Aura Seeker is still waiting on its official Japanese reveal, but three of its cards are already public, and they tell a more complete story than the August 31 Worlds reveal did on its own.
The Japanese release is reported for November 27, 2026, a date PokeBeach first reported back in May and that still has not appeared on the official pokemon-card.com product database as of early October.
What has changed since the initial reveal is that the full Japanese printings of Mega Lucario Z ex, Sigilyph ex, and Riolu have surfaced, complete with card numbers, rarities, and complete attack text.
This guide breaks down what those three cards actually say, what the Metal-typing twist means for the set, and exactly how confirmed the November date really is.
PokeBeach reported in late May that Aura Seeker would release in Japan on Friday, November 27, 2026, following September's 30th Celebration and October's related card sets on Japan's 2026 release calendar. That reporting has held up for months without a retraction.
What has not happened yet is an appearance on pokemon-card.com's own product database, which as of early October still returns no listing for the set. That gap matters less for planning purposes than it sounds, since Japan's prior Mega-era set, Storm Emeralda, only received its official reveal about five weeks ahead of its own release date.
The Japanese printing numbers Mega Lucario Z ex at 057 out of a 078-card main set, at RR rarity. It is a Metal-type Stage 1 Pokemon with 330 HP that evolves from Riolu, carrying the Aura Seeker Ability that searches your deck for a Supporter card once per turn while it is in the Active Spot.
Its attack, Dancing Fist, costs two Metal Energy for 120 damage, jumping to 240 damage against any opponent's Pokemon ex. That single card does more work explaining the set's power level than the original August reveal did.
Every previous Mega Lucario card, across five separate printings dating back to the XY era, has been printed as a Fighting-type. Mega Lucario Z ex breaks that pattern entirely, printed as Metal-type instead, even though Riolu, the Pokemon it evolves from, remains Fighting-type as always.
That type switch is not just a cosmetic detail. It changes which Energy cards a deck built around Mega Lucario Z ex actually needs, and it is exactly the kind of card worth sliding into a perfect fit inner sleeve the moment it is pulled, given how much deck-building attention it is already drawing.
Sigilyph ex, numbered 031/078 at RR rarity, is a Basic Psychic-type with 210 HP and an Ability called Mega Protection that prevents all damage from an opponent's Mega Evolution Pokemon ex attacks entirely. That makes it a direct counter to the Mega Evolution block's dominant attacker archetype, playable from turn one with no evolution required.
Riolu itself, numbered 044/078 at Common rarity, is a plain 80 HP Fighting-type with a 30-damage attack and no Ability, included simply because the set needs a Basic for Mega Lucario Z ex to evolve from.
Aura Seeker's main set runs to 78 cards under set code M7, a number confirmed by the numbering printed directly on the three revealed cards rather than estimated from a prior set's pattern. Full art and secret rare cards are numbered above that main-set count, meaning the complete expansion will end up larger once every rarity tier is accounted for.
That main-set size sits in the same general range as recent Mega Evolution-era sets, which is useful context for anyone trying to gauge how deep a single booster box is likely to go before repeating commons and uncommons, and for deciding how much space to set aside in a 4x3 zippered binder once a box's worth of pulls starts piling up.
The English equivalent is tracked internally as ME07, continuing the Mega Evolution series after Delta Reign (ME06), but it has no announced name and no announced release date. The English cards shown in the same August 31 reveal video carried a set code reading FLO, which is the first real clue toward whatever the eventual English name turns out to be.
Retailers are listing a January 2027 window for planning purposes, following the roughly eight-to-fourteen-week gap between recent Japanese Mega sets and their English counterparts, but that date is not an official announcement either.
Three: Mega Lucario Z ex, Sigilyph ex, and Riolu.
Metal-type, breaking from every previous Mega Lucario printing's Fighting-type.
78 cards under set code M7, not counting full arts and secret rares.
It is reported by PokeBeach, not yet listed on the official pokemon-card.com database.
With the official Japanese reveal likely landing later this month, now is the window to get Mega Lucario Z ex protection sorted before boxes actually ship. The card's Metal typing alone makes it worth a close look once Aura Seeker goes fully live.
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