Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Mega Absol ex
Mega Evolution · #86 · Double Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$0.66
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 86 / 188
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- HP
- 280
- Subtype
- Basic · MEGA · ex
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Pokédex #
- 359
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 200 damage
- 66.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Mega Absol ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Claw of Darkness) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 200 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥140 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.
How to beat Mega Absol ex
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥140 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 2% of decks
- 1.55 copies on average · 1191 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.7%
- -0.6 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.
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About this card
DCTerminal Period
If your opponent's Active Pokémon has exactly 6 damage counters on it, that Pokémon is Knocked Out.
DDCClaw of Darkness — 200
Your opponent reveals their hand, and you discard a card you find there.
Mega Evolution ex Rule: When your Mega Evolution Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Mega Absol ex was legal.
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
620
ran Mega Absol ex
Tournaments scanned
294
past 30 days
Competitive note
Currently a meta staple.
44 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Mega Absol ex
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 | $0.19 | $0.85 | $99.90 | $0.66 | $1.29 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mega Absol ex is real?
Mega Absol 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 Absol ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mega Absol ex is $0.66; 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 Absol ex from?
Mega Absol ex is from the Pokémon set "Mega Evolution" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Mega Absol ex?
Mega Absol ex is a Double Rare card in the Mega Evolution set.
Other Mega Absol ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
