Mega Gengar ex in Ascended Heroes is the English version of just three Japanese cards. In the official Pokémon Card database, exactly three cards are named メガゲンガーex: the MEGA Starter Set card MBG 003/021, the M2a MA 230/193 and the M2a SAR 240/193. As of October 2, 2026, the lowest SNKRDUNK ask for the SAR is ¥32,000 (~$208) raw. That is an asking price, not a sale.
That makes メガゲンガーex one of the few Mega ex lines a collector can complete: a starter-deck print, an MA and a SAR. Ascended Heroes (released January 30, 2026) has English cards with the same game text, and the pre-Mega XY-era Gengar cards carry the same Mega mark.
Mega Gengar ex has exactly 3 Japanese prints. The MBG 003/021 card is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥4,248 (~$28) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms. The MA 230/193 is offered as a back order at ¥6,936 (~$45), and the SAR 240/193 slab is listed at ¥57,200 (~$371).
- Prices and product states re-checked: the M2a box (No Shrink option), the M2a Damaged Box and the PSA 10 listings and back orders.
- New section: the Ascended Heroes English prints (ASC 125, 269 and 284) matched to the Japanese cards, with illustrators.
- New asks: dated lowest SNKRDUNK asking prices for every Mega Gengar ex and XY-era Gengar print named.
- Corrected: M2a 230/193 is an MA card, not a MUR; the only MUR in M2a is 250/193.
Store prices are the listing prices on the linked products. SNKRDUNK figures are lowest asking prices on the date shown, never confirmed sales; USD figures convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.
Every Mega Gengar ex Print in Japanese (All Three)
Mega Gengar ex (メガゲンガーex) debuted in September 2025 and has appeared in exactly two Japanese products since. Per the official database as of October 2, 2026, these three prints are the whole list. Lowest SNKRDUNK asks on October 2, 2026, with our matching PSA 10 listing or back order:
| Card | Set | Rarity (official icon) | Illustrator | Raw ask | PSA 10 ask | Ours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Gengar ex 240/193 | MEGAドリームex (M2a) | SAR | danciao | ¥32,000 (~$208) | ¥55,800 (~$362) | ¥57,200 (~$371) |
| Mega Gengar ex MA 230/193 | MEGAドリームex (M2a) | MA (Mega Attack Rare) | Taiga Kasai | ¥1,980 (~$13) | ¥6,900 (~$45) | ¥6,936 (~$45) |
| Mega Gengar ex 003/021 | スターターセットMEGA (MBG) | No rarity icon printed | 5ban Graphics | ¥1,000 (SNKRDUNK display floor) | ¥4,500 (~$29) | ¥4,248 (~$28) |
Unlike Mega Gardevoir ex, which has a regular-numbered RR print (071/193) inside M2a’s main sheet, Mega Gengar ex has no regular-numbered print. Its only M2a appearances are the two high-rarity slots — MA and SAR. The ask for 003/021 sits at SNKRDUNK’s ¥1,000 display floor, which is not a verified listing price.
The Entry Point: MEGA Starter Set 003/021
スターターセットMEGA「メガゲンガーex」was the first construction-deck product in the MEGA series, released 2025-09-05 — a 60-card, ready-to-play deck built around this card.
The official database prints no rarity icon for this card, so it carries no official rarity letter. Illustrated by 5ban Graphics, it is the plainest of the three prints visually, but it is the one print that is a deck-native card rather than a pulled pack card.
On SNKRDUNK the lowest PSA 10 ask for 003/021 is ¥4,500 (~$29) as of October 2, 2026. It is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥4,248 (~$28), the cheapest way into the three-card set.
The Middle Tier: M2a MA 230/193
MEGAドリームex (M2a) released on 2025-11-28 as a 250-card set, and it introduced a new rarity tier: MA, Mega Attack Rare (メガアタックレア), which the official product page announces as a new rarity. Illustrated by Taiga Kasai, 230/193 is one of ten MA cards in the set (numbers 223–232).
The official database prints this card with the MA icon, so it is not a MUR. The only MUR in M2a is 250/193 Mega Dragonite ex. The Pokémon Company does not publish pull rates for M2a; the official page states only that cards are inserted at random, so any “1 in X boxes” figure elsewhere is an estimate.
The lowest raw ask on SNKRDUNK is ¥1,980 (~$13) and the lowest PSA 10 ask is ¥6,900 (~$45), both as of October 2, 2026. It is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥6,936 (~$45).
The Chase Card: M2a SAR 240/193
Also from M2a, illustrated by danciao at the Special Illustration Rare (SAR) tier — one of 17 SAR slots (233–249) in the set, a higher tier than MA. Among the three Mega Gengar prints it carries the highest asks: the lowest raw ask on SNKRDUNK is ¥32,000 (~$208) and the lowest PSA 10 ask is ¥55,800 (~$362), as of October 2, 2026.
350 HP. Ability かげかくし (Shadowy Concealment): while this Pokémon is in play, if one of your Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack of your opponent’s Pokémon ex, your opponent takes 1 fewer Prize card; this effect does not stack. Attack ヴォイドゲイル (Void Gale), 230 damage: move an Energy attached to this Pokémon to a Benched Pokémon. The text is the same on all three prints — only the art and rarity change.
Our PSA 10 slab of the SAR is listed at ¥57,200 (~$371).
Mega Gengar ex in Ascended Heroes: the English Prints
Ascended Heroes, a Mega Evolution Series set per pokemon.com, released on January 30, 2026; the official pokemon.com page lists “Over 290” cards and Limitless TCG lists 295. Per Bulbapedia, as of September 30, 2026, “Ascended Heroes includes cards from the Japanese MEGA Dream ex subset,” and the attack text differs between the Japanese and English localizations. Limitless lists three Mega Gengar ex cards in the English set:
| English card | Rarity (Limitless) | Illustrator | Japanese counterpart | Japanese rarity | Japanese illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASC 269 Mega Gengar ex | Ultra Rare | Taiga Kasai | M2a 230/193 | MA | Taiga Kasai |
| ASC 284 Mega Gengar ex | Special Art Rare | danciao | M2a 240/193 | SAR | danciao |
| ASC 125 Mega Gengar ex | Double Rare | Not recorded | MBG 003/021 | No rarity icon printed | 5ban Graphics |
For ASC 269 and 284 the illustrator credit also matches the Japanese card (Taiga Kasai and danciao). The ASC 125 pairing is by game text only, because no illustrator credit was recorded for the English row. Per Bulbapedia, as of September 30, 2026, on Mega Attack Rare cards the English card art has Japanese text for the attack and vice versa.
One rarity caveat: Limitless prints “Ultra Rare” for ASC 269, while the Japanese card is an MA. The official EN rarity list includes both “Mega Attack Rare” and “Ultra Rare”, and which label pokemon.com assigns to ASC 269 is not confirmed here. The printed denominator of Ascended Heroes is /217 per the pokemon-tcg-data set record, so numbers such as 269 and 284 exceed it. For the wider English set, see our Ascended Heroes chase cards guide and the Ascended Heroes Japanese card list.
MEGA Dream ex (M2a): Official Pack and Rarity Details
The official product is ポケモンカードゲーム MEGA ハイクラスパック「MEGAドリームex」. Per pokemon-card.com, a pack holds 10 cards, the retail price is ¥550 including tax, and the release date is November 28, 2025. The page also announces the new MA rarity and mirror-finish cards with energy-mark and Poké Ball patterns.
- Set size: 250 cards in the official database, numbered /193 for the main sheet.
- Above /193: 57 cards — AR 20, SR 9, MA 10, SAR 17 and MUR 1.
- Mega Gengar ex slots: 230 (MA) and 240 (SAR).
- Pull rates: not published by The Pokémon Company; the official page prints only that cards are inserted at random.
- Packs per box: not printed on the official page.
For the other M2a chase cards see the MEGA Dream ex card list and top 10, and the M2 vs M2a box guide for the box comparison.
Not Mega, But Related: The XY-Era Gengar Cards
Before “Mega Gengar ex” existed as a card name, the XY era (2014–16) had its own Mega Evolution mechanic and its own Gengar Mega card: M Gengar EX (MゲンガーEX). It is a completely different card, 220 HP against 350 on the modern print, and it appeared in ファントムゲート (Phantom Gate, XY4) in 2014 and in プレミアムチャンピオンパック「EX×M×BREAK」(CP4) in 2016.
| Card | Set | Rarity | Raw ask | PSA 10 ask | Ours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Gengar EX 034/088 | ファントムゲート (XY4) | RR (official icon) | ¥19,000 (~$123) | ¥61,000 (~$396) | ¥60,445 (~$392) |
| M Gengar EX 097/088 (SNKRDUNK label “UR”) | ファントムゲート (XY4) | Not confirmed by the official database | ¥70,000 (~$455) | ¥300,000 (~$1,948) | ¥294,850 (~$1,915) |
| M Gengar EX 049/131 | CP4 | No rarity icon printed | ¥7,800 (~$51) | ¥58,800 (~$382) | ¥59,976 (~$389) |
| Gengar EX 033/088 (base, not Mega) | ファントムゲート (XY4) | RR (official icon) | No raw listing seen | ¥318,000 (~$2,065), single listing, weak | ¥327,540 (~$2,127) |
The official database lists three Gengar rows for XY4 (033, 034 and 090) and no card numbered 097/088, so the “M Gengar EX 097/088 UR” row is shown as SNKRDUNK labels it and is not confirmed as an official print.
The CP4 049/131 is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥59,976 (~$389). It is a Japan-exclusive print, as no English CP4 release has been documented.
In the same 2014 ファントムゲート (XY4) set, card 033/088 is Gengar EX — the base, non-Mega version, 170 HP. Only the adjacent 034/088 is the Mega card. Our PSA 10 033/088 (base EX) is listed at ¥327,540 (~$2,127); label it correctly, because it is not a Mega card.
For the full non-Mega Gengar lineup — VMAX, GX, and the rest — see the complete Gengar cards ranking guide, and for the English counterpart of Phantom Gate see Gengar EX Phantom Forces vs Japanese Phantom Gate.
Which Mega Gengar Card Fits Your Budget
Working from our PSA 10 prices, here is the lineup by spend:
- ¥4,248 — MEGA Starter Set 003/021 (~$28). The cheapest way into the three-card set, and the only deck-native Mega Gengar print.
- ¥6,936 — M2a MA 230/193 (~$45). The manga-styled Mega Attack Rare treatment, a modest step up from the starter card.
- ¥57,200 — M2a SAR 240/193 (~$371). The print that completes the modern Mega Gengar ex catalog.
- ¥59,976 — CP4 M Gengar EX 049/131 (~$389). If you want the XY-era Mega version instead of, or alongside, the modern ex.
- ¥327,540 — XY4 Gengar EX 033/088 (~$2,127), base, not Mega. Relevant only if you are building the full Phantom Gate Gengar set rather than just the Mega line.
For a general-purpose entry point across several Mega ex lines rather than Gengar specifically, see the budget Mega ex cards guide. For definitions of these rarity names, see Japanese Pokemon card rarities explained.
Why “Complete the Set” Works for Mega Gengar
As of October 2, 2026, Mega Gengar ex is confined entirely to two 2025 products: one starter deck and one high-class pack. That is the complete Japanese print history to date. If you are building out other Mega lines alongside it, see the Mega Charizard cards guide and the Mega Gardevoir cards guide for their own print catalogs.
That is a structural rarity in itself. Three cards make a realistically completable PSA 10 set on a single order, and two of the three have an English twin in Ascended Heroes if you also collect the English set.
If your interest is specifically in Mega decks, the スターターセットMEGA build that 003/021 comes from also shows the card in its native 60-card deck context rather than as an isolated pull.
Where to Buy Mega Gengar Cards from Japan
We ship Japanese sealed product and PSA 10 singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. The M2a box’s No Shrink option is listed at ¥12,936 (~$84); its Sealed option is sold out at the time of this update — restock requests go through Quick Order. The MA and SAR both come out of M2a packs, and the M2a Damaged Box is a separate product, not an option of the sealed box:
For the three prints as PSA 10 singles, the SAR slab at ¥57,200 (~$371) is listed directly; the lower prints are back orders (how they work is in the PSA 10 back orders guide). The full M2a checklist is on the M2a card list. Sourcing requests for a specific card, or a combined order with vintage XY-era Gengar cards, go through Quick Order. For the wider Mega Evolution family see the Mega Evolution chase card guide and the PSA10 Mega Pokemon cards guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Mega Gengar ex cards exist in Japanese?
Exactly three, per the official Pokémon Card database as of October 2, 2026: the MEGA Starter Set card (MBG 003/021), the M2a MA (230/193) and the M2a SAR (240/193). No other set contains a card named メガゲンガーex, and Limitless lists the same three Japanese prints.
Which Ascended Heroes cards match the Japanese Mega Gengar ex prints?
ASC 269 (Ultra Rare per Limitless, illustrated by Taiga Kasai) matches M2a 230/193 MA, and ASC 284 (Special Art Rare, illustrated by danciao) matches M2a 240/193 SAR. The illustrator credits agree on both. ASC 125 pairs with MBG 003/021 by game text only.
Is the M2a 230/193 Mega Gengar ex a MUR?
No. The official database prints the MA (Mega Attack Rare) icon on 230/193, illustrated by Taiga Kasai. The only MUR in M2a is 250/193 Mega Dragonite ex. MA is a rarity introduced with M2a, and the official product page announces it as new.
What’s the difference between Mega Gengar ex and M Gengar EX?
They are different cards from different eras. Mega Gengar ex (メガゲンガーex) is the 2025 MEGA-series card with 350 HP. M Gengar EX (MゲンガーEX) is the XY-era Mega Evolution card with 220 HP, printed in XY4 in 2014 and CP4 in 2016. Both are Mega cards from unrelated product lines.
Is Gengar EX [XY4 033/088] a Mega card?
No. That is the base, non-Mega Gengar EX from the same Phantom Gate (XY4) set, with 170 HP. The Mega version in that set is the adjacent card, 034/088, with 220 HP. Check the number before buying, because both cards are RR in the official database.
What is the lowest ask for the Mega Gengar ex SAR 240/193?
As of October 2, 2026, the lowest SNKRDUNK ask is ¥32,000 (~$208) raw and ¥55,800 (~$362) for PSA 10. These are asking prices from sellers, not completed sales. Our own PSA 10 slab of the SAR 240/193 is listed at ¥57,200 (~$371).
What’s the cheapest way to own a Mega Gengar ex card?
The MEGA Starter Set print (003/021). Its lowest PSA 10 ask on SNKRDUNK is ¥4,500 (~$29) as of October 2, 2026, and it is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥4,248 (~$28). It has no printed rarity icon.
Does The Pokémon Company publish pull rates for MEGA Dream ex?
No. The official M2a page prints only that cards are inserted at random, plus the new MA rarity announcement. It prints no pull rate for MA or SAR cards, and no pack count per box, so any “1 per X boxes” figure is a third-party estimate rather than official data.
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