Night Stretcher MEG 173/132

Name: Night Stretcher MEG 173/132
Brand: Pokémon

MEGUltra Rare

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Night Stretcher has appeared in several sets: Shrouded Fable (SFA 61), Surging Sparks (SSP 251), Mega Evolution (MEG 173) and Ascended Heroes (ASC 196). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

Finish unspecified

No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

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: H
Number: 173/132
Set: Mega EvolutionMEGSet guide
Illustrated by: Toyste Beach

Put a Pokémon or a Basic Energy card from your discard pile into your hand.

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
Alakazam / Dusknoir runs it in 160 of the 160 lists we have read, seen across 109 different tournaments.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
A strength
Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on November 13, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Night Stretcher SFA 61/64Shrouded FableUncommonUncommon
Night Stretcher SSP 251/191Surging SparksHyper rareHyper rare
Night Stretcher MEG 173/132Mega EvolutionUltra RareThe one you are looking atUltra Rare
Night Stretcher ASC 196/217Ascended HeroesCommonCommon

Who plays it

Every printing of Night Stretcher plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Alakazam / Dusknoir	160 of 160	109	ASC 196
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce	147 of 147	109	ASC 196
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex	146 of 146	109	ASC 196
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity	143 of 165	120	ASC 196
Dhelmise	141 of 141	121	ASC 196
Dragapult ex	138 of 138	114	ASC 196
N's Zoroark ex	138 of 138	116	ASC 196
Ethan's Typhlosion	137 of 138	115	ASC 196
Greninja ex	135 of 143	111	ASC 196
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex	134 of 138	111	ASC 196
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Arboliva ex	131 of 138	110	ASC 196
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex	129 of 129	107	ASC 196
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass	127 of 127	112	ASC 196
Team Rocket's Honchkrow	125 of 126	105	ASC 196
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik	123 of 127	105	ASC 196
Slowking	123 of 123	101	ASC 196
Festival Lead	119 of 125	93	ASC 196
Hop's Trevenant	116 of 116	103	ASC 196
Mega Greninja ex	116 of 131	99	ASC 196
Dragapult ex / Dusknoir	114 of 114	96	ASC 196
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex	114 of 117	98	ASC 196
Toucannon	112 of 132	96	ASC 196
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass	110 of 114	99	ASC 196
Mega Venusaur ex	109 of 119	99	ASC 196
Ceruledge ex	108 of 110	97	ASC 196
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant	108 of 114	93	ASC 196
Okidogi / Barbaracle	106 of 107	91	ASC 196
Steven's Metagross ex	104 of 110	95	ASC 196
Raging Bolt ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex	102 of 110	85	ASC 196
Cynthia's Garchomp ex	98 of 121	85	ASC 196
Seaking	94 of 116	79	ASC 196
Mega Starmie ex	93 of 133	82	ASC 196
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir	92 of 100	81	ASC 196
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir	89 of 118	75	ASC 196
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce	88 of 144	80	ASC 196
Mega Absol ex	87 of 89	74	ASC 196
Toxtricity	87 of 87	76	ASC 196
Mega Chandelure ex	86 of 98	81	ASC 196
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)	82 of 86	77	ASC 196
Froslass / Munkidori	80 of 80	71	ASC 196
Gengar ex	79 of 88	71	ASC 196
Mega Darkrai ex	79 of 87	71	ASC 196
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex	78 of 83	76	ASC 196
Alakazam / Dudunsparce	77 of 127	69	ASC 196
Mega Charizard X ex	73 of 98	67	ASC 196
Mega Lucario ex	70 of 143	62	ASC 196
Beedrill ex	69 of 101	62	ASC 196
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium	68 of 73	61	ASC 196
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone	65 of 67	62	ASC 196
Lillie's Clefairy ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex	64 of 80	55	ASC 196
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom	64 of 64	62	ASC 196
Flareon ex / Noctowl	62 of 64	56	ASC 196
Hydreigon ex	61 of 87	57	ASC 196
Team Rocket's Spidops	61 of 61	55	ASC 196
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex	60 of 60	51	ASC 196
Alakazam	57 of 65	45	ASC 196
Decidueye ex	57 of 64	55	ASC 196
Palafin ex	57 of 68	54	ASC 196
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir	56 of 56	52	ASC 196
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce	54 of 55	54	ASC 196
Doublade	54 of 68	50	ASC 196
Iono's Bellibolt ex	53 of 69	48	ASC 196
Mega Camerupt ex	52 of 69	50	ASC 196
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce	52 of 57	50	ASC 196
Metagross	52 of 62	50	ASC 196
Blaziken ex	50 of 55	43	ASC 196
Mega Gengar ex	50 of 63	49	ASC 196
Yanmega ex	49 of 76	47	ASC 196
Eelektrik	48 of 59	47	ASC 196
Dudunsparce	45 of 45	43	ASC 196
Joltik	45 of 48	41	ASC 196
Mew ex	45 of 58	35	ASC 196
Sinistcha / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex	45 of 56	43	ASC 196
Azumarill	44 of 47	40	ASC 196
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama	44 of 148	39	ASC 196
Dragapult ex / Froslass	43 of 43	42	ASC 196
Archaludon ex	41 of 44	32	ASC 196
Blaziken ex / N's Zoroark ex	41 of 41	35	ASC 196
Hop's Zacian ex	40 of 71	40	ASC 196
Mega Absol ex / Mega Audino ex	39 of 40	33	ASC 196
Mega Zygarde ex	39 of 79	37	ASC 196
Mega Dragonite ex	38 of 72	36	ASC 196
Mega Lopunny ex	37 of 63	37	ASC 196
Mega Froslass ex	36 of 74	36	ASC 196
Paldean Tauros	36 of 36	35	ASC 196
Sylveon	36 of 37	36	ASC 196
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir	35 of 40	31	ASC 196
Lillie's Clefairy ex	35 of 76	34	ASC 196
Mega Feraligatr ex	34 of 39	34	ASC 196
mega-golisopod-ex	33 of 36	18	ASC 196
Ethan's Magcargo	32 of 38	31	ASC 196
Terapagos ex / Noctowl	31 of 31	31	ASC 196
Misty's Gyarados	30 of 31	30	ASC 196
Wailord ex	30 of 42	29	ASC 196
Blissey ex	29 of 31	28	ASC 196
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle	29 of 46	29	ASC 196
Bronzong	28 of 34	28	ASC 196
Dragapult ex / Alakazam	28 of 28	27	ASC 196
Igglybuff	28 of 33	27	ASC 196
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex	27 of 27	27	ASC 196
Cinccino ex	26 of 86	25	ASC 196
mega-charizard-y-ex	26 of 26	17	ASC 196
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex	24 of 28	23	ASC 196
Mega Excadrill ex	21 of 114	20	ASC 196
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex	20 of 24	20	ASC 196
Flareon ex	19 of 25	19	ASC 196
Mamoswine ex	18 of 50	18	ASC 196
Feraligatr	17 of 18	16	ASC 196
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet	17 of 18	17	ASC 196
Mega Manectric ex	16 of 39	16	ASC 196
mega-malamar-ex	15 of 18	13	ASC 196
Mega Diancie ex	14 of 15	14	ASC 196
Mega Latias ex	12 of 14	12	ASC 196
Scovillain ex	12 of 12	12	ASC 196
talonflame-dusknoir	12 of 44	8	ASC 196
Crustle	11 of 164	11	ASC 196
mega-rayquaza-ex	11 of 42	8	ASC 196
Mega Sharpedo ex	11 of 17	11	ASC 196
Tyranitar	11 of 11	11	ASC 196
Raging Bolt ex	10 of 16	10	ASC 196
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)	10 of 24	10	ASC 196
Mega Dragonite ex / Eelektrik	9 of 10	8	ASC 196
Greninja ex / Froslass	9 of 9	9	ASC 196
Relicanth	9 of 21	9	ASC 196
Slaking ex	9 of 9	9	ASC 196
Dragapult ex / Iron Thorns ex	8 of 8	7	ASC 196
Dragapult ex / N's Zoroark ex	8 of 8	8	ASC 196
Incineroar ex	8 of 8	8	ASC 196
Alolan Exeggutor ex	7 of 12	7	ASC 196
Cinderace ex	6 of 10	6	ASC 196
Flygon ex	6 of 16	6	ASC 196
Hydrapple ex	6 of 6	6	ASC 196
Luxray ex	6 of 10	6	ASC 196
Salamence ex	6 of 10	6	ASC 196
Mega Abomasnow ex	5 of 83	4	ASC 196
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle	4 of 7	4	ASC 196
Iron Thorns ex	2 of 64	2	ASC 196
Scizor ex	2 of 13	2	ASC 196
Erika's Victreebel	1 of 45	1	ASC 196
Milotic ex	1 of 7	1	ASC 196

Night Stretcher MEG 173/132

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