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Best Mega Evolution Chase Cards and Current Values
By TCG Emporium Editorial Team · Published 18 October 2026 · Updated 18 October 2026
Mega Lucario ex 188 is the Mega Evolution chase card, but the top of the set is tight. The middle of its recent raw sales is about £146, and Mega Gardevoir ex 187 and Mega Lucario ex 179 sit within about £20 of it. Recent sales are thin, so treat the order as current rather than settled.
Mega Evolution at a glance
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Set | Mega Evolution, Mega Evolution series |
| Released | 26 September 2025 |
| Set code | MEG |
| Cards | 188 |
| Language covered | English |
| Prices checked | 18 October 2026, from sales on 14 to 17 October |
Set details and sealed products are on our Mega Evolution set page. You can also browse every Mega Evolution card by number.
The top Mega Evolution cards ranked
Ranked by the middle of each card's recent raw sales.
| Rank | Card | Number | Rarity | Illustrator | Raw, recent sales | PSA 10 | PSA 10 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Lucario ex | 188 | Mega Hyper Rare | 5ban Graphics | about £146 (5 sales) | £527 | 2,821 |
| 2 | Mega Gardevoir ex | 187 | Mega Hyper Rare | 5ban Graphics | about £127 (4 sales) | £442 | 1,959 |
| 3 | Mega Lucario ex | 179 | Special Illustration Rare | Atsushi Furusawa | about £124 (5 sales) | £263 | 14,100 |
| 4 | Mega Venusaur ex | 177 | Special Illustration Rare | mashu | about £87 (4 sales) | £157 | 10,405 |
| 5 | Mega Kangaskhan ex | 182 | Special Illustration Rare | GOTO minori | about £41 (5 sales) | £94 | 8,397 |
| 6 | Lillie's Determination | 184 | Special Illustration Rare | satoma | about £37 (4 sales) | £91 | 6,029 |
| 7 | Mega Absol ex | 180 | Special Illustration Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | about £32 (4 sales) | £85 | 8,042 |
| 8 | Acerola's Mischief | 183 | Special Illustration Rare | sui | £19 to £24 | £54 | 2,980 |
| 9 | Lillie's Determination | 169 | Ultra Rare | Atsushi Furusawa | £12 to £19 | £41 | 3,932 |
| 10 | Wally's Compassion | 186 | Special Illustration Rare | Jiro Sasumo | £14 to £17 | £40 | 1,265 |
Where a card has four or five recent sales we quote the middle sale only, because that is too few to trim into a range. Mega Latias ex 181 and Mega Gardevoir ex 178 are left out because they have fewer than four recent raw sales. All figures are English, single-card eBay completed sales from 14 to 17 October 2026, converted at £0.7499 to the dollar (16 October 2026). Last checked 18 October 2026.
Mega Lucario ex 188
The gold Mega Hyper Rare, and the top of the table. The card is all gold foil, with Mega Lucario in outline against a large circular pattern. It reads as a different kind of card from the colourful illustration rares below it.
Five raw sales between 15 and 17 October ran from £111 to £465, with a middle of about £146. That is a very wide spread, so one sale tells you little. A PSA 10 has a median of about £527, roughly three and a half times a raw copy, and 2,821 copies hold that grade.
Mega Gardevoir ex 187
The other gold card, and level with the art cards. It is the same gold treatment as the Lucario, this time with Gardevoir in outline. Four raw sales between 15 and 16 October ran from £124 to £158, with a middle of about £127.
A PSA 10 sells for about £442, and 1,959 copies have that grade. That is the smallest PSA 10 population of any card in the top five.
Mega Lucario ex 179
The illustration rare version. Furusawa has Lucario mid-strike on a city street, with red and blue slashes of colour around it and Mega Venusaur looming in the top corner. It sells for about £124 raw, close to the gold Gardevoir.
The graded side is very different from the gold Lucario. 14,100 copies have a PSA 10, so a 10 sells for about £263, roughly twice a raw copy. Lots of graded supply keeps the premium small.
Mega Venusaur ex 177
The loudest card in the set. mashu paints Venusaur in bright pink, green and teal, with leaves filling the frame. Four raw sales on 17 October put the middle at about £87, and a PSA 10 sells for about £157.
Further down the list
- Mega Kangaskhan ex 182 by GOTO minori sells for about £41 raw, from five sales.
- Lillie's Determination 184 by satoma is a Special Illustration Rare at about £37 raw. The Ultra Rare version, number 169, is £12 to £19 raw.
- Mega Absol ex 180 by Mitsuhiro Arita is about £32 raw.
- Acerola's Mischief 183 by sui is £19 to £24 raw, from eight sales.
- Wally's Compassion 186 by Jiro Sasumo is £14 to £17 raw, from eight sales, and has the smallest PSA 10 population in the list at 1,265.
How we priced these cards
We read the most recent raw eBay completed sales for each card, up to ten, from CardTrack's sold-sales ledger, which covers the UK, US and other eBay sites. With six or more sales we drop the single highest and lowest, then quote the range of the rest. With four or five we quote the middle sale and the sale count. Dollars are converted at £0.7499 (16 October 2026).
PSA 10 figures are the median of PSA 10 completed sales, shown only where at least 500 copies hold that grade. The population figures are PSA's own counts as recorded in the ledger. The full method is in our guide on how to value Pokémon cards.
A note on pull rates
We do not publish pull rates for Mega Evolution. There are no official odds, and community estimates vary with sample size and product. Our guide to pull rates explains why.
Collector notes
- Two Mega Lucario ex and two Mega Gardevoir ex. The gold cards are 188 and 187, and the illustration rares are 179 and 178. The number is the only quick way to tell which one a listing means, and the gold ones sell for more.
- Two Lillie's Determination. Number 184 is the Special Illustration Rare and 169 the Ultra Rare, at about £37 and £18 raw.
- Illustrators with two cards. 5ban Graphics drew both gold cards, 188 and 187. Atsushi Furusawa drew Mega Lucario ex 179 and Lillie's Determination 169.
- Graded supply varies a lot. The gold Lucario has 2,821 PSA 10 copies, the illustration rare Lucario 14,100. Compare several graded sales before you pay above the median.
- Check the reverse holo isn't being sold as something more. Main-set cards have reverse holo versions that share the standard card's number. Our guide to holo and reverse holo cards shows the difference.
Questions collectors ask
What is the most valuable Mega Evolution card?
Mega Lucario ex 188, the gold Mega Hyper Rare by 5ban Graphics. Recent raw sales have a middle of about £146, with PSA 10 copies around £527.
How many cards are in Mega Evolution?
188 cards in total.
Is a PSA 10 Mega Lucario ex rare?
It depends on which one. PSA has graded 2,821 copies of the gold 188 at 10, against 14,100 of the illustration rare 179. That is why the gold card's PSA 10 sells for about three and a half times a raw copy and the illustration rare's for about twice.
Related guides
- Mega Evolution set page, with set details and sealed products
- How to value Pokémon cards
- Chaos Rising chase cards
- Pitch Black chase cards
- Pokémon rarity symbols
Next review due 18 January 2027. We update this guide sooner when prices shift by more than a fifth, or a reprint of Mega Evolution reaches UK shops.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown.
- Card names, numbers, rarities and illustrators: Scrydex card data via CardTrack · checked 18 October 2026
- eBay completed sales, 14 to 17 October 2026, and PSA population counts: CardTrack sold-sales ledger · checked 18 October 2026
- US dollar to pound rate, 16 October 2026: CardTrack daily exchange-rate feed · checked 18 October 2026
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