Portal TCG · Mega Evolution · Japanese
Mega Brave (M1L) is the Japanese set that kicked off the entire Mega Evolution era in August 2025, led by Mega Lucario. In the West its cards feed the English Mega Evolution base set, but the Japanese originals have their own following. A year on, the prices have settled and the pecking order is clear.
We pulled the current GBP numbers from Pulse TCG and ranked the ten most valuable cards, market price first with the PSA 10 alongside. It is a top-heavy list: Mega Lucario takes three of the ten slots and the gold sits miles clear of everything else.
Here is the countdown, from a Vulpix illustration rare under a fiver all the way up to a gold Mega Lucario that clears £517 in a gem-mint slab.
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All card prices from Pulse TCG, captured 18 September 2026. Track your own collection's value with Pulse, first month of Investor or Vendor tier free with code PORTAL10.
10. Vulpix, Illustration Rare
Mega Brave · #067/063 · Illustration Rare
Market
£5.38MarketPSA 10
£29.46Pulse PSA 10A fox closes out the ten. Vulpix's illustration rare is one of the prettiest base-Pokemon arts in the set, the cheapest card here at £5.38 raw, but a clean PSA 10 clears £29, over five times over. Proof that even the bottom of the ten carries a real gem-mint premium.
9. Bulbasaur, Illustration Rare
Mega Brave · #064/063 · Illustration Rare
Market
£7.62MarketPSA 10
£40.36Pulse PSA 10The best illustration rare in the set. Bulbasaur's IR is pure charm, the little Kanto starter that begins the whole Venusaur line, and it grades chase hard: a PSA 10 clears £40, more than five times its £7.62 raw price. A gorgeous, affordable card to send off.
8. Mega Venusaur ex, Ultra Rare
Mega Brave · #076/063 · Ultra Rare
Market
£7.66MarketPSA 10
£35.02Pulse PSA 10The full-art Ultra Rare Venusaur closes in on the ten. At under £8 raw it is an attainable Mega ex, and a PSA 10 more than quadruples it to £35. A tidy pickup for anyone building the set.
7. Mega Lucario ex, Ultra Rare
Mega Brave · #078/063 · Ultra Rare
Market
£8.39MarketPSA 10
£44.59Pulse PSA 10The third Mega Lucario here, and the sensible collector's pick. This full-art Ultra Rare is the cheapest way to own the set's mascot at around £8 raw, and a gem-mint slab clears £44, more than five times over.
6. Lillie's Determination, Ultra Rare
Mega Brave · #086/063 · Ultra Rare · Supporter
Market
£14.16MarketPSA 10
£60.64Pulse PSA 10The second Lillie's on the list, and the affordable way in. This full-art Ultra Rare Supporter sits below the special art but still holds £14 raw, and a clean PSA 10 clears £60, more than four times over. Character trainers like this tend to creep up.
5. Mega Absol ex, Special Illustration Rare
Mega Brave · #089/063 · Special Illustration Rare
Market
£17.06MarketPSA 10
£57.27Pulse PSA 10The disaster Pokemon in glorious full-art. Mega Absol ex's special illustration is one of the coolest cards in the set, holding £17 raw with a PSA 10 that clears £57, more than triple. An underrated one to grade if you pull it sharp.
4. Mega Venusaur ex, Special Illustration Rare
Mega Brave · #087/063 · Special Illustration Rare
Market
£38.51MarketPSA 10
£66.71Pulse PSA 10A Kanto starter goes Mega in style. Mega Venusaur ex's special art is a lush, detailed full-art and a top-four chase at nearly £39 raw. The gem-mint premium is slimmer here, a PSA 10 sits at £66, so this is one to buy clean and enjoy rather than send off.
3. Mega Lucario ex, Special Illustration Rare
Mega Brave · #088/063 · Special Illustration Rare
Market
£51.84MarketPSA 10
£107.68Pulse PSA 10The second Lucario in the top three, and the one plenty prefer to the gold. This special illustration full-art shows the set's mascot off best, sits above £51 raw, and doubles to £107 in a gem-mint slab. Two Lucarios up top tells you exactly whose set this is.
2. Lillie's Determination, Special Illustration Rare
Mega Brave · #091/063 · Special Illustration Rare · Supporter
Market
£75.27MarketPSA 10
£274.20Pulse PSA 10The surprise of the set, and a reminder that trainer art sells. Lillie's Determination is the special illustration Supporter, and demand has pushed it to second overall at over £75 raw. A PSA 10 clears an enormous £274, more than triple. One of the most collectable character cards of the whole Mega era.
1. Mega Lucario ex, Mega Hyper Rare
Mega Brave · #092/063 · Mega Hyper Rare
Market
£163.13MarketPSA 10
£517.18Pulse PSA 10The card that launched the Mega era in Japan. The gold Mega Lucario ex is Mega Brave's ceiling piece, a textured Mega Hyper Rare and the set's runaway grail at over £163 raw. A PSA 10 clears £517, streets ahead of anything else here. If the set has one card everyone wants, this is it.
A year on, Mega Brave has found its level: a runaway gold Lucario grail, a surprisingly strong Lillie's Determination, and a deep run of affordable art cards underneath them. As the set that started the Mega era, it is a natural one for Japanese collectors to chase.
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