# How many Illustration Rares are in Chaos Rising?

> Chaos Rising has 17 Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares.
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> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/how-many-illustration-rares-in-chaos-rising — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**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)](/card/me4-116) — Special Illustration Rare
- [Mega Dragalge ex (#118)](/card/me4-118) — Special Illustration Rare
- [Cinccino ex (#119)](/card/me4-119) — Special Illustration Rare
- [Mega Floette ex (#117)](/card/me4-117) — Special Illustration Rare
- [Roxie's Performance (#121)](/card/me4-121) — 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.