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Check your printing7 different Mega Lucario ex printings exist — is this your card? Mega Evolution #179
Mega Lucario ex Mega Evolution #179 Pokémon card
Special Illustration Rare

Mega Lucario ex

Mega Evolution · 179/132 · Illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa
340 HPFightingPokémonStage 1MEGAex

Market value · ungraded

$208.61 12.6% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$195$209
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer. Updated 20 August 2026. 2 sources agree within 5%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$209

What this price is based on

High confidence

68 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Median · Raw$20070 sales
Trimmed mean$202outliers removed
Range$99.90$849lowest to highest sale
Sales rate58.8/mo357 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — Mega Lucario EX SIR - Mega Evolutions - 179/132$199
  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Mega Lucario Ex 179 EN SIR ME01: Mega Evolution Base TAG GEM MINT 10NM$420
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokémon | Mega Lucario EX 179/132 Mega Evolution-Holo SIR-NM | SHIPS SAFE & FASTNM$150
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Mega Lucario EX Holo ME01: Mega Evolution 179/132 MINTY$220
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokémon | Mega Lucario EX 179/132Mega Evolution-Holo SIR-NM | SHIPS SAFE & FASTNM$150
  • Aug 13, 2026eBay — Mega Lucario ex 179/132 Mega Evolution SIR Pokemon Near MintNM$190
  • Aug 12, 2026eBay — Mega Lucario ex 179/132 Holo - Mega Evolution - Pokemon Card NM/MNM$220
  • Aug 11, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG Mega Lucario EX 179/132 ME01 Holo 340 HP EN$198

By grade

  • PSA 10$425137 sales
  • CGC 10$21071 sales
  • Raw$20070 sales
  • PSA 9$19833 sales
  • CGC 9$12017 sales
  • TAG 10$3905 sales
  • CGC 9.5$1263 sales
  • ACE 10$2703 sales

From 357 completed sales recorded between Dec 19, 2025 and Aug 15, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.

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Mega Lucario ex is a Special Illustration Rare Pokémon card from Mega Evolution (#179), illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa. It's a Stage 1 MEGA ex Fighting-type Pokémon with 340 HP, evolving from Riolu, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $208.61 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $405 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 2× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 20 August 2026.

4.6%
Played in 4.6% of competitive decks — 146 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

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Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202520 Aug 2026
Latest
$208.61
Period high
$315.00
Period low
$153.14
Change
33.8%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
16 Aug 2026PSA 9$170.78#155693549
15 Aug 2026PSA 9$168.50#159383261
15 Aug 2026PSA 10$468.64#152721801
15 Aug 2026PSA 10$395.00#159773884
15 Aug 2026PSA 10$400.00#146242000
14 Aug 2026PSA 9$225.00#133203299
14 Aug 2026PSA 9$164.50#156440667
14 Aug 2026PSA 10$400.00#158789707
13 Aug 2026PSA 10$405.26#159829517
13 Aug 2026PSA 10$415.00#161884421

Should you grade it?

+$52

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 64.1% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$122); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)64.1%
Expected return+$52
PSA 10 best case+$122
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Mega Lucario ex is a Secret / Rainbow in Mega Evolution — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 12 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 482 packs.

Secret / Rainbow2.5%12 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)64.1%10,600 of 16,540
PSA 930.8%5,088 of 16,540
PSA graded so far16,540
Gem Mint 1010,600
Total graded16,540

Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.

Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$405.00$74+$1221.9×
PSA 9$210.50$72$701.0×
PSA 8$138.00$71$1420.7×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 16,540 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1064.1%$405.00
PSA 930.8%$211.00
PSA ≤85.2%$209.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates

Only 64% of 16,540 PSA-graded Mega Lucario ex copies are a gem-mint 10 (10,600 of 16,540) — the rest grade lower.

PSA16,540 gradedPSA 10 · 10,600 · 64% gem
1010,600
95,088
8655
794
672
518
47
33
21
12

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Mega Lucario ex 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$208.61
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 10,600✓ 170 cert-verified$405$400$541
PSA 9pop 5,088$211$179$242
PSA 8pop 6551 sold$138$117$159
PSA 7pop 94$116$116$150
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$208.61
LPLightly Played$154.73
MPModerately Played$119.35
DMGDamaged$118.63
7-day 0.8%
30-day 5.3%
90-day 59.3%
All-time high$344
All-time low$125
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

5% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$195
TCGplayer · dearest$205

Currently 5% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFalling -13%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 5% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

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#6 on the radar
Mentions this week15

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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Riolu.

Aura Jab130
Fighting

Attach up to 3 Basic Fighting Energy cards from your discard pile to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like.

Mega Brave270
Fighting · Fighting

During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Mega Brave.

Weakness Psychic ×2Retreat 2

Mega Evolution ex Rule: When your Mega Evolution Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Aura PokémonGEN IVRioluLucario

It has the ability to sense the auras of all things. It understands human speech.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#179
RaritySpecial Illustration Rare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1, MEGA, ex
TypeFighting
HP340
Evolves fromRiolu
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#448
Card IDme1-179
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Mega Lucario ex (Mega Evolution #179) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Mega Lucario ex from Mega Evolution is worth approximately $208.61 ungraded (near-mint), and around $405 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Mega Lucario ex?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Mega Lucario ex from Mega Evolution is worth around $405 — roughly 2× the raw ungraded value of $208.61.

Should I grade my Mega Lucario ex?

A PSA 10 sells for about $405 versus $208.61 raw — roughly a 2× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Mega Lucario ex rare?

Mega Lucario ex is a Special Illustration Rare card from Mega Evolution (card #179), illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa. Its current blended market value is $208.61 ungraded.

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