# When did Chaos Rising come out?

> Chaos Rising was released on 22 May 2026, in the Mega Evolution series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-chaos-rising-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Chaos Rising was released on 22 May 2026, in the Mega Evolution series.**

## Chaos Rising release date

Chaos Rising launched on 22 May 2026 as a Mega Evolution-series expansion. It carries 86 main-set cards, or 122 counting its 36 secret rares — the #31 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 17 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Mega Greninja, Cinccino, Mega Dragalge, Mega Floette and Claydol.

## What the 2026 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Chaos Rising:

- [Mega Greninja ex (#122)](/card/me4-122) — Mega Hyper Rare
- [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

Its rarest pull is Mega Greninja ex (#122), a Mega Hyper Rare.

## Star Pokémon from the Chaos Rising release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Chaos Rising, 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)

## Where Chaos Rising sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Chaos Rising is the #31 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 198 cards including 76 reverse holos, so the 22 May 2026 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 86-card base set or every print.

Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.