Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Meganium
Lost Thunder · #8 · Rare Holo · 2018
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.71
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Bayleef
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- nagimiso
- Pokédex #
- 154
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Evolution Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 27.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Meganium plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Solar Beam) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Bayleef first).
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Meganium
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 4% of decks
- 1.99 copies on average · 2392 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.0%
- +0.8 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by nagimiso
This card was illustrated by nagimiso.
Building around Meganium?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Meganium's breath has the power to revive dead grass and plants. It can make them healthy again."
Ability: Quick-Ripening Herb
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this Ability. Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokémon, put that card onto the Basic Pokémon to evolve it. You can use this Ability during your first turn or on a Pokémon that was put into play this turn.
GCCCSolar Beam — 110
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Meganium was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Meganium has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Meganium — Mega Evolution
Played in 603 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.87 | $5.78 | $9.41 | $5.71 | $6.97 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.86 | $5.75 | $56.80 | $5.86 | $6.90 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.00 |
| 7-day average | €6.05 |
| 30-day average | €4.72 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €5.44 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.90 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.89 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.94 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.33 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Meganium is real?
Meganium is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Meganium worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Meganium is $5.71; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Meganium from?
Meganium is from the Pokémon set "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Meganium?
Meganium is a Rare Holo card in the Lost Thunder set.
Other Meganium printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
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Mysterious Treasures · #13
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