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Chou's TCG Ledger Weekly · Issue 4

English releases land on November 6; Simplified Chinese black-and-white boosters and Event Pack Vol. 6 arrive the same day

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New products & events4 items

English releases land on November 6; the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box adds a Kyogre stamped with the Center logo

According to the November product roundup posted on Pokémon's North American site on November 2, 2026, the new English set Delta Reign releases on November 6, with booster boxes, the Elite Trainer Box, Build & Battle and the Booster Bundle out the same day.

The standard Elite Trainer Box includes one full-art Kyogre holo promo. The Pokémon Center edition includes two instead, one stamped with the Pokémon Center logo, plus two more booster packs than the standard version, for 11 in total. Build & Battle includes one of four holo promos.

Three 30th Celebration collections also release that day.

The Ditto Premium Collection includes a Ditto promo. The Figure Collection includes one holo promo of Mewtwo or Mew plus one jumbo card. The Ultra-Premium Collection has 30 packs plus a special pack of 3 Classic Collection etched cards; the official page does not say whether that pack counts toward the 30.

A Mega Greninja ex League Battle Deck follows on November 13. The roundup does not list card numbers for any of the promos.

Sourcespokemon.com ↗

Simplified Chinese "Black Thunder Surge" and "White Flame Burst" release on November 6, with Event Pack Vol. 6 arriving alongside

According to an announcement on the official Simplified Chinese site on October 30, 2026, the boosters "Black Thunder Surge" and "White Flame Burst" (translated titles; Chinese originals 黑雷奔流 / 白焰迸涌) release on November 6, followed by three bonus packs.

Event Special Pack Vol. 6 has 80 cards: 30 regular and ex holo cards, 25 Poké Ball pattern holos and 25 Master Ball pattern holos. The announcement gives the production ratio of these three groups as 89%, 10% and 1%. That ratio is between the groups; the pull rate for any single card is not stated.

Event Reward Pack Vol. 6 has 9 cards, and Mission Reward Pack Vol. 11 has 12. Event Special Packs can be earned at gym events or by completing member missions in the "Pokémon Card Member" mini-program; Event Reward Packs only at in-person gym events; Mission Reward Packs only through mini-program missions. Event Special Packs and Event Reward Packs are available while supplies last.

Redemption windows: Event Special Packs from November 9 to January 31, 2027; Mission Reward Packs from November 6 to January 31, 2027. The announcement also says that from midnight on November 4, redeemed items can only be shipped by courier, not picked up in person.

The card lists for each pack appear only in images in the announcement, not in the text.

Sourcespokemon.cn ↗

Simplified Chinese "Faction Battle Season 2" starts November 6, with Vol. 6 bonus packs as prizes

According to the official Simplified Chinese site on October 30, Season 2 runs November 6–22 at 31 official Pokémon card gyms nationwide, split into Zekrom and Reshiram factions. November 6–10 is the faction battle stage; November 11–22 is the challenge stage.

Event Special Pack Vol. 6 is awarded per event based on turnout: 3 players receive one with 4–8 participants, 8 with 9–16, 16 with 17–32, and 32 with 33 or more, decided at random on site by rock-paper-scissors or a draw box. Event Reward Pack Vol. 6 is awarded by Swiss-round placement. Prizes are available while supplies last, with quantities set by each gym.

End-of-season rewards are an avatar, an avatar frame, a member title and two commemorative badges (gold and silver). No bonus cards.

Sourcespokemon.cn ↗

Simplified Chinese "2026 Gym Star" registration opens November 9; the champion's Victini special illustration holo is handed out only at the final

According to the official Simplified Chinese site on November 3, players who joined gym individual matches, special battles, team matches or challenge matches 3 times at the same gym between September 1 and November 13 are eligible. Online registration opens November 9; qualifiers run November 14–22 in Standard format.

Everyone who finishes receives 1 commemorative badge. Champions receive 1 Victini special illustration holo card, handed out on site at the next stage, the "Gym Star Final", expected in early 2027. Champions who do not attend the final forfeit it. The announcement does not give the card number or rarity.

A separate "Gym Rising Star" event runs November 14 to December 31, with 1 sticker as the reward.

Sourcespokemon.cn ↗

Tournaments2 items

Japanese City League 2027 Season 2 opens lottery registration; champions earn priority entry to the Japan Championships

According to the official Japanese Pokémon card site on October 30, 2026, City League 2027 Season 2 (シティリーグ) takes place at Pokémon card gyms. Pre-lottery registration opens at 14:00 on October 30 and closes at 12:00 on November 9. Lottery results are announced November 19, and extra first-come, first-served spots open at 18:00 on November 25.

No event accepts same-day walk-in registration.

Standard format, 500 yen entry fee, one event per player, no participation prize. Champions earn priority entry to the Japan Championships 2027 (ポケモンジャパンチャンピオンシップス2027), and top finishers earn Championship Points based on attendance and results.

This page lists the registration and lottery schedule only, not the dates of each event.

Sourcespokemon-card.com ↗

Simplified Chinese Masters Autumn main event in Hangzhou on November 8, with some matches on bilibili

According to the official Simplified Chinese site on November 4, the "2026 Pokémon Card Masters Autumn" began nationwide on October 24. All division qualifiers have finished, and the main event takes place on November 8 at the Sofitel Hangzhou Yingguan, with an Open division (team) plus Junior and Children divisions.

Some Open division matches will be streamed on the official Pokémon Trading Card Game channel on bilibili, and the venue will have a small shop. Prizes were listed in the September 29 announcement, not on this page.

Sourcespokemon.cn ↗

Collecting1 item

The "RGB Mew" pulled from 30th boosters: still no official explanation

According to a Dexerto report on July 26, 2026, on July 25 a secondary account of Australian seller PokeAus pulled a blue Mew during a livestreamed opening. The card reads 60 HP, illustrator YOSHIROTTEN, and the spot where the card number normally goes reads "B/RGB".

More people pulled them on stream after that. By Dexerto's September 15 report, all three colors had appeared, red (R/RGB), green (G/RGB) and blue (B/RGB), all signed YOSHIROTTEN. The same article cites a PokeBeach report from September 12 showing French red and green and a Japanese blue.

A press release from a Japanese card business (トレカプロ), which we read via a repost on bestcalendar, says that by 6:20 a.m. on September 16, the release day of the Japanese "30th CELEBRATION", all three colors had been seen in Japan. The business compiled this from public posts on X and resale platforms; it is not an authentication.

On the official side, the 30th product page lists only one new rarity, FUR, which covers the Mew ex and Mewtwo ex also illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN. The page does not mention RGB anywhere.

None of the 25 news headlines on the 30th anniversary site between June 1 and October 16 mention it either. The product page only says cards are randomly inserted; it does not say RGB Mew is one of them.

The card number, rarity name, official card name and pull rate have not been announced. The 1/20,000 and 1/500 figures circulating online have no official source we could find.

Dexerto's July 26 article also notes that RGB Mew's HP, attack, weakness, resistance, retreat and Pokédex text match the promo card MEP 105 Mew.

The same article says MEP 105 will be included in the Figure Collection releasing November 6. The official November roundup names the product "30th Celebration Figure Collection" and says only that it includes one holo promo of Mewtwo or Mew, without a card number. Matching stats do not make them the same card.

As of November 3, none of the official pages we read, nor the Dexerto and bestcalendar reports, say the two are the same card.

Sourcesdexerto.com ↗

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Sources30th.pokemon-card.com ↗

This week's calendar1 item

November 6 to 27: five dates to note across English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese releases

- November 6 English Delta Reign and three 30th Celebration collections; Simplified Chinese boosters "Black Thunder Surge" and "White Flame Burst" (translated titles)

- November 8 Simplified Chinese Masters Autumn main event (Hangzhou)

- November 9 Japanese City League Season 2 lottery registration closes; Simplified Chinese Gym Star registration opens

- November 13 Japanese 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, featuring Mega Feraligatr, Mega Dragonite and Mega Gengar; Japan-only, no official English name); English Mega Greninja ex League Battle Deck

- November 27 Japanese booster "Hadou Seeker" (ハドウシーカー; translated title, no official English name yet)

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