Canari (JP: カナリィ) is a Trainer–Supporter card that arrived in exactly one form: a Special Art Rare numbered 248/193 out of Mega Dream ex (M2a), the Japanese set that closed out November 2025. There is no lower-rarity version sitting behind it in the checklist — at least not one we could confirm — which makes this one of the more straightforward “one card, one print” stories in a set full of multi-rarity supporters.
This guide covers what the card actually is, where it sits inside Mega Dream ex, what we could and couldn’t confirm about an English release, and what a graded copy looks like in today’s market. We ship Japanese Pokemon cards and sealed product out of Tokyo, and the pricing context here comes from our own current listing rather than aggregated third-party sales data — we’ll be upfront about that limit throughout.
Canari 248/193 is a Special Art Rare from Mega Dream ex (M2a), illustrated by kantaro and released 28 November 2025. No regular or lower-rarity Canari print has been located, and no confirmed English-language version exists as of this writing. Our own graded copy, PSA 10 Canari SAR [M2a 248/193], is currently listed at ¥13,816 (~$87 at ¥159/USD).
Prices reflect our own current listing as of September 2026, converted at ¥159/USD. Mega Dream ex is a recent set — released November 2025 — so this card doesn’t have the multi-year external sales history that older printings do, and no third-party market comps could be verified for it at the time of writing.
What Is the Canari Special Art Rare?
Canari is a Supporter-type Trainer card — the category of Pokemon TCG card that provides a one-time effect and is limited to one play per turn. The print in question is numbered 248/193, which places it in the secret-rare block above the set’s stated total of 193 cards, and it carries a Special Art Rare (SAR) rarity designation: an alternate, full-scene illustration treatment that Japanese sets use for a small subset of cards per set.
The card was illustrated by kantaro. Beyond the artist credit, the set listing, and the number itself, there isn’t much else on the public record for this specific print yet — it’s only been out since late 2025, and Trainer SARs generally attract less third-party write-up than the Pokemon ex chase cards in the same sets.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Card name (JP) | Canari (カナリィ) |
| Card type | Trainer – Supporter |
| Set | Mega Dream ex (M2a) |
| Card number | 248/193 |
| Rarity | Special Art Rare (SAR) |
| Illustrator | kantaro |
| JP release date | 28 November 2025 |
Mega Dream ex (M2a): The Set Behind the Card
Mega Dream ex (M2a) released in Japan on 28 November 2025 with 250 cards total. It’s part of the same Mega-era line that has been driving most of the Japanese Pokemon TCG’s biggest chase cards over the past year, and like its siblings it runs a full spread of secret rarities above the base checklist — Canari’s 248/193 slot is one of those.
For the full picture of what else is in the set, our Mega Dream ex (M2a) card list covers all 250 cards, and the complete guide to M2a walks through the set’s structure in more depth if you’re trying to place Canari in context alongside the rest of the Trainer and Pokemon ex lineup.
Canari’s SAR sits in the same set as M2a’s ten-card MA (commonly referred to as Mega Attack Rare) block — a separate rarity tier of Mega Evolution ex reprints numbered 223–232/193, each carrying its attack name as full-card English typography. These are different cards to Canari, but they illustrate the same secret-rare numbering range this set uses above its 193-card base checklist:
The three cards above are separate Mega Dream ex prints shown for set context — not Canari, and not the same rarity tier as Canari’s SAR.
Is There an English Canari?
This is the one area where we want to be precise rather than helpful. Mega Dream ex’s English-language equivalent set is Ascended Heroes, which released internationally on 30 January 2026. We checked the Ascended Heroes card list directly, and a search for “Canari” did not surface a match by name or number.
That doesn’t prove Canari is absent from the English set — cards are sometimes renamed or numbered differently across languages, and a checklist search can miss a card under an unfamiliar English name. But we could not confirm an English printing exists, under any name, at the time of writing. If you’re specifically hunting an English Canari, treat that as unresolved rather than assume it’s out there. For general background on how the two sets line up, see our guide to the Japanese sets behind Ascended Heroes.
Why This SAR Appears to Be the Only Canari Print
Most Trainer cards in modern Japanese sets come in at least two versions: a plain numbered copy inside the main checklist, and one or more secret-rare treatments above it. We looked for a lower-numbered Canari — the kind of plain print you’d expect somewhere under M2a’s 193-card base count — and didn’t find one. The number that would logically hold that slot, 193, actually belongs to a different card entirely.
So as far as we can confirm, the 248/193 Special Art Rare is the only Canari print that exists. If a “regular” Canari does turn up later, or gets confirmed through a source we haven’t checked, treat that as new information rather than something this guide anticipated — we’re not going to guess at a print we can’t verify.
Because there’s no lower print to confuse it with, identifying a genuine Canari is simple: if the card says “Canari” (or カナリィ on a Japanese copy) and isn’t numbered 248/193 with the SAR full-art treatment, it isn’t the same card — you’re likely looking at a different Trainer entirely, not a variant of this one.
The PSA 10 Angle
We currently list a graded copy: PSA 10 Canari SAR [M2a 248/193], pulled from a Mega Dream ex High Class Pack, at ¥13,816 (~$87 at ¥159/USD). That’s the only price point we can stand behind for this card — there isn’t enough of a trading history yet on raw copies or other graded pops to responsibly quote a broader market range.
What we can say is that grading a Special Art Rare from a set this recent is a reasonable way to lock in condition on a card that hasn’t had years of handling behind it yet. If you’re weighing whether a graded Trainer SAR from a new set is worth the grading fee versus buying already-slabbed, our Japanese Trainer card PSA 10 guide covers that trade-off across the wider Trainer-SAR category, not just this one card.
Canari also sits within the broader lineage of female Trainer supporters that Japanese sets have leaned on heavily in recent years — if that’s the corner of the market you collect, our female Pokemon Trainer card guide is the sibling piece to this one.
Where to Buy the Canari SAR from Japan
The graded copy above is the direct route to this specific card. If you’re building out a wider Mega Dream ex Trainer collection, or you’d rather source a raw copy or other cards from the set, our Quick Order page is the fastest way to put together a mixed request — restock requests for specific singles also go through Quick Order.
For the set this card comes from, see the full Mega Dream ex (M2a) card list, or start from the PSA 10 Canari SAR listing itself and reach out through Quick Order for anything adjacent to it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What rarity is the Canari card?
Canari 248/193 is a Special Art Rare (SAR) from Mega Dream ex (M2a), a Japanese set released 28 November 2025. It’s a Trainer–Supporter card illustrated by kantaro.
Is there a regular (non-SAR) print of Canari?
We couldn’t find one. The number that would sit inside Mega Dream ex’s 193-card base checklist for this card turned out to belong to a different card entirely, so as far as we can confirm, the 248/193 Special Art Rare is the only Canari print that exists.
Does Canari have an English print?
Unconfirmed. Mega Dream ex’s English equivalent, Ascended Heroes, released 30 January 2026, but a direct search of its card list did not surface a card named Canari. We could not verify an English printing exists under any name or number.
What does SAR mean on a Japanese Pokemon card?
SAR stands for Special Art Rare, a Japanese-set rarity tier that gives a card a full alternate-scene illustration beyond its standard artwork, typically slotted into the secret-rare numbering above a set’s stated card count.
Where can I buy a graded Canari SAR?
We list a PSA 10 copy, graded from a Mega Dream ex High Class Pack pull, currently at ¥13,816 (about $87 at ¥159/USD). For other Mega Dream ex singles or sealed product, requests go through our Quick Order page.
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