How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read MEG 118/132 there. Its illustration is signed Studio Bora Inc..

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Mega Evolution set, released here on 26 September 2025.

Mega Evolution

Iron Defender MEG 118/132

MEGFRUncommon

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read MEG 118/132 there. Its illustration is signed Studio Bora Inc..
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Mega Evolution set, released here on 26 September 2025.

When it came out

Mega Evolution landed here on 26 September 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 1 August 2025, under the code M1L + M1S. That is 56 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Regulation mark: I
Number: 118/132
Set: Mega EvolutionMEGSet guide
Illustrated by: Studio Bora Inc.

During your opponent's next turn, all of your Pokémon take 30 less damage from attacks from your opponent's Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (This includes new Pokémon that come into play.)Pendant le prochain tour de votre adversaire, tous vos Pokémon subissent 30 dégâts de moins provenant des attaques des Pokémon de votre adversaire (après application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance). (Cela comprend les nouveaux Pokémon qui sont mis en jeu.)

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce runs it in 9 of the 35 lists we have read, seen across 9 different tournaments.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
A strength
Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce	9 of 35	9	MEG 118
Scizor ex	7 of 13	7	MEG 118
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex	5 of 27	5	MEG 118
Metagross	4 of 45	4	MEG 118
Archaludon ex	1 of 30	1	MEG 118
Mega Excadrill ex	1 of 56	1	MEG 118