MEGA Latias ex SAR: M1S 088/063 Card Guide

MEGA Latias ex SAR is card 088/063 in the Japanese edition expansion pack “Mega Symphonia” (M1S), which released in Japan on August 1, 2025. It is the SAR (Special Art Rare) print of MEGA Latias ex; the regular card is a separate number, 049/063. This guide covers that one card.

For every card in the set, see our Mega Symphonia card list.

Updated November 11, 2026

What is the MEGA Latias ex SAR card?

The MEGA Latias ex SAR is the Special Art Rare print of MEGA Latias ex, numbered 088/063 in Mega Symphonia (M1S). Latias is the established English name of the Pokémon whose Japanese name is ラティアス.

The official Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia product page lists MEGA Latias ex as included in Mega Symphonia. The same page states the rule for the Mega Evolution ex card type: when one is Knocked Out, the opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The set code M1S in the product name tells you the pack is Mega Symphonia; its paired pack, Mega Brave, carries the code M1L.

The PSA 10 listing for this card is a back order. The PSA10 MEGA Latias ex SAR [M1S 088/063] is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥11,659, sourced to order. The product description names the card as MEGA Latias ex No. 088/063, set Expansion Pack “Mega Symphonia”, rarity SAR, graded PSA 10 (Gem Mint).

How do you read the product name on a PSA 10 MEGA Latias ex SAR listing?

The listing name packs six facts into one line: grade, card name, rarity, number, set code and set name. Our product title reads: PSA10 MEGA Latias ex SAR [M1S 088/063](Expansion Pack “Mega Symphonia”).

The product description adds that PSA 10 is the highest grade certifiable by Professional Sports Authenticator, awarded to cards in flawless, gem mint condition. It also notes that the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface. That note concerns the plastic case, not the card inside it.

Check three things before you buy any graded copy: the number 088/063, the code M1S and the grade PSA 10. The regular card in the same set has a different number, 049/063, so the number is the line that separates the two prints.

A second product page for the same card is the PSA10 MEGA Latias ex SAR [M1S 088/063] (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) page, which carries the same description.

Which set is MEGA Latias ex SAR from, and when did it release?

MEGA Latias ex SAR comes from M1S, the expansion pack “Mega Symphonia”, which released in Japan on August 1, 2025, a Friday. Its sister pack “Mega Brave” (M1L) and the Premium Trainer Box MEGA released on the same day.

The official page for all three is a single address, pokemon-card.com/ex/m1. Each expansion pack contains 5 cards that are inserted at random, and costs 180 yen with tax included.

The official page lists the Premium Trainer Box MEGA with 172 cards in 51 types: 13 Pokémon, 59 Trainer, 4 Special Energy and 96 Basic Energy. It also contains 1 card box, 1 Pokémon coin, 1 acrylic damage counter set, 1 damage counter case and 1 each of poison and burn premium markers. Its price is 6,350 yen with tax included.

The pack and price figures on this page are the Japanese retail prices printed by the official page, in yen. They are not the price of any single card.

How does the SAR differ from the regular MEGA Latias ex card?

The SAR is number 088/063 with SAR rarity, while the regular MEGA Latias ex is number 049/063. Both are MEGA Latias ex cards in M1S, and they have different numbers.

The official card search page for 049/063 shows illustrator 5ban Graphics, Basic type (たね) and HP 280. The rarity icon on that page is the RR icon; the page does not write the rarity label out in text, so this guide reads it from the icon only. The details we quote for the SAR itself come from our product listing: the number, the set and the SAR rarity.

The numbers are the clearest difference: 049 sits inside the 063 printed after the slash, while 088 is larger than 063. If a listing says 049/063, it is the regular card; if it says 088/063 with SAR, it is the print this guide covers.

The same pattern shows up in a neighbouring number. Our guide to PSA 10 Mega Gardevoir ex SAR 087/063 (M1S) covers the SAR printed right before 088 in the same set.

What do MEGA Latias ex’s attacks and Mega Evolution rule say?

The regular MEGA Latias ex (049/063) has two attacks: Turnabout for 40 damage and Mirage Impulse for 300 damage. Turnabout lets you switch this Pokémon with a Benched Pokémon if you want, and Mirage Impulse makes you discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon.

The wording comes from the official card search page for 049/063. The English attack names are renderings of the official Japanese names.

The special rule on the regular card says that when a Mega Evolution ex is Knocked Out, the opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The official M1 page prints the same rule for the Mega Evolution ex type. The card’s HP is 280 and it is a Basic Pokémon.

This text belongs to 049/063. We do not quote attack text for the SAR, because the sources we use do not show it.

What does the Mega Evolution ex rule mean for a card like this?

It means a Knocked Out MEGA Latias ex gives your opponent 3 Prize cards. That is the rule printed on the card and repeated on the official M1 page for every Mega Evolution ex.

The text on 049/063 shows two sides of the card. Mirage Impulse deals 300 damage, and its cost is that all Energy attached to this Pokémon is discarded. Turnabout deals only 40 but lets you switch this Pokémon with a Benched Pokémon if you want. The card is Basic with HP 280, so the rule, the damage and the Energy discard all sit on the same card.

The official page also lists the Mega Evolution ex type under the Japanese name メガシンカex, and the rule sentence on the card uses the same name. For a collector who does not play, none of this changes the number or the rarity of the SAR print; for a player, the text to read is on the card in your hand.

If you want more Mega-era cards with quoted text, our guides to MEGA Gengar ex in M2a and Pikachu ex in M2a go card by card.

What does SAR rarity mean in Mega Symphonia?

SAR stands for Special Art Rare (スペシャルアートレア in Japanese). The official M1 page lists it with AR (Art Rare) and SR (Super Rare) as rarities of the Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia expansion packs.

The same page states that AR and SAR cards form a full illustration when three cards are placed side by side. The page does not say which three cards make which picture, so we do not name them.

The same rarity names appear on the official M2a page. The official M2a page for the High Class Pack “MEGA Dream ex”, released on November 28, 2025, lists AR and SAR too, and adds MA (Mega Attack Rare), a new rarity showing special illustrations of Mega Evolution Pokémon using powerful attacks. M2a packs hold 10 cards and cost 550 yen each (tax included).

Both official pages state that cards are inserted into packs at random. For a rarity primer on the sister set, see our M1L rare cards guide.

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How does MEGA Latias ex relate to other Mega-era cards?

MEGA Latias ex belongs to M1S, and the official pages for later products show the same Mega Evolution ex naming. The cards below are the ones with official details we can quote.

Sources: 049/063, MEGA Lucario ex 092/063, MEGA Dragonite ex 126/193 and MEGA Gengar ex 230/193.

MEGA Lucario ex 092/063 comes from Mega Brave and shares the illustrator credit 5ban Graphics with the regular Latias card. Our PSA10 MEGA Lucario ex guide and the M1L chase cards article cover that side of the pair.

The M2a page lists a card called Denkidama (163/193, a Pokémon Tool; official English name not announced) among the set’s cards. The M2a High Class Pack contains new Mega Evolution ex cards, MA cards, cards that strengthen existing decks, re-recorded cards, mirror-style cards, and AR and SAR cards. Our guides to MEGA Dragonite ex in M2a and MEGA Gengar ex in M2a go further.

How do the official Mega-era product pages compare?

The three official pages differ in pack size, price and date: M1 packs hold 5 cards at 180 yen, M2a packs hold 10 cards at 550 yen, and the English Ascended Heroes page gives a card count instead of a pack price.

Read the table by product type. The M2a High Class Pack has twice the cards at 550 yen, and the M2a page names the new MA rarity. The numbers on M2a cards also run past the printed total: MEGA Gengar ex is 230/193, in the same way that the MEGA Latias ex SAR is 088/063.

The Premium Trainer Box MEGA is the third M1 product and is built from packs of both M1 sets: 10 Mega Brave packs and 10 Mega Symphonia packs, at 6,350 yen with tax included.

Should you pick the regular MEGA Latias ex or the SAR?

Pick the regular 049/063 if you want the card whose text and stats are published on the official card search, and pick the SAR 088/063 if you want the Special Art Rare print.

For play, the quoted text is on 049/063: Basic, HP 280, Turnabout 40 and Mirage Impulse 300. For the SAR, our sources give the number, the set and the rarity, so check the card itself for anything beyond that. For collecting, the number 088/063 and the SAR label are what identify the print, and a graded copy adds the PSA 10 (Gem Mint) grade in the product name.

Whichever you choose, match three lines on the listing: number, set code and, for graded cards, the grade. A PSA 10 case can show minor scratches or marks on its surface, according to the product description, so look at the photo of the case as well as the card.

Is there an English release of the Mega-era sets?

Pokémon’s English site lists “Mega Evolution-Ascended Heroes” for January 30, 2026, and our Mega Dream ex English comparison covers how the Japanese M2a pack relates to it. The 088/063 card in this guide is from the Japanese edition of Mega Symphonia.

The official Ascended Heroes page gives these figures: over 290 cards, more new Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, over 30 Trainer cards, and more than 30 Pokémon and Trainer cards with special illustrations. It lists the set as Standard legal.

That list is for the English Ascended Heroes line. It does not list a Mega Symphonia card, so use the Japanese number 088/063 and the code M1S when you search for this card.

Where can you buy a PSA 10 MEGA Latias ex SAR?

You can order it from our shop: the PSA10 MEGA Latias ex SAR [M1S 088/063] is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥11,659, sourced to order, and the card’s other product page is here (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order). If you are comparing other Mega-era sets, our M1S Mega Symphonia buying guide covers the wider set.

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More Mega Symphonia guides

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