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Mega Absol Ex #180 value & price

Card 180 / 188Special illustration rareDarkness · HP 280Released 2025Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
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Ungraded market value
$51 57% · 1Y
PSA 9
$60
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$125

Mega Absol Ex is one of the standout special illustration rares from the Mega Evolution set, released in 2025 with artwork from Mitsuhiro Arita, the artist whose name longtime collectors already trust. It's the kind of card that gets people typing Mega Absol Ex value into Google at midnight, wondering if the one sitting in their binder is worth more than they think. Right now, a raw or ungraded copy sits at $59, which gives you a solid baseline before we get into what grading can do for it.

Price history

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$0.00$180$359$539$7192026$125PSA 10$68BGS 9.5$60Grade 9$55Grade 8$51Ungraded

Raw value is $51, down 57% over the past year, with an all-time high of $120 in September 2025.

Raw
$51
1Y
▼ 57%
PSA 10
$125
PSA 9
$60
Population
9,244
Gem PSA 10
6,223
Upside
2.4×
All-time high
$120

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Mega Absol Ex price at every grade

Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 9,244 graded, only 6,223 are PSA 10.

GradeValuePopulation
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)$1256,223
PSA 9$602,572
PSA 8$55361
PSA 7-55
PSA 6-22
PSA 5-8
PSA 4-3
PSA 3--
PSA 2--
PSA 1--
Raw / Ungraded$51-

Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).

Card details

Card number
180 of 188
Rarity
Special illustration rare
Type
Darkness
HP
280
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Grass ×2
Retreat cost
2
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
Released
2025

Attacks

  • Terminal Period
    Darkness · Colorless

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

  • Claw of Darkness200
    Darkness · Darkness · Colorless

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

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The collector's take on Mega Absol Ex

Is Mega Absol Ex worth grading?

So is it worth sending Mega Absol Ex off to get graded? Here's the honest breakdown: a raw copy runs $59, a Grade 9 comes in at $61, and a PSA 10 jumps to $149, roughly 2.5 times the raw price. That gap between Grade 9 and PSA 10 is the real story here. A near perfect copy barely moves the needle, but gem mint is where the money is. Before you send anything in, remember grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10. If your card has sharp corners, clean edges, and centering that looks dead on, it's worth a shot. If it's got soft corners or a visible print line, you might be paying to confirm what you already suspected.

How rare is Mega Absol Ex?

Across all grading companies combined, there are 9,150 graded copies of Mega Absol Ex on record, and of those, 6,149 have come back as PSA 10. That's a notably high share landing at the top grade, which tells you this card, when it's in good shape to begin with, tends to grade well. It doesn't mean gem mint copies are common in absolute terms, just that Mega Absol Ex isn't one of those cards where PSA 10 feels like catching lightning. The scarcity that matters most here is at the raw level, since fewer people are sitting on ungraded copies once you account for how many have already been sent in.

Where can you pull Mega Absol Ex?

We've tracked Mega Absol Ex being pulled 200 or more times across pack sites including tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, and lastpack, which is the kind of cross-site data no static price guide can give you. The biggest recorded pull came in at $164, a nice reminder that even a card sitting around $59 raw can occasionally hit above its usual range depending on grade or timing. If you're chasing this one in packs, keep an eye on Pokemon Mini Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, all spots where we've seen it show up. Just go in with clear eyes: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't cover what you paid, so treat any pull of this card as a nice bonus rather than something to count on.

Questions people ask

How much is Mega Absol Ex worth?+

A raw, ungraded copy of Mega Absol Ex is valued at $59. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $61 and a PSA 10 reaching $149, so condition and grade make a real difference to the price.

Is Mega Absol Ex worth grading?+

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 2.5 times the raw price. But Grade 9 only brings $61, barely above raw, so grading really pays off when your copy is genuinely gem mint quality. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you decide.

What set is Mega Absol Ex from?+

Mega Absol Ex is card #180 from the Mega Evolution set, released in 2025. It's a special illustration rare featuring artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, which is part of why it's such a popular chase card.

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