladder; SAR and MUR both Mega Darkrai ex |
| Set type | New cards (not a reprint) | New cards (not a reprint) |
| English release | Chaos Rising — May 22, 2026 (same day as M5’s Japanese release) | Not yet confirmed in our source material |
| Our current box listing | from ¥9,500 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) | from ¥7,600 |
The overlap in the English-release row is worth a second look: M4’s English counterpart, Chaos Rising, launches the same day M5 released in Japan. If you’re tracking the MEGA era across both languages, that’s the one date where the two timelines cross.
M4 Ninja Spinner: Where Mega Greninja ex Debuted
Ninja Spinner (M4) released in Japan on March 13, 2026 as the set where Mega Greninja ex debuted — the block bringing Mega Evolution back into the Pokemon TCG. Its headline card, Mega Greninja ex, is the first Mega Evolution card that species has ever received. The set runs to roughly 120 cards: 83 in the main numbering plus about 37 secret-rare cards, broken down as 1 MUR, 6 SAR, 18 SR, 12 AR, and 8 RR by our set-facts spec table.
Where Ninja Spinner stands out structurally is that its chase Pokemon isn’t confined to one slot — Mega Greninja ex appears across three separate rarity tiers: a Secret Rare at #098, a Special Art Rare at #114, and the set’s sole Mega Ultra Rare at #120. That’s three different prices for the same Pokemon, which makes it a useful set for understanding how Japanese rarity tiers stack on top of each other.
For the full set breakdown — card-by-card rarity data, English/Japanese naming, and pack structure — see our M4 Ninja Spinner complete guide.
M5 Abyss Eye: Released May 2026, Not a Pre-Order
Abyss Eye (M5) released in Japan on May 22, 2026 — as of today, that’s roughly three months in normal circulation, not a set you’ll find in pre-order status anywhere current. It’s a darkness-type-focused release built around Mega Darkrai ex, running to 118 total cards (81 main set numbers plus the SR/AR/SAR/MUR secret-rare run above them).
Unlike M4’s three-tier Mega Greninja ex chase, M5 concentrates its top pull into two printings of a single card: Mega Darkrai ex at Special Art Rare (#114) and Mega Ultra Rare (#118). Both share the identical attack — “Night Raid,” dealing 110-plus damage — and the identical ability, “Abyss Eye,” which knocks out the opponent’s Active Pokemon under a specific condition. The two printings are the same card mechanically; what differs is the art treatment and the rarity tier, which is exactly what separates their price.
Beyond Mega Darkrai ex, our source material names three more chase candidates without confirmed card numbers: Mega Zeraora ex (“Thunder Fist”), Mega Chandelure ex (ability “Binding Flame”), and Rampardos ex (ability “Destructive Headbutt”). We’re not pricing those here since we don’t have verified numbers or values for them — treat them as names to watch rather than confirmed chase targets.
For a deeper look at M5’s full rarity breakdown, see our M5 Abyss Eye pull rates and best cards guide.
Chase Card Face-Off
M4’s chase spreads across three Mega Greninja ex printings; M5’s spreads across two Mega Darkrai ex printings. Here’s how the pricing lines up card by card, using our most recent source figures.
M4’s next tier down runs Mega Floette ex SAR at roughly ¥3,246, Roxie’s Performance SAR at roughly ¥3,143, Mega Dragalge ex SAR at roughly ¥3,133, and AZ’s Tranquility SAR at roughly ¥1,584 — all six SARs land in a fairly tight band once you’re past Mega Greninja ex itself.
We currently list two graded M4 singles: PSA10 MEGA Greninja ex SR [M4 098/083], currently listed at ¥11,948 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), and PSA10 Cinccino ex SAR [M4 117/083], currently listed at ¥18,540. Both are graded, one-of-one stock — when a listing like this sells, it’s gone and won’t be relisted at the same number.
Our own M5-focused source material doesn’t publish a market price for either Mega Darkrai ex printing — it notes only that we don’t currently hold single-card stock of that card. We don’t currently list a graded M5 single either, so if you want a Mega Darkrai ex chase card today, sealed M5 boxes are the route. For what M5 looks like next to the newest set in the MEGA line, see our M5 Abyss Eye vs Storm Emeralda M6 box guide.
Pull Rates: What’s Confirmed, What’s Extrapolated
M4’s pull rates come from community-tracked, unofficial estimates: roughly 1 in 3 boxes (about 33%) for the SAR tier as a whole, and roughly 1 in 50 boxes (about 2%) for the MUR. Individually, Mega Greninja ex SAR is estimated at closer to 1 in 18 boxes once you break the SAR tier down by card.
Pokemon Company has not published official pull rates for M5 Abyss Eye. Our own source material states plainly that M4’s measured figures (SAR tier ~1/3, MUR ~1/50) are commonly assumed to sit in a similar range for M5, but no large-sample data specific to M5 has been confirmed. Treat any M5 pull-rate figure you see — including ours — as an extrapolation from M4, not a verified M5 number.
That distinction matters if you’re doing box-opening math: M4’s numbers are grounded in actual community tracking of that set, while M5’s are, at best, an educated guess borrowed from its predecessor. For the full M4 pull-rate writeup with the complete rarity breakdown, see Ninja Spinner pull rates and best cards.
Box Price: Why M4 Costs More Right Now
Our source material shows two different figures for M4’s box price, and they’re both real — they’re just measuring different things. A solo M4 set-facts writeup (dated August 5, 2026) cites a secondary-market snapshot: MSRP ¥5,400 rising to a market price of roughly ¥10,000 (~$67). A separate comparison piece (dated August 13, 2026) instead cites our own live selling price: M4 currently listed from ¥9,500, “roughly ¥1,900 above where M5 sits.” Today’s catalog check confirms that second figure — M4 Ninja Spinner Booster Box is currently listed from ¥9,500 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) (a second variant lists at ¥10,812), and M5 Abyss Eye Booster Box is currently listed from ¥7,600 (a second variant lists at ¥8,610).
One more data gap worth flagging: nearly every other set in our comparison data shares an MSRP around ¥5,400–¥5,500 per box, and M4 fits that pattern at ¥5,400. M5, by contrast, has no MSRP figure recorded anywhere in our source material — only the ¥7,600 listing price. We’re not claiming M5 lacks an MSRP; we simply don’t have a source for one, so we’re not going to invent a number.
If you want to see how both boxes stack up against the rest of the Mega era on price, our Japanese Pokemon Mega Booster Box Price Index 2026 tracks the full lineup in one place.
Which Box Should You Buy?
Working from everything above, here’s how we’d frame the decision:
- Want the lower entry price right now? M5 Abyss Eye is currently listed from ¥7,600, about ¥1,900 below M4’s current listing.
- Want a chase card that’s already priced and tracked? M4’s Mega Greninja ex has three printings with published community prices (SR, SAR, MUR) and a track record of pull-rate data. M5’s Mega Darkrai ex is priced only as “not disclosed” in our current source material — you’re buying into a less-documented chase.
- Want the newer set? M5 released about two months and ten days after M4 and is the more recent addition to the MEGA line, though both are current sets as of today.
- Want a graded single instead of a box? We currently list M4 graded singles — PSA10 MEGA Greninja ex SR, currently listed at ¥11,948 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and PSA10 Cinccino ex SAR, currently listed at ¥18,540 — but no graded M5 single at this time, so an M5 chase card means opening boxes.
- Comparing across the whole Mega era? See how M5 stacks up against the newest release in our M5 Abyss Eye vs Storm Emeralda M6 box guide.
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Where to Buy M4 Ninja Spinner and M5 Abyss Eye
We ship both sets sealed out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. M4 Ninja Spinner Booster Box is currently listed from ¥9,500 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), and M5 Abyss Eye Booster Box is currently listed from ¥7,600. For graded M4 singles — PSA10 MEGA Greninja ex SR (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and PSA10 Cinccino ex SAR — and any other graded stock across the MEGA era, our PSA10 collection is where current listings live; each graded card is one-of-one stock, so once it sells it’s gone.
For the full sealed-product lineup across every Japanese set we carry, browse our sealed booster box collection, or use our Quick Order page to combine M4, M5, and any singles into a single shipment.
Related reading: our standalone M4 Ninja Spinner complete guide and Ninja Spinner pull rates and best cards go deeper on M4’s full rarity breakdown; our M5 Abyss Eye pull rates and best cards covers M5 in the same depth. If you’re weighing M5 against the newest MEGA-era release instead, see our M5 Abyss Eye vs Storm Emeralda M6 box guide, and for pricing across the full Mega lineup, check our Japanese Pokemon Mega Booster Box Price Index 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which box costs more right now, M4 Ninja Spinner or M5 Abyss Eye?
M4 Ninja Spinner Booster Box is currently listed from ¥9,500, and M5 Abyss Eye Booster Box is currently listed from ¥7,600 — a gap of roughly ¥1,900. A separate August 5, 2026 secondary-market snapshot cited M4 at roughly ¥10,000, so figures vary slightly depending on the source and date.
What’s the difference between Mega Greninja ex SR, SAR, and MUR?
All three are the same Pokemon, Mega Greninja ex, printed at three different rarity tiers within M4 Ninja Spinner: Secret Rare (#098), Special Art Rare (#114), and Mega Ultra Rare (#120, the set’s sole MUR). Community-reported prices place the SR lowest, the SAR in the middle at roughly ¥40,429, and the MUR highest at roughly ¥94,223.
Is Mega Darkrai ex SAR the same card as the MUR version?
They’re the same Pokemon with the identical attack (“Night Raid”) and identical ability (“Abyss Eye”), printed as two separate rarity tiers — SAR at #114 and MUR at #118 within M5 Abyss Eye. The gameplay text is the same; the art treatment and rarity (and therefore price) differ.
Are M5 Abyss Eye’s pull rates confirmed by Pokemon Company?
No. Pokemon Company has not published official pull rates for M5. Any M5 pull-rate figure in circulation, including estimates that reference M4’s measured numbers (SAR tier ~1/3 boxes, MUR ~1/50 boxes), is an extrapolation from M4’s community-tracked data, not a confirmed M5-specific figure.
Is M5 Abyss Eye still available for pre-order?
No. M5 Abyss Eye released in Japan on May 22, 2026 and has been in normal circulation for roughly three months as of this writing. It’s a current set, currently listed as sealed product, not a pre-order item.
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