Kyogre is the Legendary Water-type Pokemon behind Hoenn’s ocean mythology, and it has appeared in the Japanese TCG since the Advance era. Its printing history runs from a low-key promo card through a Double Crisis concept-pack chase card, a three-printing Primal Kyogre-EX run, one of only nine Amazing Rare cards ever made, and straight through to this year’s Storm Emeralda (M6) release.
This guide walks through every Kyogre printing we can verify from Bulbapedia and Limitless TCG, tells you which set each one came from, and shows you where the card sits in the current Japanese TCG landscape — without guessing at numbers we can’t confirm.
We work almost entirely with Japanese-print product, so this guide is built around the Japanese card numbers and set codes rather than the English equivalents. Where an English printing exists for context, we’ve noted it, but every image below is a Japanese card. If you’re trying to match a physical card in hand against this list, the set code printed on the bottom edge of the card — things like XY5t, S4a, or M6 — is the fastest way to jump to the right row.
Kyogre debuted as a promo (001/ADV-P) in the Advance era and has since appeared in a Double Crisis concept pack, a three-printing Primal Kyogre-EX run across Tidal Storm and Bandit Ring, an Amazing Rare slot in Shiny Star V, and the current Storm Emeralda (M6) set. Kyogre singles aren’t in our stock right now — the fastest way to pull a modern copy is a sealed M6 Storm Emeralda Booster Box, currently listed at ¥15,810–¥16,830 (~$99–$106).
Card facts sourced from Bulbapedia and Limitless TCG, verified August 2026. Prices use ¥159/USD. We do not currently carry Kyogre singles in stock — card details below are for identification, not stock status.
Every Verified Kyogre Card
Here is every Kyogre printing we could confirm against a primary source, in rough chronological order:
| Card | Set | Number | Rarity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyogre ex (promo) | ADV-P | 001/ADV-P | Promo | Advance era (year unconfirmed) |
| Team Aqua’s Kyogre EX | CP1 Double Crisis | 006/034 | RR (Double Rare) | 2015-01-30 |
| Primal Kyogre-EX | XY5t Tidal Storm | 032/070 | RR (Double Rare) | 2014-12-13 |
| Primal Kyogre-EX | XY5t Tidal Storm | 073/070 | SR (Secret Rare) | 2014-12-13 |
| Primal Kyogre-EX (reprint) | XY7 Bandit Ring | 093/081 | UR (Ultra Rare) | 2015-06-20 |
| Kyogre | S4a Shiny Star V | 036/190 | Amazing Rare | 2020-11-20 |
| Kyogre | SM7 | 032 | R | 2018-06-01 |
| Kyogre | M6 Storm Emeralda | 018/076 | R | 2026-07-31 |
Two eras stand out: the XY-block Primal Kyogre-EX run, and the current Storm Emeralda set, which is the newest way to pull a Kyogre card in Japanese. Between those two poles sits a mix of rarity tiers — RR, SR, UR, and the short-lived Amazing Rare — plus one standard-Rare appearance in SM7 that’s easy to overlook next to the higher-rarity chase cards.
The fastest way to tell two Kyogre cards apart at a glance is the number-over-total fraction printed on the bottom edge, since set and rarity aren’t always obvious from a quick look at the card face.
The Early Kyogre Cards: Promo to Double Crisis
Kyogre’s first card was a promo — Kyogre ex, released as Nintendo Black Star Promo 001 in English and as 001/ADV-P in Japan, dating to the Advance (Ruby/Sapphire) era. Details on the exact distribution method and year for the Japanese promo aren’t confirmed in our source material, so we’re leaving the timing as “Advance era” rather than guessing a specific year.
From there, Kyogre moved into mainstream EX-block sets in English only: Kyogre ex appeared in EX Hidden Legends (94/101) and EX Crystal Guardians (95/100), and the BW-era Kyogre-EX later appeared in Dark Explorers (26/108) and Primal Clash (54/160). None of these four have a confirmed Japanese card number in our source material, so we’re covering them here as English-market context rather than as cards you can identify from a Japanese copy. If you own a Japanese Kyogre from this window, it likely falls under one of the promo or concept-pack printings covered below rather than a direct match to those English sets.
The first Japanese Kyogre card with a fully documented number is Team Aqua’s Kyogre EX, 006/034, RR (Double Rare), from the concept pack “Team Magma vs Team Aqua: Double Crisis” (CP1), released January 30, 2015 as a 34-card set. Its English counterpart is Double Crisis 6/34, released the same era. Concept packs like CP1 were smaller, themed releases built around a single storyline rather than a full expansion, which is why the card carries Team Aqua branding directly in its name instead of the plain “Kyogre-EX” wording used elsewhere. If your copy carries that Team Aqua branding rather than a plain Kyogre-EX layout, this is the printing you’re holding.
Primal Kyogre-EX: Tidal Storm and Bandit Ring
Primal Kyogre-EX first appeared in XY5t “Tidal Storm,” released December 13, 2014, in two rarities:
The 032/070 RR is the standard Double Rare version, and the 073/070 SR is the set’s Secret Rare Primal Kyogre-EX, numbered above the 070-card base set — a common Japanese TCG convention where the highest-rarity cards in a set carry numbers past the printed total. Six months later, the same card was reprinted as an Ultra Rare, 093/081, in XY7 “Bandit Ring,” released June 20, 2015, again numbered above that set’s 081-card base. All three are Primal Kyogre-EX printings; the difference is rarity tier, card number, and which set it was pulled from.
For identification, the number-over-total fraction printed on the bottom edge of the card is the fastest way to tell these apart: 032/070 and 073/070 both come from Tidal Storm, while 093/081 comes from the later Bandit Ring set. If your copy is numbered anywhere close to XY5t’s total of 070 but above it, you’re holding the Secret Rare; if it’s numbered close to XY7’s total of 081 but above it, you’re holding the Bandit Ring Ultra Rare reprint.
The Amazing Rare Kyogre (S4a Shiny Star V)
Kyogre holds one of the rarer rarity slots in the modern Sword & Shield era: it is an Amazing Rare, printed as 036/190 in S4a “Shiny Star V,” released November 20, 2020. Amazing Rare is a short-lived rarity tier that appeared in only two Japanese sets, S3a and S4a, for a combined total of nine cards ever printed — six in S3a and three in S4a. Kyogre is one of the three S4a Amazing Rares, which puts it in genuinely limited company within the tier. For the full rundown of every Amazing Rare card, see our Amazing Rare Pokemon cards guide.
Because the tier only ran across two sets before being retired, an Amazing Rare card is one of the more concrete “this many exist and no more” claims you can make in the modern Japanese TCG — there’s no ongoing print run to dilute the number. That’s part of why collectors treat the S3a/S4a Amazing Rare lineup as a distinct mini-set within a mini-set, separate from the regular rarity ladder of Common through Secret Rare.
Amazing Rare cards are numbered within the set’s normal range (Kyogre is 036 out of 190), not above it like a Secret Rare. The tier is identified by the card frame and rarity marking rather than by a number past the base set total.
Recent Prints: SM7 to Storm Emeralda (M6)
Kyogre continued to appear in Japanese sets through the Sun & Moon era and into the current Mega block. SM7, released June 1, 2018, included a standard Rare Kyogre numbered 032 — a straightforward set-filler print rather than a chase card, but a data point in just how consistently Kyogre has been reprinted across generations. The most recent Kyogre print is in this year’s flagship set:
M6 “Storm Emeralda,” released July 31, 2026, includes Kyogre as a standard Rare, 018/076. It’s the newest set carrying the card and the current entry point if you want to pull one from a sealed box. Unlike the vintage Primal Kyogre-EX or the Amazing Rare, the M6 printing is a straightforward Rare-tier card rather than a chase pull, but it’s the one printing on this list available as sealed product right now. For the full set breakdown, see our Storm Emeralda best cards guide and the Storm Emeralda complete card list, or browse the set directly on the M6 card list page.
Matching a Printing to Your Collecting Goal
With eight documented printings spanning a promo, a concept pack, a two-set chase run, a limited rarity tier, and the current set, it helps to sort them by what kind of collector each one suits:
- Want the newest, currently-buyable option: the M6 Storm Emeralda booster box (018/076 R) is the only printing on this list available sealed right now.
- Want the classic XY-era chase card: Primal Kyogre-EX, either the Tidal Storm RR/SR pair or the Bandit Ring UR reprint, is the printing most associated with Kyogre as a competitive-era EX card.
- Want the scarcest rarity tier: the S4a Amazing Rare is one of only nine cards in that tier across all of the Japanese TCG, making it the printing with the tightest ceiling by design.
- Want a piece of storyline history: Team Aqua’s Kyogre EX from the CP1 Double Crisis concept pack ties the card directly to its in-game Team Aqua storyline rather than a generic EX-block release.
Every printing except the current M6 box falls outside our in-stock inventory today. That’s not a reflection of rarity or demand — it simply means those specific cards aren’t sitting in our current lot. Submit a restock request via our Quick Order page.
How to Collect Kyogre Cards
Kyogre singles aren’t currently in our stock across any of the printings above. If you’re chasing a specific card — the Primal Kyogre-EX SR, the Amazing Rare, or an early Team Aqua’s Kyogre EX — the fastest route is to request a quote via our Quick Order page.
For sealed product, the Storm Emeralda (M6) box above is the only current-stock way to pull a Kyogre card, since it’s the newest set carrying the printing. Older sets like Tidal Storm and Shiny Star V are chase territory rather than something we hold in sealed form, so a fresh pull of the vintage printings isn’t realistically achievable — those cards only surface as singles when they come up for restock.
Kyogre’s mythological counterpart, Groudon, has its own dedicated writeup: our Groudon cards guide covers Primal Groudon-EX and Groudon’s other Japanese printings side by side with Kyogre’s. If you collect legendary Pokemon more broadly, our Zekrom cards guide and Raichu cards guide cover other characters with their own long Japanese print histories. Graded Kyogre copies, when available, would sit alongside the rest of our catalog on the PSA10 card list hub. PSA independently determines authenticity and grade.
Where to Buy Kyogre Cards from Japan
We ship Japanese sealed product from Tokyo with tracked delivery. For Kyogre specifically, the sealed M6 Storm Emeralda Booster Box, currently listed at ¥15,810–¥16,830 (~$99–$106), is the current listed way to open a copy of the card. For older printings — Primal Kyogre-EX, the Amazing Rare, or Team Aqua’s Kyogre EX — use our Quick Order page to request a quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the first Kyogre card?
Kyogre ex, a promo card — Nintendo Black Star Promo 001 in English, 001/ADV-P in Japanese, from the Advance (Ruby/Sapphire) era. The exact release year is not confirmed in our source material.
Is there an Amazing Rare Kyogre?
Yes — Kyogre 036/190 from S4a Shiny Star V (released November 20, 2020) is one of only nine Amazing Rare cards ever printed across Japanese TCG history (six in S3a, three in S4a).
What is the cheapest way to pull a modern Kyogre?
The M6 Storm Emeralda booster box, which includes Kyogre 018/076 R. It’s currently listed at ¥15,810–¥16,830 (about $99–$106) and is the most recent set carrying the card.
What is Primal Kyogre-EX?
Primal Kyogre-EX first appeared in XY5t Tidal Storm (December 13, 2014) as RR 032/070 and SR 073/070, then was reprinted as UR 093/081 in XY7 Bandit Ring (June 20, 2015).
Is Team Aqua’s Kyogre EX different from Primal Kyogre-EX?
Yes, it’s a separate card. Team Aqua’s Kyogre EX is 006/034 RR from the concept pack CP1 Double Crisis, released January 30, 2015, distinct from the Primal Kyogre-EX printings.
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