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The base set of Mega Evolution is 132 cards. The numbering runs to 188, and those 56 extra cards are the special prints people open packs for.
This is the full list, split by rarity, with collector number, artwork and price. If you are after the ranking sorted by value instead, it is in the article on the most expensive Mega Evolution cards.
In short. The signature card of Mega Evolution is Mega Lucario ex Special Illustration Rare (#179) at 247.39 €; the print that closes the numbering, meaning the hardest one to find, is one of the two Gold Secret Rares, the most wanted of them at 150.64 €. The value is spread out: the top three cards make up only 41% of the total, and below them the drop is gradual. Prices for English-language singles in Near Mint condition, 28 August 2026.
What is the rarest card in Mega Evolution?
It depends what you mean, and here the two answers do not coincide.
If you mean the signature card, the one everybody calls the rarest in the set, it is Mega Lucario ex Special Illustration Rare (#179): it is worth 247.39 € and it is the most expensive card in Mega Evolution.
If you mean the hardest print to find, they are the two Gold Secret Rares: Mega Gardevoir ex (#187) and Mega Lucario ex (#188). They close the numbering, the slot conventionally reserved for the prints that come out of packs least often, and the most wanted one costs 150.64 €.
Pull rates are never published, so there is no official answer on which card is genuinely the rarest. The only measurable indicator is the price, which is where the few copies in circulation meet the people looking for them: and the price says Mega Lucario ex #179 sits 96.75 € above the most wanted of the closing prints.
Mega Evolution does something the rest of the block does not: the two closing prints beat every Special Illustration Rare. Usually the gold tier trails the full-art illustrations; here it takes first and second place. The set has two signature cards instead of one, Mega Lucario ex and Mega Gardevoir ex, and each comes out in both Gold and Special Illustration Rare.
Mega Lucario ex appears three times, and the prices are nothing alike
The same Pokémon shows up three times among the special prints, at wildly different prices:
- #179, Special Illustration Rare: 247.39 €
- #188, Gold Secret Rare: 150.64 €
- #160, Full Art: 14.21 €
Its versions together are worth 412.24 €, which is 27% of every special print in the set, and between the dearest and the cheapest there is a 17x gap. It is the most common mistake when valuing a collection from memory: the Pokémon does not decide the price, the print does. The number at the bottom decides everything.
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The ten Special Illustration Rares (#177-186)
These ten cards are worth 993.40 € together, from 20.84 € up to 247.39 € for Mega Lucario ex (#179). This is the tier holding most of the set's value: on its own it accounts for 64% of the total.
The two Gold Secret Rares (#187-188)
These two cards are worth 271.28 € together, from 120.64 € up to 150.64 € for Mega Lucario ex (#188).
The 20 most expensive Illustration Rares (#133-154)
The tier holds 22 cards in all: these are the 20 dearest, and the other 2 all sit below 1.60 €. These are worth 161.76 € together, from 2.10 € up to 25.75 € for Bulbasaur (#133).
The twelve Ultra Rares (#165-176)
These twelve cards are worth 60.05 € together, from 1.35 € up to 24.40 € for Lillie's Determination (#169).
The ten Full Arts (#155-164)
These ten cards are worth 60.05 € together, from 2.42 € up to 14.21 € for Mega Lucario ex (#160).
What it costs to complete the Mega Evolution special prints
Bought one by one as singles, the 54 cards listed above cost 1,546.54 €. The other 2 left out of the lists all sit below 1.60 € each. The distribution matters more than the total:
- the top three cards are worth 41% of it
- the ten Special Illustration Rares are worth 993.40 €
- the two Gold Secret Rares are worth 271.28 €
- the 20 most expensive Illustration Rares are worth 161.76 €
Put practically: without Mega Lucario ex #179 and Mega Gardevoir ex #178, the rest costs around 1064 €. No single card blocks the bill: this is a set you complete one piece at a time.
Frequently asked questions about Mega Evolution chase cards
How many chase cards does Mega Evolution have?
The base set is 132 cards and the numbering runs to 188, so the special prints are 56, across ten Special Illustration Rares, two Gold Secret Rares, twenty Illustration Rares, twelve Ultra Rares and ten Full Arts.
What is the rarest card in Mega Evolution?
It depends what you mean. The signature card, the one the market pays most for, is Mega Lucario ex (#179) at 247.39 €. The print that closes the numbering, so the hardest to find, is one of the two Gold Secret Rares, the most wanted of which costs 150.64 €. Pull rates are never published, so there is no official answer.
What is the most expensive card in Mega Evolution?
Mega Lucario ex Special Illustration Rare (#179), at 247.39 €.
Are Mega Evolution chase cards printed in other languages?
Yes, the set is printed in several European languages. The prices on this page are for English copies in Near Mint condition, and other languages trade at their own prices.
How to follow their value without redoing the maths
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