Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution is Still Causing Mayhem With Some Giant Price Spikes This Week

Mega Evolution has kicked disconnected with a bang acknowledgment to its basal acceptable releasing successful the US recently, and it's azygous paper marketplace is doing immoderate unusual things close now. One things for sure, the bulk of the apical pursuit cards successful this acceptable are getting much affordable by the day. It seems that time 1 banal is getting amended crossed the board, with The Pokémon Company seemingly printing newer sets into oblivion. The agelong word effects stay to beryllium seen, but much cards being printed means little harm to your pocket.

TL:DR; Mega Evolution Crashers and Climbers This Week

Gold Hyper Rare cards are the highest worth cards successful this set, with Mega Gardevoir ex (187/132) doubling successful terms compared to marketplace worth and Mega Lucario ex (188/132) kicking disconnected precocious and presently settling astatine an insane $650 for the clip being. There's immoderate supprising Illustration Rare terms rises successful Mega Evolution too, with Helioptile (143/132) rising by 33.6% precocious acknowledgment to it's gorgeous artwork.
One happening is wide with Mega Evolution, Pokémon trainers and collectors aren't giving successful to FOMO. Being capable to hold for sealed merchandise and pursuit cards vs. buying it consecutive astatine motorboat tin beryllium a wealth burner, and it looks similar this sentiment is yet sinking successful astatine this constituent successful Pokémania 2025. Let's get into it:

Pokémon Card Crashers

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Mega Lucario ex – 188/132 is presently going for $650 adjacent mint, which is astir $70 beneath it's existent marketplace worth of $719.37. Whilst it's lone a 9.7% drop, it's inactive a large redeeming close present and a motion that Gold Hyper Rare cards whitethorn settee astatine oregon beneath $600 people passim the Mega Evolution epoch of Pokémon TCG.

Mega Brave is simply a heaby hitter for 270 damage, but can't beryllium utilized again adjacent turn, truthful that's thing to propulsion retired erstwhile you're backed into a country oregon request 1 much sound out. I'd overmuch alternatively usage Mega Lucario ex for vigor recycling and gathering retired the remainder of my seat whilst dealing a coagulated 130 damage.

Mega Gardevoir ex – 178/132 is presently the highest valued Secret Art Rare astatine astir $313, which is little than the existent marketplace worth of $317.08. That mightiness not dependable similar a large deal, but these tiny dips tin pb to large crashers and could bespeak a terms correction implicit the coming weeks.

Overflowing Wishes is large for getting Psychic vigor to your benched Pokémon quickly, and it's artwork is classicly gorgeous. This is 100% a Pokémon paper that would look astonishing slabbed oregon successful a pursuit paper binder for sure.

Mega Latias ex – 181/132 is presently valued astatine a overmuch much humble $168.05, which is astir $11 little than it's existent marketplace value. Again it looks similar the fandom are looking towards Gold Hyper Rare cards alternatively than SIRs successful this era, but for maine the artwork connected this paper wins retired against the Hyper Rares floating astir successful this set. Mega Latias' velocity and spot is captured perfectly successful this artwork.

It's Strafe determination takes this a measurement further by causing 40 harm and performing a power retired with a benched Pokémon, cleanable for chipping distant astatine opposing Pokémon aboriginal game, particularly debased HP ones. If you travel the switching strategy, Illusory Impulse discards each vigor from Mega Latias and deals 300 harm erstwhile it counts. Cool oregon what?

My lad Mega Venusaur ex (177/132) is giving retired crashing vigor by dropping astir 6.2% to $217.97, but that's inactive a respectable worth for an SIR. However, Mega Venusair is simply a precise playable card, with Solar Transfer allowing trainers to determination astir writer vigor during their turn, which is simply a fantastic quality and works good with Meganium from the aforesaid set.

Jungle Dump is some a hillarious determination sanction and a cracking move, allowing to woody 240 harm and healing 30 harm from Mega Venusaur ex. That's wherefore I emotion Venusaur, it's an implicit troll and ever has a agelong crippled strategy astir it.

Mega Kangaskhan ex (182/132) SIR is besides begginign its decent, moving successful astatine $91.48 compared to it's existent marketplace worth of $94.20. The happening is, Kangaskhan doesn't person a monolithic following, truthful people it's pricing is going to bespeak that. It's not precise playable either acknowledgment to trainers relying connected coin flips for its main violative move, however, Run Errand allows trainers to gully 2 cards per crook which is simply a bonus.

Pokémon Card Climbers

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Mega Gardevoir ex – 187/132 Hyper Gold Rare is presently doubling its marketplace worth astatine $600, which is frankly insane. It would nevertheless enactment up up with the different golden hyper uncommon successful the acceptable which is presently going for $650, which makes much sense. It is simply a ridiculously uncommon paper each things considered, truthful this level of pricing conscionable weeks aft merchandise isn't that overmuch of a suprise. Whilst it's Overflowing Wishes and Mega Symphonia moves are cool, it's worth is purely based of the regal presumption and rarity of this Gold Hyper Rare.

Helioptile – 143/132 is moving astatine a beardown gait for an Illustration Rare. It's gorgeous artwork is the main gully here, and it's intelligibly warrants it's 50.6% ascent to $8.90. It's a bully thought to drawback this 1 up earlier it gets higher, it's inactive a large terms for an in-demand Illustration Rare. It's not got the champion moved for a basal Pokémon, truthful this terms hike is each astir looks.

Mega Lucario ex (179/132) SIR is my apical pursuit paper of Mega Evolution conscionable due to the fact that it features Mega Lucario and Mega Venusaur successful battle, 2 of my favourite Pokémon. It's gone up to $330, which is simply a emergence of 14% from its $289.45 existent marketplace value. Something tells maine i'm not the lone 1 hopeless for this pursuit paper successful my collection. Although I can't spot anyone utilizing this peculiar paper successful a deck, adjacent though Mega Lucario's Mega Brave and Aura Jab moveset is simply a corker. Once again, this is each astir looks, and the artwork present is spot on.

Bulbasaur (113/132) comes successful it's stunning Illustration Rare format and a Mega Evolution promo stamp alternative. The stamped paper tin beryllium recovered arsenic a bonus successful upgraded booster boxes, and is commanding astir $5 much successful worth close now, which is conscionable a fewer dollars implicit it's marketplace value. It's aboriginal days for some of these cards, but fixed Bulbasaurs popularity and the stunning floral and trippy artwork connected show here, this is 100% a paper to support an oculus connected and bargain now.

Christian Wait is simply a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has implicit 7 years of acquisition successful the Gaming and Tech manufacture with bylines astatine Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian besides makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is besides the writer of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian connected X @ChrisReggieWait.