Mega Evolution came out on 26 September 2025 with 188 cards, 132 of them numbered on the card, and it gives the whole series its name. A year on, its value has an unusually tidy shape: every single card in its top ten is also a card you can buy for about a dollar. Same name, same text, same thing in a game — a different rarity.
The ten that carry the set
| # | Card | Rarity | Price | Cheapest printing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Lucario ex #188 | Mega Hyper Rare | $204.83 | $0.81 |
| 2 | Mega Gardevoir ex #178 | Special Illustration Rare | $161.98 | $0.81 |
| 3 | Mega Lucario ex #179 | Special Illustration Rare | $161.86 | $0.81 |
| 4 | Mega Gardevoir ex #187 | Mega Hyper Rare | $153.00 | $0.81 |
| 5 | Mega Venusaur ex #177 | Special Illustration Rare | $107.88 | $0.83 |
| 6 | Mega Latias ex #181 | Special Illustration Rare | $63.67 | $0.62 |
| 7 | Mega Kangaskhan ex #182 | Special Illustration Rare | $49.95 | $1.60 |
| 8 | Lillie's Determination #184 | Special Illustration Rare | $46.17 | $0.71 |
| 9 | Mega Absol ex #180 | Special Illustration Rare | $45.28 | $0.83 |
| 10 | Acerola's Mischief #183 | Special Illustration Rare | $25.35 | $0.17 |
That is ten printings but eight cards: Mega Lucario ex and Mega Gardevoir ex each appear twice, once as a gold Mega Hyper Rare and once as a Special Illustration Rare. The last column is the cheapest printing of the same card in the same set.
Four rungs, one card
Mega Lucario ex is printed four times, and the four printings are the same card. The cheapest plays exactly like the dearest:
- Double Rare #77 — $0.81
- Ultra Rare #160 — $10.30
- Special Illustration Rare #179 — $161.86
- Mega Hyper Rare #188 — $204.83
Mega Gardevoir ex does the same:
- Double Rare #60 — $0.81
- Ultra Rare #159 — $4.88
- Mega Hyper Rare #187 — $153.00
- Special Illustration Rare #178 — $161.98
The two gold Mega Hyper Rares in those ladders are the only two in the set, and between them they are more than a quarter of the value of every priced card in it. If you are building a deck, the Double Rare is the card. If you are collecting, the gold one is the prize — but it is a prize, not an upgrade.
The Trainers people actually chase
The dearest Trainers are all character cards, and each one is a sub-dollar Uncommon in its plain printing. Lillie's Determination leads them.
| Card | Illustration | Plain printing |
|---|---|---|
| Lillie's Determination #184 | $46.17 | $0.71 |
| Acerola's Mischief #183 | $25.35 | $0.17 |
| Wally's Compassion #186 | $18.24 | $0.26 |
| Lt. Surge's Bargain #185 | $12.44 | $0.22 |
Sealed product
Every Mega Evolution product has its own page on the store: the Booster Box at $299.57, the Enhanced Booster Box at $298.51, the Booster Bundle at $64.21, and Elite Trainer Boxes in two designs — Mega Lucario at $119.54 and Mega Gardevoir at $114.50. The Pokémon Center exclusive version costs more than the retail one.
Worth holding those numbers against the singles above: a sealed booster box costs more than the set's dearest single card.
How the set breaks down
| Rarity | Cards |
|---|---|
| Common | 67 |
| Uncommon | 43 |
| Rare | 12 |
| Double Rare | 10 |
| Illustration Rare | 22 |
| Ultra Rare | 22 |
| Special Illustration Rare | 10 |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 2 |
Most of it is inexpensive: more than two thirds of the 188 cards sell for under a dollar. Every card has its own page with its prices and whether we stock it — start from the Mega Evolution card list, browse every Pokémon set, or see what is coming on the release calendar.
Prices are TCGplayer market prices, refreshed nightly, for each card's most valuable finish. As of 2 November 2026.