Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Set Guide - Every Card, Product & Price

Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution is the first expansion of the Mega Evolution Series, released September 26, 2025. It holds 188 cards, 132 main set plus 56 secrets numbered 133 to 188, and it is where Mega Evolution Pokémon ex and their three-Prize rule entered English play. The top card is the gold Mega Hyper Rare Mega Lucario ex 188/132 by 5ban Graphics, CA$289. Below: the rarity ladder, twelve chase cards, every product with its market price, and the set's firsts.

Browse every product, with live prices

Every Mega Evolution product Quaza Track follows, with today's market price and seven-day move. Tap one for its history on Quaza Track.

The chase cards

Twelve chase cards with their illustrators. Each price is today's market price on Quaza Track. Filter by rarity, tap to zoom.

The Mega Evolution ex mechanic and the 3-Prize trade

Every Mega Evolution Pokémon ex carries the same printed rule: when yours is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prizes, one more than a normal ex. That is the trade the block is built on, and all 28 Mega ex printings carry it. Nor is a Mega ex a new evolution step. Each keeps its Pokémon's existing stage, so Mega Lucario ex evolves straight from Riolu.

Mega Venusaur ex has the highest HP of the ten, 380, and each of the ten reappears as a full-art Ultra Rare at 155 to 164. Those Ultra Rares may show the regular Pokémon in silhouette beside its Mega Evolution: Lucario stands behind Mega Lucario ex.

A first for the TCG: full-art Item, Tool and Stadium cards

Before this set, Ultra Rares were Pokémon and Supporter cards. Mega Evolution added Ultra Rare Item, Pokémon Tool and Stadium cards: the twelve full-art Trainers at 165 to 176 include Rare Candy 175, the Pokémon Tool Air Balloon 166 and the Stadium Mystery Garden 172.

Mega Evolution prices today

Mega Lucario ex leads the set: the Mega Hyper Rare 188/132 is CA$289 and the Special Illustration Rare 179/132 CA$230. Mega Gardevoir ex follows, the Special Illustration Rare 178/132 at CA$230 and the Mega Hyper Rare 187/132 at CA$216, and Mega Venusaur ex 177/132 is CA$157.

On the sealed side, the Booster Display is CA$423, the Mega Lucario Elite Trainer Box CA$171, the Mega Gardevoir Elite Trainer Box CA$167 and the Booster Bundle CA$92. Each price links to its full history on Quaza Track.

Every product, with live prices

Every Mega Evolution product below, with its pack count, its Pokémon Center Canada list price where it has one, and its market price today.

1. Booster Display36 packs Market CA$4237-day change ▼ 0.5%
2. Elite Trainer Box (Mega Lucario)9 packs · full-art Alakazam or Riolu promo Market CA$1717-day change ▲ 1.3%
3. Elite Trainer Box (Mega Gardevoir)9 packs · full-art Alakazam or Riolu promo Market CA$1677-day change ▼ 1.7%
4. Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box (Mega Lucario)11 packs · two promos, one with the Pokémon Center logo Market CA$2807-day change ▼ 0.8%
5. Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box (Mega Gardevoir)11 packs · two promos, one with the Pokémon Center logo Market CA$2697-day change ▼ 2.3%
6. Booster Bundle6 packs Market CA$927-day change ▼ 2%
7. Build & Battle Box4 packs · 40-card deck · 1 of 4 promos Market CA$867-day change ▲ 0.4%
8. 3-Pack Blister (Psyduck)3 packsPokémon Center Canada CA$18.99 Market CA$637-day change ▼ 0.7%+230% over list
9. Booster Pack1 pack Market CA$137-day change ▲ 0.4%

List price: Pokémon Center Canada. Market: Quaza Track, updated Oct 29, 2026.

Full contents by product

Booster Display

36 packs.

Elite Trainer Box

9 packs, a full-art foil Alakazam or Riolu promo, 65 sleeves, 40 Energy cards, a player's guide, 6 damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, a coin, a collector's box with 6 dividers and a Pokémon TCG Live code card.

Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box

11 packs and two full-art foil Alakazam or Riolu promos, one with the Pokémon Center logo, plus the same accessories as the Elite Trainer Box.

Booster Bundle

6 packs.

Build & Battle Box

4 packs and a 40-card deck with 1 of 4 foil promos, plus a Pokémon TCG Live code card.

Release timeline

• Feb 27, 2025Mega Evolution revealed on Pokémon Day.
• Jul 10, 2025Announced for September 26, with prereleases from September 13.
• Aug 1, 2025Japan's Mega Brave (M1L) and Mega Symphonia (M1S) release.
• Sep 13, 2025Prereleases begin.
• Sep 25, 2025Mega Evolution arrives on Pokémon TCG Live.
• Sep 26, 2025Mega Evolution releases with 188 cards.

Where Mega Evolution sits in the block

In Japan, Mega Evolution Pokémon ex arrived on August 1, 2025 in two sets, Mega Brave (M1L) and Mega Symphonia (M1S). Our Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia guide covers both.

For the rest of the era, see Ascended Heroes, the 30th Celebration set and its MSRPs, Delta Reign, headlined by Mega Rayquaza ex, and Japan's Storm Emeralda. The Delta Reign card list follows the next English set card by card.

Frequently asked questions

When did Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution release?

September 26, 2025, with prereleases from September 13 and Pokémon TCG Live from September 25.

How many cards are in Mega Evolution?

188: 132 main set plus 56 secrets numbered 133 to 188. The secrets are 22 Illustration Rares, 22 Ultra Rares, 10 Special Illustration Rares and 2 Mega Hyper Rares.

What is the most valuable Mega Evolution card?

Mega Lucario ex 188/132, the gold Mega Hyper Rare by 5ban Graphics. Its price today is in the prices section above.

Why do Mega Evolution ex give up 3 Prize cards?

It is printed on every one, against 2 for a normal Pokémon ex: the cost of their higher HP and attack damage.