Pokémon TCG Japan - Mega Brave & Mega Symphonia: Every Card, Chase Prices & Mega Evolution ex
Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia opened the Mega era in Japan with two 92-card sets, M1L and M1S, which brought in Mega ex and the gold MUR rarity.
拡張パック「メガブレイブ」 (Mega Brave, code M1L) and 拡張パック「メガシンフォニア」 (Mega Symphonia, code M1S) launched together in Japan on August 1, 2025, at 180円 for a five-card pack. Each holds 92 cards (63 main plus 29 secrets numbered 064 to 092), for 184 across the pair. This is the MEGA block's debut: メガシンカex, Mega Evolution ex, gives up three Prize cards when knocked out instead of two, and a new top rarity, MUR (Mega Ultra Rare), replaces UR at one per set. Both pools later fed the English set Mega Evolution, which has 188 cards.
Mega Brave on Quaza Track
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215.89
116% above launch price · 3 months −28.6%
Top card
Mega Lucario ex 092/063
£200
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Premium Trainer Box MEGA Brave & Symphonia
£71
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Mega Brave is M1L, Mega Symphonia is M1S
English listings get this backwards often enough to settle it first. On the official Japanese card database every Mega Brave card image sits under /card_images/large/M1L/ and every Mega Symphonia card under /M1S/. Listings with the codes swapped are wrong.
How Mega Evolution ex works
The Special Rule box on every メガシンカex reads 「メガシンカexがきぜつしたとき、相手はサイドを3枚とる。」: when a Mega Evolution ex is knocked out, the opponent takes three Prize cards. One more than a regular Pokémon ex, and the block's defining trade: outsized HP and attacks, paid for by losing half the game in one knockout.
The structure gets misreported. Mega Evolution ex are not all Stage 2s, and they are not XY-era Basic M-EX cards. The official page says they appear as たねポケモン and 進化ポケモン both, and the ten here prove it: four Basics, four Stage 1s, two Stage 2s. Each is printed at Double Rare and Super Rare; three per set add a Special Art Rare, one per set the MUR.
| Card | English | № | Stage | HP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| メガフシギバナex | Mega Venusaur ex | M1L 003 | 2 | 380 |
| メガサーナイトex | Mega Gardevoir ex | M1S 042 | 2 | 360 |
| メガユキノオーex | Mega Abomasnow ex | M1S 018 | 1 | 350 |
| メガバクーダex | Mega Camerupt ex | M1L 013 | 1 | 340 |
| メガルカリオex | Mega Lucario ex | M1L 029 | 1 | 340 |
| メガライボルトex | Mega Manectric ex | M1S 032 | 1 | 330 |
| メガガルーラex | Mega Kangaskhan ex | M1S 051 | Basic | 300 |
| メガアブソルex | Mega Absol ex | M1L 038 | Basic | 280 |
| メガラティアスex | Mega Latias ex | M1S 049 | Basic | 280 |
| メガクチートex | Mega Mawile ex | M1L 046 | Basic | 270 |
The 270 to 380 spread is deliberate: Basics are turn-one attackers, Stage 2s Rare Candy targets. The second debut is a rarity: MUR, メガウルトラレア, takes the slot UR held through Scarlet & Violet, one per set, both by 5ban Graphics on an etched circular backdrop. Neither set contains a UR.
Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia side by side
Structurally identical, split on characters: Lillie in Mega Brave, Acerola in Mega Symphonia.
| メガブレイブ / Mega Brave (M1L) | メガシンフォニア / Mega Symphonia (M1S) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cards | 92 = 63 + 29 | 92 = 63 + 29 |
| Mega ex | Venusaur, Camerupt, Lucario, Absol, Mawile | Abomasnow, Manectric, Gardevoir, Latias, Kangaskhan |
| MUR 092/063 | メガルカリオex | メガサーナイトex |
| Highest HP | メガフシギバナex, 380 | メガサーナイトex, 360 |
| Character SAR | リーリエの決心 091, satoma | アセロラのいたずら 090, sui |
| Pokémon Center set | Lillie sleeves, case | Acerola sleeves, case |
| Connected art | 3-card trio by mashu | None confirmed |
The twelve chase cards
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Three of the twelve belong together: the official page advertises ARs and SARs that connect side by side, 「3枚のカードを並べることで迫真のフルイラストを堪能しよう」. The trio is フシギダネ AR 064/063, フシギソウ AR 065/063 and メガフシギバナex SAR 087/063: all Mega Brave, all by mashu, one vine-and-bloom panorama across the Bulbasaur line.
Mitsuhiro Arita drew the メガアブソルex SAR 089/063. Atsushi Furusawa drew the SR リーリエの決心 and the メガルカリオex SAR. Both MURs are 5ban Graphics, which handled most of the Double and Super Rare Mega ex too.
Both sets run the same ladder: the 63-card main set holds 5 Double Rares, all Mega Evolution ex. The 29 secrets are 12 Art Rares (064 to 075), 11 Super Rares (076 to 086), 5 Special Art Rares (087 to 091) and one Mega Ultra Rare at 092. Four Items exist only at Super Rare: 夜のタンカ and ふうせん in Mega Brave, なかよしポフィン and ふしぎなアメ in Mega Symphonia.
Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia prices today
The two Mega Ultra Rares lead both sets: Mega Brave's メガルカリオex 092/063 is £200 and Mega Symphonia's メガサーナイトex 092/063 is £180. The top character card, リーリエの決心 SAR 091/063, is £95, and its Super Rare 086/063 is £7.83.
A sealed Mega Brave booster box is £59, a Mega Symphonia box £61 and the Premium Trainer Box MEGA £71. Every card is on the Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia price pages.
Products and prices
The August 1, 2025 launch products and the accessory line. Yen figures are 希望小売価格, tax-inclusive list prices; the market price beside a product is Quaza Track's.
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「メガブレイブ」 booster boxM1L · 30 packs · released Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥5,400*
Market £597-day change ▼ 0.9% -
「メガシンフォニア」 booster boxM1S · 30 packs · released Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥5,400*
Market £617-day change ▼ 2.4% - 「メガブレイブ」 booster packM1L · 1 pack · released Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥180
- 「メガシンフォニア」 booster packM1S · 1 pack · released Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥180
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プレミアムトレーナーボックス MEGAM1L and M1S · 20 packs · released Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥6,350
Market £717-day change ▲ 0.1% - メガブレイブ ポケモンセンターセットM1L · 60 packs · released Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥12,800
- メガシンフォニア ポケモンセンターセットM1S · 60 packs · released Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥12,800
- ラバープレイマット メガシンカexreleased Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥2,970
- ディスプレイフレーム メガシンカreleased Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥1,490
- デッキシールド (64 sleeves)released Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥889
- デッキケースreleased Aug 1, 2025Japanese list price ¥500
- スターターセットMEGA (2 decks)released Sep 5, 2025Japanese list price ¥1,800 each
Japanese list price: the tax-inclusive price in Japan when the product came out. Market: Quaza Track, updated .
*No box MSRP is published, only the 180円 pack price, and 5,400円 is 30 packs at 180円, the price Pokémon Center Online charged for a Japanese expansion box until April 2026. Note the last item: no starter deck launched on August 1. スターターセットMEGA メガゲンガーex and メガディアンシーex arrived September 5.
Full contents: プレミアムトレーナーボックス MEGA (6,350円)
- Packs
- 10 メガブレイブ plus 10 メガシンフォニア
- Cards
- 172 cards, 51 types: 13 Pokémon, 59 Trainers, 4 Special and 96 basic Energy
- Exclusives
- 43 types under the MA code; メガシグナル, ミツルの思いやり and リーリエの決心 also appear here
- Accessories
- card box, coin, acrylic damage counters and case, status markers
Full contents: the two ポケモンセンターセット (12,800円 each)
- メガブレイブ set
- 2 boxes (60 packs), 64 Lillie sleeves, deck case, card box, 4 dividers
- メガシンフォニア set
- 2 boxes (60 packs), 64 Acerola sleeves, deck case, card box, 4 dividers
- Availability
- ポケモンセンターオンライン only
How the pair became the English Mega Evolution set
The pair fed one English release: Mega Evolution, with 188 cards, 132 in the main set plus 56 secret rares. All ten Mega Evolution ex from both Japanese sets are in it, and the two character Supporters print in English as Lillie's Determination and Acerola's Mischief.
For the English side, see our Mega Evolution (ME01) set guide. For the rest of the block: Ascended Heroes, 30th Celebration, Storm Emeralda and Delta Reign.
Release timeline
- Japanese release. Packs 180円, Premium Trainer Box 6,350円, Pokémon Center sets 12,800円.
- スターターセットMEGA メガゲンガーex and メガディアンシーex, 1,800円 each, five weeks later.
Frequently asked questions
When did Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia release?
Both released in Japan on August 1, 2025 at 180円 for a 5-card pack. They were the first two expansions of the Japanese MEGA series.
How many cards are in Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia?
92 in each set, 184 across the pair: 63 main-set cards plus 29 secrets (064/063 to 092/063). The secrets are 12 Art Rares, 11 Super Rares, 5 Special Art Rares and 1 Mega Ultra Rare.
Is Mega Brave M1L or M1S?
Mega Brave is M1L, Mega Symphonia is M1S. On the official Japanese card database every Mega Brave card image sits on an M1L path and every Mega Symphonia card on an M1S path.
What is the most valuable Mega Brave or Mega Symphonia card?
The two Mega Ultra Rares at 092/063, メガルカリオex and メガサーナイトex. Below them, the top card is リーリエの決心 SAR 091/063. Today's prices for all three are in the prices section above.
How does Mega Evolution ex work?
It gives up 3 Prize cards when knocked out instead of 2, in exchange for 270 to 380 HP and oversized attacks. They are not all Stage 2s: four Basics, four Stage 1s, two Stage 2s.
How much is a Mega Brave booster box?
30 packs of 5 cards. The set page lists only the 180円 pack price; 30 packs at 180円 is 5,400円, the box price Pokémon Center Online charged until April 2026. Today's market price for each box is in the prices section above.
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