Mega Evolution has 56 secret rares — cards numbered above 132.
Where Mega Evolution's secret rares begin
Secret rares sit past the printed total of 132, so in Mega Evolution they run #133 to #188 — 56 cards, the hardest pulls and most of the set's value. By tier that's 22 Illustration Rares, 22 Ultra Rares, 10 Double Rares and 10 Special Illustration Rares.
The Mega Evolution secret rares everyone wants
The rarest is Mega Lucario ex (#188), a Mega Hyper Rare.
- Mega Lucario ex (#188) — Mega Hyper Rare (~$267.38)
- Mega Lucario ex (#179) — Special Illustration Rare (~$242.26)
- Mega Gardevoir ex (#187) — Mega Hyper Rare (~$227.03)
- Mega Gardevoir ex (#178) — Special Illustration Rare (~$206.16)
- Mega Venusaur ex (#177) — Special Illustration Rare (~$185.80)
- Mega Latias ex (#181) — Special Illustration Rare (~$97.51)
Star Pokémon among Mega Evolution's secret rares
The headline Pokémon whose top prints land in the secret-rare range:
- Mega Lucario — Mega Lucario ex (#77), Mega Lucario ex (#160), Mega Lucario ex (#179), Mega Lucario ex (#188)
- Mega Gardevoir — Mega Gardevoir ex (#60), Mega Gardevoir ex (#159), Mega Gardevoir ex (#178), Mega Gardevoir ex (#187)
- Mega Venusaur — Mega Venusaur ex (#3), Mega Venusaur ex (#155), Mega Venusaur ex (#177)
- Mega Latias — Mega Latias ex (#100), Mega Latias ex (#163), Mega Latias ex (#181)
- Mega Absol — Mega Absol ex (#86), Mega Absol ex (#161), Mega Absol ex (#180)
Finishing the Mega Evolution secret-rare run
Landing all 56 is the hard part of completing Mega Evolution; they push the full checklist to 188 cards and a master set to 310. Most of the set's resale value sits in this 56-card band, so even a near-complete Mega Evolution binder can be missing the bulk of its value if the secret rares aren't in yet.
Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.