Chaos Rising has 17 Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares.
Illustration Rares in Chaos Rising
Illustration Rares (IR) and Special Illustration Rares (SIR) are the full-art, scene-style cards collectors chase hardest. Chaos Rising packs 17 of them into its 122 cards: 11 standard IRs and 6 larger-art SIRs. That puts the full-art count at roughly 14% of the set — a meaningful share of why Chaos Rising is fun to open.
The Chaos Rising full-art cards to hunt
- Mega Greninja ex (#116) — Special Illustration Rare
- Mega Dragalge ex (#118) — Special Illustration Rare
- Cinccino ex (#119) — Special Illustration Rare
- Mega Floette ex (#117) — Special Illustration Rare
- Roxie's Performance (#121) — Special Illustration Rare
Star Pokémon with full-art cards in Chaos Rising
The marquee Pokémon getting the IR/SIR treatment here, with their prints:
- Mega Greninja — Mega Greninja ex (#22), Mega Greninja ex (#100), Mega Greninja ex (#116), Mega Greninja ex (#122)
- Cinccino — Cinccino ex (#73), Cinccino ex (#105), Cinccino ex (#119)
- Mega Dragalge — Mega Dragalge ex (#65), Mega Dragalge ex (#104), Mega Dragalge ex (#118)
- Mega Floette — Mega Floette ex (#35), Mega Floette ex (#101), Mega Floette ex (#117)
- Claydol — Claydol (#92)
These cards drive much of Chaos Rising's secondary-market value and help push a full master set to 198 cards. The rarest card overall, Mega Greninja ex (#122) (Mega Hyper Rare), sits just above them on the rarity ladder.
IR vs SIR in Chaos Rising
If you're prioritising, the 6 Special Illustration Rares are the scarcer, pricier tier — full-bleed art and lower pull rates — while the 11 standard Illustration Rares are more attainable but still some of the best-looking cards in Chaos Rising. Together those 17 full-art cards are the heart of the set's chase and the reason a master set climbs to 198 cards.
Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.