Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Mega Lucario ex
Mega Evolution · #160 · Ultra Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$13.96
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 160 / 188
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- HP
- 340
- Subtype
- Stage 1 · MEGA · ex
- Evolves from
- Riolu
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Pokédex #
- 448
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 270 damage
- 135 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Mega Lucario ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥170 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Riolu; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Mega Lucario ex
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥170 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 4% of decks
- 2.94 copies on average · 1865 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.9%
- -0.4 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Mega Lucario ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
FAura Jab — 130
Attach up to 3 Basic Fighting Energy cards from your discard pile to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like.
FFMega Brave — 270
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Mega Brave.
Mega Evolution ex Rule: When your Mega Evolution Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Tournament play
This printing of Mega Lucario ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Mega Lucario ex — Mega Evolution
Played in 586 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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $12.59 | $15.86 | $156.60 | $13.96 | $16.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mega Lucario ex is real?
Mega Lucario ex 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 Mega Lucario ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mega Lucario ex is $13.96; 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 Mega Lucario ex from?
Mega Lucario ex is from the Pokémon set "Mega Evolution" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Mega Lucario ex?
Mega Lucario ex is a Ultra Rare card in the Mega Evolution set.
Other Mega Lucario ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
