MEGA Dream ex (M2A) Complete Guide: Card List & Where to Buy

What Is MEGA Dream ex (M2a)?

MEGA Dream ex’s official Japanese name is “MEGAドリームex,” and it isn’t labeled as a standard 拡張パック (expansion pack) — it’s a ハイクラスパック, a “high-class pack.” That distinction matters: high-class packs in the Japanese TCG are event-style releases built to consolidate a rarity or theme rather than carry the story forward, and M2a is the biggest one the MEGA era has produced. It released on Friday, November 28, 2025, positioned between the M2 (Inferno X) and M3 (Munikisu Zero) expansions on the MEGA-era timeline.

Each pack contains 10 cards for ¥550 (tax included), and a box holds 10 packs for an official retail MSRP of ¥5,500. Pokémon Center Online sold the product through a lottery/raffle system rather than open sale.

What makes this set structurally different from a normal MEGA-era expansion is a new rarity tier, MA (“Mega Attack Rare”), debuting here — ten cards depicting Mega Evolution Pokémon in comic/manga-styled art with the attack name worked into the illustration.

Japanese media described the release as an “omatsuri pack” — a festival pack — combining the new Pokémon Legends Z-A–associated Mega Evolution roster with reprints tied to competitive “N’s Pokémon” and “Team Rocket’s Pokémon” themed decks from past promo events. The set also includes mirror-finish variants carrying energy-symbol and Poké Ball patterns on top of the standard rarity chase.

For how M2a slots into the wider MEGA-era release calendar, see our guides to M3 Nihil Zero and M4 Ninja Spinner, and our running MEGA booster box price index for how M2a’s box price compares to the rest of the series.

MA “Mega Attack Rare”: The New Rarity

The headline structural news in MEGA Dream ex is the debut of MA, or “Mega Attack Rare,” a rarity that hadn’t existed before this set. The official product page describes it as strong Mega Evolution Pokémon rendered in special comic/manga-styled illustrations with the attack name built into the artwork — a different visual treatment from the painterly full-art SAR tier that sits directly above it in the checklist.

MA sits below SAR in rarity but above the AR/SR tiers, so it’s become the entry point for collectors who want a Mega Evolution ex in comic-book art style without chasing the harder SAR pull. Our Gengar cards guide covers how the MA and SAR Mega Gengar ex printings compare directly if you’re deciding between them.

The MUR: Mega Dragonite ex, No. 250

The lone MUR (Mega Ultra Rare) in MEGA Dream ex is Mega Dragonite ex, card No. 250 — the last card in the numbered checklist and the top of the set’s rarity ladder. It’s rendered as a full-illustration, gold-toned treatment, the visual signature MUR cards carry across the MEGA era.

There is no official pull rate published by Pokémon Center Online for this card.

What is confirmed is the structural rarity: with only one MUR printed per 250-species checklist, and box allocation running through a lottery sale rather than open retail, Mega Dragonite ex MUR sits at the top of both the checklist and the community demand list for this set.

Where to Buy MEGA Dream ex from Japan

We ship MEGA Dream ex sealed boxes and graded singles from Tokyo. If you want a shot at the full rarity ladder — MA, SAR, and the MUR — sealed box is the only route that includes all of them. The M2a box is currently listed at Sealed ¥13,723 (~$89) and No Shrink ¥11,500 (~$75).

For graded MEGA Dream ex singles and other PSA10 MEGA-era cards, browse our PSA10 collection. Sourcing requests for a specific ungraded single go through Quick Order.