Mega Evolution

Mega Absol ex

MEG161· Ultra Rare
Mega Absol ex MEG 161

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What the card itself says

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

HP
280
Type
Darkness
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
2
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
I
Number
161/132
Set
Mega EvolutionMEGSet guide
Illustrated by
aky CG Works

Its attacks

Terminal Period

If your opponent's Active Pokémon has exactly 6 damage counters on it, that Pokémon is Knocked Out.

Claw of Darkness

200

Your opponent reveals their hand, and you discard a card you find there.

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.

  1. A strength

    Toxtricity runs it in 33 of the 33 lists we have read, seen across 32 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. A strength

    Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  4. Keep in mind

    It is a Mega Evolution ex, and that is the most expensive rule in the game. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 3 Prizes instead of one. They need six to win, so 2 knockouts on this card are enough. Send it out knowing that.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Grass ×2. Against a Grass Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 2,349 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 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
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Toxtricity33 of 3332MEG 86
Mega Absol ex22 of 2219MEG 86
Mega Darkrai ex4 of 284MEG 86
Blaziken ex2 of 212MEG 86
Blissey ex2 of 202MEG 86
N's Zoroark ex2 of 442MEG 86
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity2 of 702MEG 86
Hydreigon ex1 of 461MEG 86
Mega Diancie ex1 of 91MEG 86
Mega Gengar ex1 of 241MEG 86
Mega Sharpedo ex1 of 111MEG 86

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

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 30 Absol cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Absol card and its price