Special Deck Set MEGA (Japan): Release Date, Price, How to Buy

You saw a Japanese box with Mega Feraligatr, Mega Dragonite and Mega Gengar on the front and want to know what it is and whether you can get one. Special Deck Set MEGA (スペシャルデッキセットMEGA メガオーダイル・メガカイリュー・メガゲンガー) releases in Japan on Friday, November 13, 2026 at ¥5,500 including tax, and it contains three complete 60-card decks plus everything two players need to start. The Pokémon Company announced it on October 16, 2026. “Special Deck Set MEGA” is our translation of the Japanese product name; no English release has been announced.

When is Special Deck Set MEGA released in Japan, and what’s in it?

November 13, 2026, at a suggested retail price of ¥5,500 including tax. Inside are three 60-card decks, one each built around Mega Feraligatr ex, Mega Dragonite ex and Mega Gengar ex, plus a playmat, coins, damage counters and storage. Everything below comes from the official product page.

Two notes from the official page matter for collectors. Because these are constructed decks, the same card appears more than once. And the product includes some cards that were previously released or distributed, so not every card in the box is a new print.

Official product image © The Pokémon Company (from the linked official page).

The three decks, card by card

Each deck runs two copies of its Mega ex, both holo, plus one holo copy each of its Basic and Stage 1 Pokémon. That is 4 holo cards per deck and 12 per box. Three Trainer cards are shared across all three lists: Ultra Ball (ハイパーボール, 4 per deck), Boss’s Orders (ボスの指令, 2 per deck) and Lillie’s Determination (リーリエの決心, 4 per deck).

The official page highlights one attack or Ability per Mega ex:

• Mega Feraligatr ex (370 HP on the official card image): its attack キラークランチ (“Killer Crunch,” our translation) deals 400 damage in total if your opponent’s Active Pokémon already has damage counters on it. Glastrier’s spread attack sets that up by hitting the Active and Benched Pokémon for 20.
• Mega Dragonite ex (370 HP): its Ability スカイキャリー (“Sky Carry,” our translation) lets you switch your Active Pokémon with a Benched one once per turn, and its attack リューノグライド hits for 330 by discarding two Energy. Dragonair’s Ability searches your deck for an Evolution Pokémon.
• Mega Gengar ex (350 HP): its Ability かげかくし (“Shadow Hide,” our translation) means your opponent takes one fewer Prize card when one of your Darkness Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from a Pokémon ex attack. Its attack ヴォイドゲイル does 230 for two Darkness Energy and moves an Energy to the Bench.

Japanese Supporters that differ by deck include ウエートレス, ガイ, ジャッジマン, メイのはげまし and ヒカリ. We have left those in Japanese because we could not confirm an official English card name for each one as printed in this product.

Who this box is for

This is a starter product built for two people to sit down and play, not a chase-card product. The official page pitches it as a box for people about to start the Pokémon Card Game, which is why it carries three player’s guides that explain how each deck plays. There are no booster packs inside and no promo card is listed.

For an overseas collector, that points to three different buyers:

1. Players who want Japanese decks to learn or teach with. You get three balanced lists, a playmat and counters in one parcel.
2. Fans of one of the three Pokémon. Two holo Mega ex cards per deck is the draw, but buying the whole box for one Pokémon means paying to ship two decks you may not want.
3. Sealed collectors of the Japanese MEGA era. The box art is the product. If that is you, condition of the outer box is the thing to check in listing photos.

If you are in group 2, compare the price of the specific Mega ex single after release against the full box plus shipping before you commit.

Can you preorder it, and is there a lottery?

Nothing is announced. The official product page, as checked on October 18, 2026, lists the name, price, contents and release date only. It does not mention a lottery, a preorder window, a purchase limit or Pokémon Center Online. We also could not find a Pokémon Center Online listing for this product as of October 18, 2026. If a lottery is announced later, it will appear on the official news list and on the product page.

That matters because Japanese retail is built for Japanese buyers. Pokémon Center Online and most Japanese shops sell to Japanese addresses, so an overseas collector reaches this box through a proxy or a forwarding service, not by ordering direct on release day.

How to buy Special Deck Set MEGA from overseas

Use a Japanese proxy after November 13 and search in Japanese. Our guide to buying Japanese Pokémon cards from overseas compares the four main routes and their fees in detail. For this box, the steps are short.

Shipping is where this box differs from a booster pack. It is three decks, a playmat, three deck boxes and a storage card box in one package, so the parcel is bulky. Combining it with other Japanese purchases in one shipment is the easiest way to spread that cost.

Does it have an English version?

None has been announced. The October 16, 2026 announcement covers the Japanese product only. Our upcoming Japanese Pokémon TCG sets list and the release calendar track Japanese dates; if an English product with these decks is ever announced, it will come through the English schedule, not this box.

If you plan to use these decks for play rather than display, check your own organizer’s rules on Japanese-language cards before buying. For casual games at home, card language is not an issue.