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MEGA Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 207 MEGA cards on file, 194 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $21.41.

Card mechanic · 207 cards · 194 with a price · $0.26 to $1,098.16 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a MEGA Pokémon card worth?

The typical MEGA card costs $21.41. Across the 194 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.26 and the dearest is $1,098.16 — Mega Gengar ex 284, at $1,098.16. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All mechanics Rarity Print variant Pokédex number Regulation mark Energy type Set Artist Evolution stage Attack cost Attack damage Retreat cost

MEGA 207 cardsCard mechanic

194 with a price · $0.26 to $1,098.16 · No. 5 of 28 mechanics by typical price · -61.6% in 11 months · 278 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$21.41-61.6% from $55.72

Card price ladder$1,098.16$66.69 to $1,098.16

Place among mechanicsNo. 5CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $21.41 · No. 5 of 28
23 mechanics cost less than this one

Cards on file207194 carry a price Most expensive card$1,098.16Mega Gengar ex 284 Cheapest on record$0.26across all 194 priced cards Price fell-61.6%over the last 11 months Place by priceNo. 5of 28 mechanics

What stands out about MEGA cards

Scale 207 cards carry this mechanic — 1.0% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
Price Half of the priced cards cost under $21.41, but the dearest reaches $1,098.16 — a gap of 51×.
Place By typical price this is No. 5 of 28 mechanics; 23 of them cost less.
Record 194 of the 207 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 207

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over

English cards on file 20,4447,208 cardsonly cards that record a mechanic remain · 35.3% of 20,444
Cards with a mechanic 7,208207 cardsonly MEGA remain · 2.9% of 7,208
The 207 cards on this page207 cards1.0% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a mechanic, including mechanics too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the mechanic list, which only counts the groups it can open.

MEGA Pokémon cards at a glance

What this group is. 207 cards share the mechanic MEGA. A mechanic is the special kind a card is printed as — V, VMAX and ex among Pokémon, Item, Supporter and Stadium among Trainers — recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Evolution stages are counted on their own, and a plain card carries no mechanic at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.
What they cost. The typical card is $21.41. Across the 194 priced cards the range runs $0.26 to $1,098.16.
Where it stands. No. 5 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 23 of them cheaper.
What the cards are like. They average 278 HP and 154 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 194 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but are not listed.
When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.

Source: Counted from 207 cards on file, 194 of them with a price

Every MEGA Pokémon card with a price on file

These are the 50 dearest MEGA cards in the archive, most expensive first. The strip shows them as cards; the list under it carries the same 50 with their set and exact price as text.

The 50 dearest MEGA cards, most expensive first

Prices are the latest reading held in this site's own archive. A card with no picture on file is drawn as a small stand-in that still carries its name, set and number.

The same 50 cards as a listRank is by price inside this group.

CardNameSetPriceRarity

Mega Gengar exAscended Heroes$1,098.16Special Illustration Rare M Rayquaza-EXAncient Origins$1,069.91Rare Secret M Charizard-EXFlashfire$1,000.62Rare Secret Mega Dragonite exAscended Heroes$702.36Special Illustration Rare Mega Charizard X exPhantasmal Flames$701.35Special Illustration Rare M Gengar-EXPhantom Forces$530.94Rare Secret Primal Kyogre-EXAncient Origins$454.62Rare Secret M Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies$427.54Rare Ultra Mega Charizard Y exAscended Heroes$419.57Mega Hyper Rare Primal Groudon-EXAncient Origins$327.29Rare Secret

Show the rest of the list40 more cards, still in price order+40

Primal Kyogre-EXPrimal Clash$315.18Rare Ultra M Charizard-EXFlashfire$314.65Rare Secret Mega Charizard X exPhantasmal Flames$304.53Mega Hyper Rare M Charizard-EXFlashfire$285.76Rare Holo EX Mega Lucario exMega Evolution$271.87Mega Hyper Rare M Gengar-EXXY Black Star Promos$268.25Promo Mega Dragonite exAscended Heroes$253.61Mega Hyper Rare Mega Darkrai exPitch Black$227.32Special Illustration Rare Primal Groudon-EXPrimal Clash$212.27Rare Ultra Mega Greninja exChaos Rising$211.46Special Illustration Rare Mega Gardevoir exMega Evolution$208.12Mega Hyper Rare Mega Lucario exMega Evolution$208.00Special Illustration Rare Mega Gardevoir exMega Evolution$194.19Special Illustration Rare Mega Greninja exChaos Rising$177.08Mega Hyper Rare Mega Darkrai exPitch Black$173.08Mega Hyper Rare M Charizard-EXGenerations$166.00Rare Holo EX M Gengar-EXPhantom Forces$163.30Rare Holo EX M Lucario-EXFurious Fists$161.26Rare Secret Mega Venusaur exMega Evolution$157.42Special Illustration Rare Mega Feraligatr exAscended Heroes$145.34Special Illustration Rare M Mewtwo-EXBREAKthrough$144.97Rare Ultra M Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies$140.32Rare Holo EX M Charizard-EXEvolutions$139.68Rare Ultra Mega Zygarde exPerfect Order$133.90Mega Hyper Rare M Mewtwo-EXBREAKthrough$131.96Rare Ultra M Gardevoir-EXGenerations$120.05Rare Ultra M Sceptile-EXAncient Origins$120.02Rare Ultra M Tyranitar-EXAncient Origins$115.78Rare Ultra M Gyarados-EXBREAKpoint$112.44Rare Ultra M Gardevoir-EXPrimal Clash$103.77Rare Ultra M Latios-EXRoaring Skies$101.54Rare Ultra M Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies$97.43Rare Holo EX M Aggron-EXPrimal Clash$96.78Rare Ultra Mega Meganium exAscended Heroes$87.15Special Illustration Rare Mega Latias exMega Evolution$86.89Special Illustration Rare M Alakazam-EXFates Collide$83.92Rare Ultra Mega Froslass exAscended Heroes$79.55Special Illustration Rare M Ampharos-EXAncient Origins$78.30Rare Ultra M Charizard-EXFlashfire$66.71Rare Holo EX M Blastoise-EXEvolutions$66.69Rare Ultra

194 cards on file carry a price; the archive holds the 50 dearest of them in full.

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Which MEGA cards share a name across several printings?

23 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 8 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

M Charizard-EX6 printings · 3 sets

M Rayquaza-EX4 printings · 2 sets

M Gengar-EX3 printings · 2 sets

Mega Dragonite ex2 printings · 1 set

Mega Charizard X ex2 printings · 1 set

Primal Kyogre-EX2 printings · 2 sets

Primal Groudon-EX2 printings · 2 sets

Mega Lucario ex2 printings · 1 set

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Are MEGA Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of the whole group on each reading day, so it answers the question for MEGA cards as a group rather than for one card.

Typical MEGA card price, September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026

Each point is the middle price of the 194 priced MEGA cards on that day, read from this site's own archive. The 13 readings drawn above are also listed as text below.

Typical price of a MEGA Pokémon card from September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026 — fell from $55.72 to $21.41
Reading date	Typical price	Where it started
12 Sep 25	55.72
10 Oct 25	37.44
7 Nov 25	30.67
5 Dec 25	31.76
2 Jan 26	29.04
30 Jan 26	26.73
27 Feb 26	25.26
27 Mar 26	23.58
24 Apr 26	24.11
22 May 26	23.34
19 Jun 26	22.38
17 Jul 26	21.54
14 Aug 26	21.41

Typical priceWhere it started · $55.72Now $21.41381 days on file

MEGA Pokémon cards — price change by window
Window	Typical then	Typical now	Change
Last month	$21.54	$21.41	-0.6%
Last 3 months	$23.34	$21.41	-8.3%
Last 6 months	$25.26	$21.41	-15.2%
Since September 12, 2025	$55.72	$21.41	-61.6%

Each row compares the middle price of the whole group on two days. It is not the change of any single card — a card can fall while the group rises, which is what the movers list below shows.

The typical MEGA card fell from $55.72 to $21.41 over the 11 months on file — -61.6%. A falling middle means the ordinary card of this group got cheaper, which is not always visible from the most expensive card alone.

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How MEGA Pokémon card prices are spread

One group price cannot describe 194 cards. These figures show how far apart they actually sit.

$0.26$1,098.16$21.41Where the price splits in half — $0.26 to $1,098.16 laid out on a ten-fold scale

$0.26$1,098.16$66.71Where the dearer quarter begins — one card in four costs more than this

0%100%21.1%Cards costing more than $100 — 41 of the 194 that carry a price

Each half circle is the whole price range of the 194 priced MEGA cards, from $0.26 to $1,098.16, with the tenfold steps evenly spaced. The last one is read differently — it counts cards rather than dollars, and says so in its own label.

All 194 priced MEGA cards, by price band

Under $116.5%32 cards

$1 to $514.4%28 cards

$5 to $2017.5%34 cards

$20 to $5015.5%30 cards

$50 to $10014.9%29 cards

$100 to $50018.0%35 cards

$500 and up3.1%6 cards

How every MEGA card with a price falls into price bands — 194 cards counted, not just the ones drawn above. Each track is the whole group, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits outside that band.

The longest bar is where an ordinary MEGA card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.

All 194 priced MEGA cards, by price band
Group	Share	Value
Under $1	16.5%	32 cards
$1 to $5	14.4%	28 cards
$5 to $20	17.5%	34 cards
$20 to $50	15.5%	30 cards
$50 to $100	14.9%	29 cards
$100 to $500	18.0%	35 cards
$500 and up	3.1%	6 cards

Dearest tenth startsone in ten costs more than this$210.46
Dearer quarter startsone in four costs more than this$66.71
Typical cardhalf cost less, half cost more$21.41
Cheaper quarter endsone in four costs less than this$2.53
Cheapest on filenothing in the group costs less$0.26

The five points that describe every MEGA card price. Bar length is that price against the highest point on this ladder, and the highlighted row is the typical card.

MEGA Pokémon cards — two ways of counting the same group
Figure	All priced cards	The 50 listed above
Cards counted	194	50
Cheapest	$0.26	$66.69
Cheaper quarter, up to	$2.53	—
Typical (median)	$21.41	—
Dearer quarter, from	$66.71	—
Dearest tenth, from	$210.46	—
Average	$81.67	—
Dearest	$1,098.16	$1,098.16

The two columns are different groups of cards, not two readings of the same one — the right column is the dearest end of the left one. "Typical" is the middle price, which half the cards sit below; "average" is pulled upward by the few very expensive cards, which is why the two differ.

The average price of a MEGA card is $81.67 while the typical one is $21.41. The gap between those two numbers is the shape of this group: a small number of very expensive cards is dragging the average far above what most cards actually cost.

What three quarters of the 194 priced MEGA cards cost

One in four MEGA cards costs $2.53 or less, half cost $21.41 or less, and three in four cost $66.71 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $66.71, and the dearest tenth starts at $210.46.

See the dearest Mega Gengar ex — $1,098.16

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When were MEGA Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

The run starts in 2013 with 15 cards and reaches 2026 with 72. Age and price are drawn separately below, because the year with the most cards is rarely the year with the dearest ones.

How many MEGA cards were printed each year

20137.2%15 cards

20148.7%18 cards

201515.5%32 cards

201612.6%26 cards

20210.5%1 cards

202520.8%43 cards

202634.8%72 cards

Bar length is that year against the busiest year for MEGA cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 207 of them.

Years are left in printing order rather than sorted by size, because the shape of the run over time is what this chart is for.

201315 cards printed$46.97
201418 cards printed$54.07
201532 cards printed$69.33
201626 cards printed$27.80
202543 cards printed$2.35
202672 cards printed$5.59

The middle price of the MEGA cards printed in each year, oldest first. Bar length is that year against the dearest year. Years where fewer than three cards carry a price are not drawn.

Are older MEGA cards worth more?
Year	Cards	Share	Typical price
2013	15	7.2%	$46.97
2014	18	8.7%	$54.07
2015	32	15.5%	$69.33
2016	26	12.6%	$27.80
2021	1	0.5%	—
2025	43	20.8%	$2.35
2026	72	34.8%	$5.59

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that year, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price.

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What MEGA Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary MEGA card costs. These tables break the group down by rarity, printing and set, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a $1 card from a $100 one before you look it up.

Which MEGA cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?

Double Rare21.3%44 cards

Rare Holo EX18.8%39 cards

Special Illustration Rare13.5%28 cards

Rare Ultra13.0%27 cards

Ultra Rare13.0%27 cards

Promo7.2%15 cards

Rare Secret4.8%10 cards

Mega Hyper Rare3.9%8 cards

MEGA_ATTACK_RARE3.4%7 cards

Classic Collection0.5%1 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which MEGA cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Group	Share	Value
Double Rare	21.3%	44 cards
Rare Holo EX	18.8%	39 cards
Special Illustration Rare	13.5%	28 cards
Rare Ultra	13.0%	27 cards
Ultra Rare	13.0%	27 cards
Promo	7.2%	15 cards
Rare Secret	4.8%	10 cards
Mega Hyper Rare	3.9%	8 cards
MEGA_ATTACK_RARE	3.4%	7 cards
Classic Collection	0.5%	1 cards

Which MEGA cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rarity	Cards	Share	Typical price
Double Rare	44	21.3%	$0.82
Rare Holo EX	39	18.8%	$23.26
Special Illustration Rare	28	13.5%	$62.54
Rare Ultra	27	13.0%	$90.35
Ultra Rare	27	13.0%	$5.04
Promo	15	7.2%	$46.97
Rare Secret	10	4.8%	$320.97
Mega Hyper Rare	8	3.9%	$230.87
MEGA_ATTACK_RARE	7	3.4%	$7.17
Classic Collection	1	0.5%	—

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a MEGA card is worth more?

Holofoil93.2%193 cards

Normal0.5%1 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a MEGA card is worth more?
Printing	Cards	Share	Typical price
Holofoil	193	93.2%	$21.76
Normal	1	0.5%	—

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the MEGA cards?

Ascended Heroes15.9%33 cards

Mega Evolution13.5%28 cards

XY Black Star Promos7.2%15 cards

Phantasmal Flames6.8%14 cards

Pitch Black6.8%14 cards

Chaos Rising6.3%13 cards

Perfect Order5.8%12 cards

Ancient Origins4.3%9 cards

Evolutions4.3%9 cards

BREAKthrough3.9%8 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which sets hold the MEGA cards?
Group	Share	Value
Ascended Heroes	15.9%	33 cards
Mega Evolution	13.5%	28 cards
XY Black Star Promos	7.2%	15 cards
Phantasmal Flames	6.8%	14 cards
Pitch Black	6.8%	14 cards
Chaos Rising	6.3%	13 cards
Perfect Order	5.8%	12 cards
Ancient Origins	4.3%	9 cards
Evolutions	4.3%	9 cards
BREAKthrough	3.9%	8 cards

Which sets hold the MEGA cards?
Set	Cards	Share	Typical price
Ascended Heroes	33	15.9%	$6.80
Mega Evolution	28	13.5%	$3.49
XY Black Star Promos	15	7.2%	$46.97
Phantasmal Flames	14	6.8%	$2.17
Pitch Black	14	6.8%	$8.50
Chaos Rising	13	6.3%	$3.27
Perfect Order	12	5.8%	$5.27
Ancient Origins	9	4.3%	$115.78
Evolutions	9	4.3%	$21.05
BREAKthrough	8	3.9%	$45.72

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Who drew the MEGA cards?

5ban Graphics58.0%120 cards

takuyoa3.9%8 cards

aky CG Works3.4%7 cards

DOM1.9%4 cards

Keisuke Azuma1.9%4 cards

Taiga Kasai1.4%3 cards

nagimiso1.4%3 cards

AKIRA EGAWA1.0%2 cards

Teeziro1.0%2 cards

danciao1.0%2 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Who drew the MEGA cards?
Group	Share	Value
5ban Graphics	58.0%	120 cards
takuyoa	3.9%	8 cards
aky CG Works	3.4%	7 cards
DOM	1.9%	4 cards
Keisuke Azuma	1.9%	4 cards
Taiga Kasai	1.4%	3 cards
nagimiso	1.4%	3 cards
AKIRA EGAWA	1.0%	2 cards
Teeziro	1.0%	2 cards
danciao	1.0%	2 cards

Who drew the MEGA cards?
Illustrator	Cards	Share	Typical price
5ban Graphics	120	58.0%	$25.26
takuyoa	8	3.9%	$7.96
aky CG Works	7	3.4%	$4.87
DOM	4	1.9%	$24.07
Keisuke Azuma	4	1.9%	$2.25
Taiga Kasai	3	1.4%	$5.74
nagimiso	3	1.4%	$52.64
AKIRA EGAWA	2	1.0%	—
Teeziro	2	1.0%	—
danciao	2	1.0%	—

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which energy types do MEGA cards use?

Psychic14.0%29 cards

Water13.0%27 cards

Fire11.1%23 cards

Darkness10.6%22 cards

Fighting9.7%20 cards

Colorless8.2%17 cards

Dragon8.2%17 cards

Grass7.7%16 cards

Lightning6.3%13 cards

Metal6.3%13 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which energy types do MEGA cards use?
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	14.0%	29 cards
Water	13.0%	27 cards
Fire	11.1%	23 cards
Darkness	10.6%	22 cards
Fighting	9.7%	20 cards
Colorless	8.2%	17 cards
Dragon	8.2%	17 cards
Grass	7.7%	16 cards
Lightning	6.3%	13 cards
Metal	6.3%	13 cards

Which energy types do MEGA cards use?
Energy type	Cards	Share	Typical price
Psychic	29	14.0%	$32.22
Water	27	13.0%	$27.55
Fire	23	11.1%	$27.84
Darkness	22	10.6%	$16.68
Fighting	20	9.7%	$48.39
Colorless	17	8.2%	$14.88
Dragon	17	8.2%	$40.97
Grass	16	7.7%	$19.84
Lightning	13	6.3%	$13.20
Metal	13	6.3%	$9.37

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which eras of the game do MEGA cards come from?

Mega Evolution55.1%114 cards

XY44.0%91 cards

Scarlet & Violet0.5%1 cards

Sword & Shield0.5%1 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which eras of the game do MEGA cards come from?
Series	Cards	Share	Typical price
Mega Evolution	114	55.1%	$4.83
XY	91	44.0%	$51.39
Scarlet & Violet	1	0.5%	—
Sword & Shield	1	0.5%	—

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which MEGA cards are still tournament legal?

I31.4%65 cards

J23.7%49 cards

H0.5%1 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which MEGA cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation mark	Cards	Share	Typical price
I	65	31.4%	$4.79
J	49	23.7%	$5.10
H	1	0.5%	—

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Are evolved MEGA cards worth more?

Stage 218.8%39 cards

Basic17.9%37 cards

Stage 117.9%37 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Are evolved MEGA cards worth more?
Evolution stage	Cards	Share	Typical price
Stage 2	39	18.8%	$11.13
Basic	37	17.9%	$4.63
Stage 1	37	17.9%	$2.35

Counted across all 207 MEGA cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage MEGA Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every MEGA card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.

MEGA Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
Measure	Lowest	Lower quarter	Typical	Upper quarter	Highest	Cards counted
HP	190	220	270	340	380	206
Biggest attack	10	110	130	200	330	195

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe MEGA card HP

Lowest50.0% of the highest190 HP

Lower quarter57.9% of the highest220 HP

Typical71.1% of the highest270 HP

Upper quarter89.5% of the highest340 HP

Highest100.0% of the highest380 HP

HP printed on the 206 MEGA cards that carry one. The typical card is 270 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 220 and 340 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe MEGA card HP
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	50.0% of the highest	190 HP
Lower quarter	57.9% of the highest	220 HP
Typical	71.1% of the highest	270 HP
Upper quarter	89.5% of the highest	340 HP
Highest	100.0% of the highest	380 HP

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a MEGA card

Lowest3.0% of the highest10 damage

Lower quarter33.3% of the highest110 damage

Typical39.4% of the highest130 damage

Upper quarter60.6% of the highest200 damage

Highest100.0% of the highest330 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 195 MEGA cards that print one. The typical card hits for 130. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 110 and 200. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a MEGA card
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	3.0% of the highest	10 damage
Lower quarter	33.3% of the highest	110 damage
Typical	39.4% of the highest	130 damage
Upper quarter	60.6% of the highest	200 damage
Highest	100.0% of the highest	330 damage

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What are MEGA Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 189 MEGA cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 31 of them.

What MEGA Pokémon cards are weak to

Fighting16.4%31 cards

Grass15.3%29 cards

Fire14.3%27 cards

Metal13.2%25 cards

Water12.2%23 cards

Lightning11.6%22 cards

Psychic10.6%20 cards

Darkness6.3%12 cards

What MEGA Pokémon cards are weak to — 189 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 189 MEGA cards that print a weakness.

What MEGA Pokémon cards are weak to
Group	Share	Value
Fighting	16.4%	31 cards
Grass	15.3%	29 cards
Fire	14.3%	27 cards
Metal	13.2%	25 cards
Water	12.2%	23 cards
Lightning	11.6%	22 cards
Psychic	10.6%	20 cards
Darkness	6.3%	12 cards

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Which MEGA Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 49 of the 207 MEGA cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What MEGA Pokémon cards resist

What MEGA Pokémon cards resist — 49 cards counted.

Fighting43%
Psychic20%
Darkness18%
Metal10%
Grass8%

Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some MEGA cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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How do MEGA Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack. These are the 113 MEGA cards that print a stage.

113MEGA

Stage 239 · 34.5%Basic37 · 32.7%Stage 137 · 32.7%

The 113 MEGA cards that print a stage, split by which stage it is

How MEGA Pokémon cards evolve

Stage 234.5%typically $11.1339 cards

Basic32.7%typically $4.6337 cards

Stage 132.7%typically $2.3537 cards

113 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

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Can you still play MEGA Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a MEGA card on the table, across all 207 of them.

Standard

93 cards you can play today

93 of the 207 MEGA cards are legal in Standard, the format most tournaments run. That is 44.9% of the group.

Expanded only

114 more that need the older format

These 114 have rotated out of Standard but are still legal in Expanded, which reaches back much further.

Neither

0 that no current format accepts

0 of the group — 0.0% — are collector cards now rather than deck cards.

What it costs to retreat a MEGA Pokémon card

240.8%84 cards

123.3%48 cards

414.6%30 cards

312.6%26 cards

08.7%retreats free18 cards

206 cards counted.

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play MEGA Pokémon cards in a tournament?
Question	Cards	Share of the group
Legal in Standard today	93	44.9%
Legal in Expanded today	207	100.0%
Cards with an Ability	33	15.9%
Cards with a special rule	206	99.5%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 207 cards

Legal in Standard today44.9%93 cards

Legal in Expanded today100.0%207 cards

Cards with an Ability15.9%33 cards

Cards with a special rule99.5%206 cards

Each track is the whole of the 207 MEGA cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 207 cards
Group	Share	Value
Legal in Standard today	44.9%	93 cards
Legal in Expanded today	100.0%	207 cards
Cards with an Ability	15.9%	33 cards
Cards with a special rule	99.5%	206 cards

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Which MEGA Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group moved -61.6%. These are the MEGA cards inside it that moved furthest in each direction over the same window.

Change between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026, for the 67 MEGA cards that carried a price on both days. Bar length is the size of the move, not its direction.

67 MEGA cards tracked across the yearSee the group line

A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The MEGA group fell over this window, yet the cards above ran from -27.9% to +121.8% — which is why a figure taken from the group tells you what to expect, and only the card page tells you what happened.

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The cheapest MEGA Pokémon cards you can buy

A group price hides its own floor. These are the 6 least expensive MEGA cards carrying a price, which is what the group costs to start rather than what its best card costs.

Read from the same daily price archive as the rest of this page. A low price usually means the card is common rather than that it is a bargain.

The same 6 cards with their set and number

TM MachineDestined Rivals#181$0.26Uncommon Mega Camerupt exMega Evolution#22$0.52Double Rare Mega Mawile exMega Evolution#94$0.53Double Rare Mega Heracross exPhantasmal Flames#4$0.54Double Rare Mega Lopunny exPhantasmal Flames#84$0.54Double Rare Mega Abomasnow exMega Evolution#36$0.57Double Rare

Set and number are what you match against a listing; two cards with the same name are different cards if either of those differs.

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How MEGA compares with the other mechanics

Every mechanic in this list is ranked by its typical price. The bar is that price against the dearest group, and the highlighted row is where MEGA sits.

Star 29 cardsNo. 1 · $26.56 to $3,216.67$1,010.00
2 more mechanics between
EX 438 cardsNo. 4 · $1.31 to $1,069.91$25.03
MEGA 207 cardsNo. 5 · $0.26 to $1,098.16$21.41
GX 601 cardsNo. 6 · $0.90 to $3,157.93$20.14
21 more mechanics between
Pokémon Tool 336 cardsNo. 28 · $0.06 to $39.66$0.55

Bar length is the typical price against Star, the dearest mechanic at $1,010.00. The row without a link is this group.

28 mechanics in totalSee them all

MEGA is No. 5 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 23 of them cheaper and 4 dearer. Rank is not the same as scarcity: a group can rank high because a handful of its cards are chased, while most of it stays affordable — the price ladder above shows which of those two is happening here.

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How much energy do MEGA Pokémon cards need to attack?

A card does nothing on the table until it has been paid for in energy. Across the 206 MEGA cards that print an attack at all, this is what the cheapest attack on each of them asks for.

1 energy37 cards · 18.0% of the 206 counted

2 energy63 cards · 30.6% of the 206 counted

3 energy64 cards · 31.1% of the 206 counted

4 energy33 cards · 16.0% of the 206 counted

5 energy9 cards · 4.4% of the 206 counted

MEGA Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 206 cards counted

Each symbol is one Energy card of any type, which is how the cost is recorded: as a number of cards rather than a list of types. Cards that print no attack are left out of this count rather than entered as zero.

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How the mechanics compare on HP, damage and how hard they hit for their size

Price is one ladder, and the numbers printed on the cards are another. These are the 21 mechanics side by side, each on its own averages, with MEGA among them.

Mechanics compared on what their cards actually print
Card mechanic	Cards	Average HP	Average biggest attack	Damage per HP	Most common stage
Team Plasma	113	124	66	0.53	Basic
EX	438	179	99	0.55	Basic
V	601	208	126	0.61	Basic
VMAX	209	320	143	0.45	Eternamax
ex	942	243	144	0.59	Basic
Star	29	80	50	0.63	Basic
SP	105	90	47	0.52	Basic
Prime	31	120	69	0.58	Stage 1
MEGA	207	278	154	0.55	Stage 2
GX	601	214	133	0.62	Basic
Tera	146	260	170	0.65	Basic
VSTAR	94	271	167	0.62	—
TAG TEAM	130	266	161	0.61	Basic
Ultra Beast	105	169	119	0.70	Basic
Prism Star	27	126	75	0.60	Basic
Future	70	183	152	0.83	Basic
Ancient	73	179	127	0.71	Basic
Fusion Strike	53	146	96	0.66	Basic
Single Strike	147	182	121	0.66	Basic
Rapid Strike	158	173	70	0.40	Basic
V-UNION	24	307	232	0.76	—

Damage per HP is that group's average biggest attack divided by its average HP: a larger number means the group hits harder for the size it prints. Both averages are counted only across the cards that carry the number at all, and Trainer and Energy cards carry neither. Only groups large enough to have their own page are listed.

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The dearest and the cheapest MEGA Pokémon card, side by side

Both of these are MEGA cards, and one costs 4,224 times what the other does. That gap is why a single group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Dearest in the groupMega Gengar exAscended Heroes 284$1,098.16

4,224× apartBoth are MEGA cards
$0.26 VS $1,098.16

Cheapest in the groupTM MachineDestined Rivals 181$0.26

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Which MEGA Pokémon cards you have to evolve into

A Basic card is played straight from the hand. Every later stage has to arrive on top of the card before it, so an evolved MEGA card costs you deck slots and turns that a Basic one does not.

The stage ladder inside MEGA113 cards print a stage

No imageBasic37 MEGA cards

No imageStage 137 MEGA cards

No imageStage 239 MEGA cards

What that costs a MEGA deck

76 of the 113 cards that print a stage are evolutions, so they need the card before them in the deck as well.
7 of them evolve from Charizard-EX.
6 of them evolve from Charmeleon.
6 of them evolve from Kirlia.
5 of them evolve from Gardevoir-EX.

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The other mechanics, and what each one is made of

The price ladder above ranks these same groups by what they cost. This one shows how big each of them is and what a card from it actually looks like, which is the part a ladder cannot carry.

Potion Energy — Legendary Collection 101

Special211 cardsFor example: Potion EnergyTypical card $2.43

Lucky Stadium — Wizards Black Star Promos 41

Stadium265 cardsFor example: Lucky StadiumTypical card $1.25Item856 cards · 51 HP on average · 300 damageFor example: Tropical Tidal WaveTypical card $0.81

Lillie — Ultra Prism 151

Supporter1,166 cardsFor example: LillieTypical card $1.97

Lugia-EX — Plasma Storm 134

Team Plasma113 cards · 124 HP on average · 66 damageFor example: Lugia-EXTypical card $7.76

M Rayquaza-EX — Ancient Origins 98

EX438 cards · 179 HP on average · 99 damageFor example: M Rayquaza-EXTypical card $25.03

Rocky Helmet — Boundaries Crossed 153

Pokémon Tool336 cards · 175 damageFor example: Rocky HelmetTypical card $0.55

Hero's Cape — Temporal Forces 152

ACE SPEC46 cards · 200 damageFor example: Hero's CapeTypical card $0.82

Giratina V — Lost Origin 186

V601 cards · 208 HP on average · 126 damageFor example: Giratina VTypical card $2.40

Umbreon VMAX — Evolving Skies 215

VMAX209 cards · 320 HP on average · 143 damageFor example: Umbreon VMAXTypical card $8.23

Umbreon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 161

ex942 cards · 243 HP on average · 144 damageFor example: Umbreon exTypical card $3.61

Pikachu ★ — Holon Phantoms 104

Star29 cards · 80 HP on average · 50 damageFor example: Pikachu ★Typical card $1,010.00

Rayquaza C LV.X — DP Black Star Promos DP47

SP105 cards · 90 HP on average · 47 damageFor example: Rayquaza C LV.XTypical card $12.47

Umbreon — HS—Undaunted 86

Prime31 cards · 120 HP on average · 69 damageFor example: UmbreonTypical card $72.61

Latias & Latios-GX — Team Up 170

GX601 cards · 214 HP on average · 133 damageFor example: Latias & Latios-GXTypical card $20.14

Miracle Sphere β — Skyridge 130

Technical Machine25 cards · 20 damageFor example: Miracle Sphere βTypical card $5.21

Umbreon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 161

Tera146 cards · 260 HP on average · 170 damageFor example: Umbreon exTypical card $3.30

Giratina VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery GG69

VSTAR94 cards · 271 HP on average · 167 damageFor example: Giratina VSTARTypical card $8.00

Latias & Latios-GX — Team Up 170

TAG TEAM130 cards · 266 HP on average · 161 damageFor example: Latias & Latios-GXTypical card $89.66

Ultra Necrozma-GX — Dragon Majesty 78

Ultra Beast105 cards · 169 HP on average · 119 damageFor example: Ultra Necrozma-GXTypical card $9.32

Giratina ◇ — Ultra Prism 58

Prism Star27 cards · 126 HP on average · 75 damageFor example: Giratina ◇Typical card $5.41

Iron Crown ex — Temporal Forces 206

Future70 cards · 183 HP on average · 152 damageFor example: Iron Crown exTypical card $0.73

Roaring Moon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 162

Ancient73 cards · 179 HP on average · 127 damageFor example: Roaring Moon exTypical card $0.88

Mew VMAX — Fusion Strike 269

Fusion Strike53 cards · 146 HP on average · 96 damageFor example: Mew VMAXTypical card $0.80

Umbreon VMAX — Evolving Skies 215

Single Strike147 cards · 182 HP on average · 121 damageFor example: Umbreon VMAXTypical card $0.79

Rayquaza VMAX — Evolving Skies 218

Rapid Strike158 cards · 173 HP on average · 70 damageFor example: Rayquaza VMAXTypical card $0.90

Mewtwo V-UNION — SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH160

V-UNION24 cards · 307 HP on average · 232 damageFor example: Mewtwo V-UNIONTypical card $6.20

Bar length is that group's size against the largest of them, which is 1,166 cards. The card shown on each panel is the dearest one in that group, not a typical one.

Every group listed here is large enough to have a page of its own; smaller ones stay as rows on the page above.

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The 8 things that tell MEGA cards apart

Each panel already carries the answer its section arrives at, so you can read the whole of MEGA here and open only the part you came for.

Are they going up in value?-61.6%$55.72 to $21.41See the trend What are they made of?Double RareDouble Rare44Rare Holo EX39Special Illustration Rare28Rare Ultra2721.4% of the groupSee the breakdown What beats them?Fighting31 of the 189 that print a weaknessSee every weakness How do they evolve?Stage 239 of the 113 that print a stageSee the stage ladder Can you still play them?44.9%93 of 207 are legal in StandardSee both formats What do they cost to attack?3 energy64 cards, the most common answerSee the energy ladder How hard do they hit for their size?0.55278 HP and 154 damage on averageCompare every group What is the cheapest one?$0.26TM Machine — Destined RivalsSee the cheapest six

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The numbers every figure on this page is read from

These are the readings for MEGA that the rest of the page works from. Each of the lines on the right opens the section that shows how it was arrived at.

Cards on file

207cards

194 of them carry a price

Typical price

$21.41

The middle price of the priced cards

Cheapest on file

$0.26

One card, not the group

Dearest on file

$1,098.16

One card, not the group

Where the middle half sits$2.53 to $66.71Top tenth starts at$210.46Average HP278Average biggest attack154Most common weaknessFighting

Where MEGA sits, at a glance

Tournament legal44.9%44.9%93 of 207 cards are legal in Standard today Price rank5of 28 mechanicsTypical card $21.41; the dearest group is $1,010.00Where it sits on the ladder85% cheaper below it23 of the 27 mechanics cost less than this one Most common rarityDouble Rare44 of the 206 cards on file

Each panel is a different way of cutting the same cards; the section it links to shows the full count.

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Which MEGA Pokémon cards hit hardest, type by type

Counting cards tells you which type is common. Counting damage tells you which one is dangerous, and the two answers are not the same: Water leads on cards while Dragon leads on damage.

Counted by power rather than by card, the order changes

Bar length is that type against Dragon, the hardest hitter here at 310 damage

Dragon — hits hardestagainst the group average of 1522.04× the average · 6 of the 46 counted310
Fireagainst the group average of 1521.29× the average · 6 of the 46 counted197
Fightingagainst the group average of 1521.18× the average · 6 of the 46 counted180
Water — most cardsagainst the group average of 1520.93× the average · 8 of the 46 counted141
Darknessagainst the group average of 1520.92× the average · 4 of the 46 counted140
Grassagainst the group average of 1520.90× the average · 3 of the 46 counted137

Counted across the 46 Pokémon cards among this group's 50 dearest that print both a type and a damage number. Trainer and Energy cards print neither and are left out rather than entered as zero. A type with only one such card is not averaged.

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The three hardest-hitting MEGA Pokémon cards

A group price says nothing about what its cards do on the table. These three print the biggest attacks of any MEGA card in the archive, and the middle one's numbers are set out under them.

The three biggest attacks among MEGA cards — hover to fan them outpress and hold to fan them out

Middle card · Mega Dragonite ex DragonHP 370Biggest attack 330Retreat 2

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MEGA Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many MEGA Pokémon cards are there?

There are 207 MEGA cards in this archive, and 194 of them carry a price. A mechanic is the special kind a card is printed as — V, VMAX and ex among Pokémon, Item, Supporter and Stadium among Trainers — recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Evolution stages are counted on their own, and a plain card carries no mechanic at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.

How much is a MEGA Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $21.41. Across the 194 priced cards the range runs from $0.26 to $1,098.16, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive MEGA Pokémon card?

Mega Gengar ex 284 from Ascended Heroes, at $1,098.16. It is 51× the typical price of the group.

Are MEGA Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 5 of 28 mechanics, with 23 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 207 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 1.0%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all MEGA Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 194 of the 207 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every MEGA Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 50 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 157 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are MEGA Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are MEGA Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical MEGA card fell from $55.72 to $21.41, a change of -61.6%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap MEGA Pokémon card cost?

One in four MEGA cards costs $2.53 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.26. Three in four cost $66.71 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which MEGA Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Secret is the dearest kind of MEGA card: 10 of them are on file and the middle one costs $320.97. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a MEGA Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among MEGA cards is 380, and the lowest is 190. The typical one is 270 HP, with half of them between 220 and 340 — figures counted from the 206 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are MEGA Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

93 of the 207 MEGA cards are legal in Standard today and 207 in Expanded — 44.9% and 100.0% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are MEGA Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 31 of the 189 MEGA cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Grass next at 29 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old MEGA Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among MEGA cards the 2013 printings sit at a typical $46.97 and the 2026 ones at $5.59, while the dearest year of all is 2015 at $69.33. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which MEGA Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Primal Kyogre-EX 149 from Primal Clash, which went from $142.07 to $315.18 — a change of +121.8% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 67 MEGA cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have MEGA Pokémon cards?

MEGA cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Ascended Heroes (33 cards, typically $6.80), Mega Evolution (28 cards, typically $3.49), XY Black Star Promos (15 cards, typically $46.97). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these MEGA figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 207 MEGA cards this site holds on file — 194 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

1

The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

1

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com

2

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English MEGA cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14