Updated July 27, 2026. The Pokemon Company published the official Storm Emeralda card list on July 24, 2026. This page lists all 73 cards in collection-number order with the official card image for every single one, plus the English name for each card, the three two-part Stadiums that make this set unusual, and the cards worth watching before the July 31, 2026 Japanese release.
Storm Emeralda is the sixth main MEGA-era expansion (set code M6). It is a Japanese-only release. Samurai Sword Tokyo ships sealed and no-shrink Japanese booster boxes worldwide from Tokyo by FedEx.
Key takeaway: Storm Emeralda has 73 numbered cards, 62 Pokemon and 11 Trainers, with four Mega ex (Rayquaza, Golisopod, Golurk, Malamar) and three two-part Stadiums — a first for the MEGA era. No Basic Energy is included in the set. Packs are JPY 200 each with 5 random cards.
Set specs at a glance
| Set name (EN) | MEGA Expansion Pack "Storm Emeralda" |
|---|---|
| Set name (JP) | ポケモンカードゲーム MEGA 拡張パック「ストームエメラルダ」 |
| Set code | M6 |
| Japanese release date | July 31, 2026 (Friday) |
| Cards in official list | 73 (62 Pokemon, 11 Trainers) |
| Mega ex cards | 4 — Mega Golisopod ex (009), Mega Golurk ex (033), Mega Malamar ex (048), Mega Rayquaza ex (058) |
| Other ex cards | Heat Rotom ex (015), Wishiwashi ex (021), Raikou ex (024), Talonflame ex (062) |
| Cards per pack | 5, randomly inserted |
| Pack MSRP | JPY 200 (tax included) |
| Basic Energy | Not included in this set |
| Region | Japan only |
Two things in that table matter more than they look. First, no Basic Energy in the set means every one of the 73 slots is a real card — you are not opening filler. Second, four Mega ex in a 73-card set is dense. The same number of high-rarity slots is spread across more headline cards than in a larger expansion, which historically pushes single-card prices apart rather than up uniformly.
The two-part Stadium mechanic — what is actually new here
This is the mechanic that separates Storm Emeralda from every earlier MEGA set. Three of the 11 Trainers are Stadiums that come in a left half and a right half. You hold both halves in hand and play them together as a single Stadium.
| Stadium | No. | Effect (official) |
|---|---|---|
| Legendary Summit 伝説の山頂 |
072/073 | When either player's Colorless-type Pokemon is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, the opponent takes one fewer Prize card. |
| Legendary Trench 伝説の海溝 |
071/073 | Doubles the HP your Pokemon recover. Wishiwashi ex heals 100 HP instead of 50 with its Ocean Gain Ability. |
| Legendary Lava Cave 伝説の溶岩洞 |
073/073 | Third two-part Stadium in the set. Effect follows the same left/right pairing rule. |
The deck-building rule published by The Pokemon Company is specific: the "right" and "left" halves combined can total up to four cards in a deck, and the official deck builder registers them as one right + one left per set. For tournaments that require deck registration, the number of right and left halves you register must match what is physically in your deck.
Why this matters for a Mega Rayquaza ex deck: with Legendary Summit in play, a Knocked Out Mega Rayquaza ex gives up 2 Prize cards instead of 3. Normally two Mega Rayquaza ex knockouts end the game at six Prizes. With the Stadium down, the opponent needs a third.
Cards to watch in Storm Emeralda
Evidence note: the official card list confirms which cards exist and their collection numbers. Rarity treatments (SAR/SR/UR/AR) above the 073 base numbering are not published on the official list surface at the time of writing and typically appear at release. Nothing below is a price prediction — these are the cards whose text and role make them the ones to open a box for.
1. Mega Rayquaza ex — 058/073
The set’s cover card and the only Mega Rayquaza ex in M6. Its Ability Overlord’s Roar looks at the top 4 cards of your deck and attaches one Basic Energy, and its attack Storm Emeralda scales with every Fire and Lightning Energy on your board. Cover cards in the Mega era have consistently been the top-priced pull of their set.
2. Mega Golisopod ex — 009/073
A second Mega ex in the same set, and the one competitive players are watching. The Ability Excite Dive lets you bench it straight from hand while you already have a Colorless Mega Evolution in play, and Finish Off hits 220 for a single Grass Energy against a damaged target.
3. Mega Golurk ex — 033/073
Mega Golurk ex is the third Mega ex line in the set. Three Mega ex in one 73-card expansion is unusually dense and spreads the high-rarity slots thinner per box.
4. Mega Malamar ex — 048/073
Mega Malamar ex rounds out the Mega ex group. Inkay/Malamar has an established collector following, which historically supports secondary demand on alternate-art treatments.
5. Wishiwashi ex — 021/073
Wishiwashi ex is a 260 HP Basic with the Ocean Gain Ability that heals 50 HP while Active — and 100 HP once Legendary Trench is on the field. It is the clearest example of the set’s two-part Stadium payoff.
6. Talonflame ex — 062/073
Talonflame ex supports the Fire half of the Storm Emeralda attack cost and is the cheapest way into the deck’s energy engine.
Full Storm Emeralda card list — all 73 cards
Official collection-number order, straight from The Pokemon Company's card list published July 24, 2026. Pokemon species names are the official English names. Trainer card names marked below are Samurai Sword Tokyo working translations, because Storm Emeralda is a Japanese-only set with no official English naming.
Pokemon — 001 to 062
Trainers — 063 to 073
Text list (searchable)
| No. | Card (EN) | Card (JP) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001/073 | Heracross | ヘラクロス | Pokemon |
| 002/073 | Surskit | アメタマ | Pokemon |
| 003/073 | Masquerain | アメモース | Pokemon |
| 004/073 | Cacnea | サボネア | Pokemon |
| 005/073 | Cacturne | ノクタス | Pokemon |
| 006/073 | Combee | ミツハニー | Pokemon |
| 007/073 | Vespiquen | ビークイン | Pokemon |
| 008/073 | Wimpod | コソクムシ | Pokemon |
| 009/073 | Mega Golisopod ex | メガグソクムシャex | Pokemon |
| 010/073 | Growlithe | ガーディ | Pokemon |
| 011/073 | Arcanine | ウインディ | Pokemon |
| 012/073 | Magmar | ブーバー | Pokemon |
| 013/073 | Magmortar | ブーバーン | Pokemon |
| 014/073 | Torkoal | コータス | Pokemon |
| 015/073 | Heat Rotom ex | ヒートロトムex | Pokemon |
| 016/073 | Heatmor | クイタラン | Pokemon |
| 017/073 | Mantine | マンタイン | Pokemon |
| 018/073 | Kyogre | カイオーガ | Pokemon |
| 019/073 | Frillish | プルリル | Pokemon |
| 020/073 | Jellicent | ブルンゲル | Pokemon |
| 021/073 | Wishiwashi ex | ヨワシex | Pokemon |
| 022/073 | Electabuzz | エレブー | Pokemon |
| 023/073 | Electivire | エレキブル | Pokemon |
| 024/073 | Raikou ex | ライコウex | Pokemon |
| 025/073 | Thundurus | ボルトロス | Pokemon |
| 026/073 | Pincurchin | バチンウニ | Pokemon |
| 027/073 | Wattrel | カイデン | Pokemon |
| 028/073 | Kilowattrel | タイカイデン | Pokemon |
| 029/073 | Drowzee | スリープ | Pokemon |
| 030/073 | Hypno | スリーパー | Pokemon |
| 031/073 | Giratina | ギラティナ | Pokemon |
| 032/073 | Golett | ゴビット | Pokemon |
| 033/073 | Mega Golurk ex | メガゴルーグex | Pokemon |
| 034/073 | Enamorus | ラブトロス | Pokemon |
| 035/073 | Sandshrew | サンド | Pokemon |
| 036/073 | Sandslash | サンドパン | Pokemon |
| 037/073 | Onix | イワーク | Pokemon |
| 038/073 | Steelix | ハガネール | Pokemon |
| 039/073 | Groudon | グラードン | Pokemon |
| 040/073 | Landorus | ランドロス | Pokemon |
| 041/073 | Nidoran♀ | ニドラン♀ | Pokemon |
| 042/073 | Nidorina | ニドリーナ | Pokemon |
| 043/073 | Nidoqueen | ニドクイン | Pokemon |
| 044/073 | Spinarak | イトマル | Pokemon |
| 045/073 | Ariados | アリアドス | Pokemon |
| 046/073 | Sableye | ヤミラミ | Pokemon |
| 047/073 | Inkay | マーイーカ | Pokemon |
| 048/073 | Mega Malamar ex | メガカラマネロex | Pokemon |
| 049/073 | Druddigon | クリムガン | Pokemon |
| 050/073 | Jangmo-o | ジャラコ | Pokemon |
| 051/073 | Hakamo-o | ジャランゴ | Pokemon |
| 052/073 | Kommo-o | ジャラランガ | Pokemon |
| 053/073 | Cyclizar | モトトカゲ | Pokemon |
| 054/073 | Azurill | ルリリ | Pokemon |
| 055/073 | Swablu | チルット | Pokemon |
| 056/073 | Altaria | チルタリス | Pokemon |
| 057/073 | Kecleon | カクレオン | Pokemon |
| 058/073 | Mega Rayquaza ex | メガレックウザex | Pokemon |
| 059/073 | Tornadus | トルネロス | Pokemon |
| 060/073 | Fletchling | ヤヤコマ | Pokemon |
| 061/073 | Fletchinder | ヒノヤコマ | Pokemon |
| 062/073 | Talonflame ex | ファイアローex | Pokemon |
| 063/073 | Tasty Rice Ball | おいしいおむすび | Trainer |
| 064/073 | Adventure Lantern | ぼうけんのランタン | Trainer |
| 065/073 | Custom Vest | とくちゅうチョッキ | Trainer |
| 066/073 | Mega Rayquaza Cap | メガレックウザキャップ | Trainer |
| 067/073 | MC’s Hype | MCの盛り上げ | Trainer |
| 068/073 | Gilly | ギリー | Trainer |
| 069/073 | Zinnia’s Trust | ヒガナの信頼 | Trainer |
| 070/073 | Tate & Liza’s Training | フウとランの修行 | Trainer |
| 071/073 | Legendary Trench | 伝説の海溝 | Trainer |
| 072/073 | Legendary Summit | 伝説の山頂 | Trainer |
| 073/073 | Legendary Lava Cave | 伝説の溶岩洞 | Trainer |
Every Trainer card in Storm Emeralda
Eleven Trainers, and they are unusually deck-relevant for a 73-card set. Three are the two-part Stadiums above. The rest break down like this.
| No. | Card | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| 064 | Adventure Lantern ぼうけんのランタン |
Puts one Basic Fire Energy and one Basic Lightning Energy from your deck into your hand — exactly the two types Mega Rayquaza ex's Storm Emeralda attack scales on. |
| 065 | Custom Vest とくちゅうチョッキ |
Pokemon Tool. Reduces damage from the opponent's Mega Evolution Pokemon by 60. A direct answer card in a format full of Mega ex. |
| 066 | Mega Rayquaza Cap メガレックウザキャップ |
Pokemon Tool. Its Delta Gift attack attaches Basic Energy from the deck to every Pokemon wearing the Cap, feeding the Storm Emeralda damage count. |
| 069 | Zinnia's Trust ヒガナの信頼 |
Supporter. Switch your Active Pokemon with a Benched Pokemon, then move one Energy from the retreating Pokemon to the new Active. |
| 063, 067, 068, 070 | Tasty Rice Ball, MC's Hype, Gilly, Tate & Liza's Training | Remaining Item and Supporter slots. Full effect text publishes with the release-day card database entries. |
Storm Emeralda in the MEGA era — how M6 compares
Storm Emeralda is the sixth main expansion of the MEGA era. Set size is the single most useful number when comparing them, because the number of high-rarity slots per box does not scale linearly with base-set size: a smaller base set concentrates pulls, a larger one dilutes them.
| Code | Set | Position in the MEGA run | Samurai Sword Tokyo |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1L | Mega Brave | MEGA-era opener, paired with M1S | Booster box |
| M1S | Mega Symphonia | Twin release with M1L | Booster box |
| M2 | Inferno X | Mega Charizard X set | Booster box |
| M2a | Mega Dream ex | High Class Pack, source set for the English Ascended Heroes release | Booster box |
| M3 | Munikis Zero / Nihil Zero | Main expansion | Booster box · Card list |
| M4 | Ninja Spinner | Mega Greninja ex set | Booster box · Card list |
| M5 | Abyss Eye (Pitch Black) | Mega Darkrai ex set | Booster box · Card list |
| M6 | Storm Emeralda | 73 cards, 4 Mega ex, first two-part Stadiums | Pre-order booster box · Card list |
Two structural facts make M6 different from the five sets above it. It is the first MEGA expansion to ship a brand-new card format — the split Stadium — and it carries four Mega ex rather than the usual one or two headline Mega. If you have been buying one box per set, M6 is the set where the chase is widest.
How to read a Japanese Storm Emeralda card
If this is your first Japanese set, three things on the card differ from an English print and none of them affect play.
| On the card | What it means |
|---|---|
Number like 058/073 |
Collection number out of the 73-card base list. Anything numbered above 073 is a secret rare and is not on the base list. |
| ex in the card name | Same ex rule as the English game. A Mega ex gives up 3 Prize cards when Knocked Out — which is exactly what Legendary Summit is built to reduce. |
| No Basic Energy in the pack | Confirmed by The Pokemon Company for this set. Build energy from a previous set or a starter deck. |
| Japanese card back | Japanese and English cards are not tournament-legal in the same deck in most regions. Japanese cards are for Japanese-format play, collecting, and grading. |
Japanese print runs are also physically different from English ones — the card stock and the cut tolerance are generally tighter, which is a large part of why Japanese sealed product is popular with graders. That is a general characteristic of Japanese printing, not a guarantee about any individual card in this set.
Sealed versus No Shrink for Storm Emeralda
Every Japanese box on this site is offered in up to two forms, and the difference is the outer film, not the contents.
| Sealed | No Shrink | |
|---|---|---|
| Outer manufacturer film | Present | Removed at the Japanese point of sale |
| Packs inside | Untouched, unsearched | Untouched, unsearched |
| Typical price | Higher | Lower |
| Best for | Long-term sealed holding and resale as sealed | Opening, breaking, and cost-sensitive bulk buying |
No Shrink exists because Japanese official retailers frequently remove the shrink at checkout specifically to stop scalping. It is a normal condition of the Japanese market rather than a defect. Our Product Condition Guide defines exactly what we do and do not guarantee for each form before you order.
Where to buy Storm Emeralda sealed product from Japan
Storm Emeralda is a Japanese-only release, so overseas buyers import it. Samurai Sword Tokyo is a Tokyo-based wholesale seller shipping worldwide by FedEx with tracking.
M6 Storm Emeralda Japanese Booster Box — pre-order open now.
Sealed and No Shrink units available. Pre-orders ship on or after August 3, 2026. Pre-orders cannot be cancelled or refunded in principle after purchase, and we do not refund if the price falls after you order.
Not sure about Sealed versus No Shrink? Japanese retailers routinely remove the outer shrink at the point of sale to prevent scalping, which is why no-shrink stock exists at a lower price. Read our Product Condition Guide before ordering, and the Customs Duties and Import Taxes page for what you pay on delivery.
Related MEGA-era boxes in stock now:
- M5 Abyss Eye (Pitch Black) Booster Box — M5 card list
- M4 Ninja Spinner Booster Box — M4 card list
- M3 Munikis Zero (Nihil Zero) Booster Box — M3 card list
- M2a Mega Dream ex Booster Box
- All Japanese Pokemon card lists
For the pre-order market read, leak timeline, and Mega Rayquaza ex background, see our companion article: Storm Emeralda M6 complete guide and pre-order info.
Storm Emeralda card list FAQ
How many cards are in Storm Emeralda?
73 numbered cards in the official list published July 24, 2026 — 62 Pokemon and 11 Trainers. Secret rare treatments numbered above 073 are not part of the published base list and typically surface at release.
When does Storm Emeralda release?
July 31, 2026 in Japan. It is a Japanese-only expansion; there is no simultaneous English release.
Is Mega Rayquaza ex in Storm Emeralda?
Yes. Mega Rayquaza ex is card 058/073 and is the set's cover card.
How many Mega ex cards are in the set?
Four: Mega Golisopod ex (009), Mega Golurk ex (033), Mega Malamar ex (048) and Mega Rayquaza ex (058).
What are the two-part Stadiums?
Legendary Trench (071), Legendary Summit (072) and Legendary Lava Cave (073). Each is played as a left half plus a right half combined into one Stadium. Right and left halves together can total up to four cards in a deck.
Does Storm Emeralda include Basic Energy?
No. The Pokemon Company states explicitly that Basic Energy cards are not included in this expansion.
How much does a Storm Emeralda pack cost?
JPY 200 including tax at Japanese MSRP, for 5 randomly inserted cards.
What are the official English card names?
Pokemon species names on this page are the official English names. Storm Emeralda is Japanese-only, so Trainer card names such as Adventure Lantern, Custom Vest and Legendary Summit are Samurai Sword Tokyo working translations of the Japanese names, not official localisations.
Can I buy Storm Emeralda outside Japan?
Only by importing. Samurai Sword Tokyo ships sealed and no-shrink Japanese boxes worldwide from Tokyo by FedEx with tracking. Pre-order the booster box here.
Sources. Card list, card images, release date, pack price, pack contents and Basic Energy exclusion: The Pokemon Company official set page pokemon-card.com/ex/m6/ and the official card search list for Storm Emeralda, both accessed July 27, 2026. Official card list publication announced July 24, 2026. Card images © Pokemon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
