M3 Nihil Zero (January 23, 2026)

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Announced during tonight’s Four Heavenly Kings tournament final, M3 Munikisu Zero, or Nihil Zero will be the first main expansion of 2026. Its theme will be Legends: Z-A and Lumiose City

ムニキスゼロ Munikisu Zero
無に帰する munikisuru - return to nothing

M3 Nihil Zero

Set Type: main expansion
Set Mascot: Mega Zygarde (Legendary mascot of Legends: Z-A)
Content: 80+ cards
Cards per pack: 5
MSRP: 180円 / pack
Release Date: January 23, 2026

Main Set

M3 046/080 Mega Zygarde ex (illus. takuyoa)

• Mega Zygarde ex’s Mega Attack is Munikisu Zero
• Mega Zygarde’s signature attack is Nihil Light, an upgrade over Core Enforcer. In Japanese it is named Light That Returns to Nothing → 無に帰す光 munikisu hikari → munikisuru → Munikisu Zero

M3 041/080 Binacle (illus. nagimiso)
M3 042/080 Barbaracle (illus. Kazumasa Yasukuni)

M3 061/080 Meowth ex (illus. 5ban Graphics)

• Continuing the trend from Sprigatito ex and Voltorb ex that Basic Pokémon from evolution lines can receive Pokémon ex cards

M3 070/080 Poké Pad (illus. Studio Bora Inc.)
M3 072/080 Core Memory (illus. Toyste Beach)
M3 073/080 Tarragon (illus. Akira Komayama)
M3 074/080 Naveen (illus. DOM)
M3 077/080 Lumiose City (illus. MARINA Chikazawa)
M3 080/080 Rock-Fighting Energy

• Tarragon is head of Racine Construction and manager of his granddaughter Canari’s fan club DYN4MO
• Naveen is a member of Team MZ

Mega Gallade ex Special Set

MSRP: 1,980円
Release Date: January 23, 2026

068/M-P Mega Gallade ex (illus. 5ban Graphics)

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Links

拡張パック「ムニキスゼロ」

“Nihil Zero” Set Featuring Mega Zygarde ex Officially Revealed for January!

MEGA Expansion Pack Nihil Zero Revealed - PokéGuardian

[Drew12]

Has Kazumasa Yasukuni done many cards for the tcg? I recognized the style right away since they’ve done hundreds of cards for the digimon tcg right from the start.

[Silphnaut]

21 so far for Pokemon according to Serebii’s card dex. Kazumasa Yasukuni Cards - Serebii.net Trading Card Game Cardex

I dislike most of his Pokemon cards, but really like most of his Digimon cards

[koala]

In case anyone gets confused over the set name

Japanese - ムニキスゼロ
Romaji - Munikisu Zero
English translation - Nihil Zero

Mega Zygarde’s signature move - Nihil Light
Japanese - 無に帰す光
Romaji - Munikisu Hikari
English translation - Light That Returns to Nothing

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Main Set

M3 054/080 Mega Skarmory ex (illus. 5ban Graphics)

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Main Set

M3 022/080 Amaura (illus. Hitoshi Ariga)
M3 023/080 Aurorus (illus. HACCAN) - new artist
M3 069/080 Antique Sail Fossil (illus. AYUMI ODASHIMA)

M3 043/080 Tyrunt (illus. Tomoki Sone) - new artist
M3 044/080 Tyrantrum (illus. Dsuke)
M3 068/080 Antique Jaw Fossil (illus. AYUMI ODASHIMA)

• These are Aurorus and Tyrantrum’s first cards since SM6 Forbidden Light in 2018

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New Artists

HACCAN

• Avalon Code
• Fire Emblem Heroes

@HACCAN_senshu - X
HACCAN - WordPress

Tomoki Sone (sonech)

@Tsonech - X
sonech - artstation

[JimTrainer]

Tyrantrum is back baby! Already set of the year❤️

[orannge]

Maybe one can list all cameos here?

[koala]

Magician Thievul & Buneary… and not sure who is behind them

[Vertemes]

Wait that looks amazing

[orannge]

And a Rotom on top.

[Vertemes]

The first flop of the mega era is here

[coil]

Looks like a Noivern.

[orannge]

There is also a poster on the left, but it needs a better pic of the card to be identifiable.

[koala]

Main Set

M3 007/080 Scatterbug (illus. OKACHEKE)
M3 008/080 Spewpa (illus. Ounishi)
M3 009/080 Vivillon (illus. mingo) - meadow pattern

M3 010/080 Rowlet (illus. Atsuya Uki)
M3 011/080 Dartrix (illus. aspara)
M3 012/080 Decidueye ex (illus. aky CG Works)

M3 018/080 Seel (illus. Kanami Ogata)
M3 019/080 Dewgong (illus. Yoshioka)

M3 020/080 Staryu (illus. Takeshi Nakamura)
M3 021/080 Mega Starmie ex (illus. 5ban Graphics)

M3 078/080 Grow Grass Energy

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Pokémon ex

[joeshmoe3491]

personnaly chase card is now that starmie. i am blind to everything else

[orannge]

That is a nice card.

[koala]

Main Set

M3 015/080 Salandit (illus. ?)
M3 016/080 Salazzle ex (illus. 5ban Graphics)

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Pokémon ex