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Mega Evolution
The set that started the Mega era. 188 cards, 56 of them secret rares, built from two Japanese sets released the same day.
- Released
- 26 Sep 2025English
- Cards
- 188132 main + 56 secret
- Set code
- ME1me01
- Booster pack
- $8.30market
- Booster box
- $325.5836 packs
- Top card
- $269Mega Lucario ex 188/132
What Mega Evolution actually is
The short version
Mega Evolution is the first English expansion of the Mega era, out 26 September 2025. It is assembled from two Japanese sets that launched together on 1 August, Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia, which is why the secret pool is unusually deep for a debut set at 56 cards.
What stands out three sets later is how flat the top end is. The five most valuable cards sit within about $110 of each other, with Mega Lucario ex and Mega Gardevoir ex taking two slots apiece. Every Mega Evolution set since has been dominated by a single card. This one was not, and that makes it the friendliest set in the series to chase completion on rather than gamble on one pull.
It is also the only set in the series where sealed is the expensive way in. A booster box runs about $27 more than the same 36 packs bought loose, a gap that inverted from Phantasmal Flames onward and has stayed inverted since.
What's in the set
188 cards by rarity
| Rarity | Cards | Share of set |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 67 | |
| Uncommon | 43 | |
| Illustration Rare | 22 | |
| Ultra Rare | 22 | |
| Rare | 12 | |
| Double Rare | 10 | |
| Special Illustration Rare | 10 | |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 2 |
Where it came from
Japanese source sets
English Mega Evolution sets are assembled from Japanese releases rather than translated one to one, which is why card counts and numbering shift between the two.
Chase cards
Top five by market price
| Card | Number | Rarity | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Lucario ex | 188/132 | Mega Hyper | $268.64 |
| 2 | Mega Gardevoir ex | 187/132 | Mega Hyper | $207.62 |
| 3 | Mega Lucario ex | 179/132 | Special Illus. | $200.68 |
| 4 | Mega Gardevoir ex | 178/132 | Special Illus. | $191.99 |
| 5 | Mega Venusaur ex | 177/132 | Special Illus. | $156.84 |
No single card runs away with it
Two Mega Hyper Rares and ten Special Illustration Rares spread the value more evenly than any later Mega set. The top card is worth roughly 1.7 times the fifth. In Phantasmal Flames that ratio is 33 to 1. If you are building a master set rather than hunting one card, this is the cheapest ceiling in the series.
Sealed product
Current market prices
Booster Pack
$8.30Single packBooster Bundle
$63.416 packsBooster Box
$325.5836 packsEnhanced Booster Box
$309.02Alternate boxBox against loose packs
At $8.30 a pack, 36 loose packs come to $298.80. A sealed box is $325.58, so the box is about $26.78 more expensive.
That inversion is worth knowing if you buy sealed across the series: this is the set where loose packs are the cheaper route, and every set after it flips the other way.
Go deeper
Everything else on this set
More Mega Evolution
Every set in the series
Common questions
Mega Evolution FAQ
How many cards are in Mega Evolution?
188 in total: 132 in the main set and 56 secret rares numbered above 132.
When did Mega Evolution release?
26 September 2025 in English, adapted from Mega Brave (M1L) and Mega Symphonia (M1S).
What is the most valuable card in Mega Evolution?
Mega Lucario ex 188/132, at roughly $268.64 on the current market.
Is Mega Evolution worth buying sealed?
A booster box runs about $325.58 against $298.80 for the same 36 packs bought loose, so the box is about $26.78 more expensive. Loose packs are the cheaper route on this set, unusually.
Card and sealed prices from live market data · updated daily