Mega attack rare card (TCG)

Mega attack rare is a type of rarity in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, introduced in the Ascended Heroes expansion. They are Full Art Secret cards that showcase Mega Evolution Pokémon ex cards with the card's highlight attack written with large text on the foreground. Until the Ascended Heroes expansion, all English Mega Attack Rare cards were released as MEP Black Star Promotional cards.

Mega attack rare cards can be identified through the pop art style illustration with pastel pink and green stars Mega Attack Rare as their rarity symbol, based on the colors of the Mega Evolution energy seen on the corresponding print of Mega Dragonite ex. Additionally, their card artworks feature large text displaying the card's attack in another language, reminiscent of Mega Evolution Pokémon-EX cards from the XY series. Mega attack rare cards feature a more vibrant foiling pattern than the similar special illustration rare cards, as the Pokémon itself is rendered in etched foil (similar to the majority of Full Art cards), while the attack name is rendered in glossy foil with a pattern over the letters/katakana.

  • English Mega attack rare cards feature Japanese text on the artwork. This is also the case for other cards released in languages written in the Latin alphabet, namely French, German, Italian, Spanish (both European and Latin American), Brazilian Portuguese, and Indonesian.
  • Japanese Mega attack rare cards feature English text on the artwork. This is also the case for other cards released in languages not written using the Latin alphabet, namely Traditional Chinese and Thai.

Mega Attack Rare (Japanese: メガアタックレア Mega Attack Rare) can be seen as the cognate to this rarity in Asian language expansions. The Mega Attack Rare rarity is denoted by the MA (MA) rarity symbol.

In the Mega Evolution Series

Examples of Mega attack rare cards

A Mega attack rare
Mega Evolution Pokémon ex card
(English)
A Mega attack rare
Mega Evolution Pokémon ex card
(Japanese)

List of Mega attack rare cards

Mega attack rare Mega Evolution Pokémon ex
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Mega Froslassex Water Ascended Heroes Mega Attack Rare 265/217 MEGA Dream ex MA 224/193
Mega Eelektrossex Lightning Ascended Heroes Mega Attack Rare 266/217 MEGA Dream ex MA 225/193
Mega Diancieex Psychic Ascended Heroes Mega Attack Rare 267/217 MEGA Dream ex MA 227/193
Mega Hawluchaex Fighting Ascended Heroes Mega Attack Rare 268/217 MEGA Dream ex MA 229/193
Mega Gengarex Darkness Ascended Heroes Mega Attack Rare 269/217 MEGA Dream ex MA 230/193
Mega Scraftyex Darkness Ascended Heroes Mega Attack Rare 270/217 MEGA Dream ex MA 231/193
Mega Dragoniteex Dragon Ascended Heroes Mega Attack Rare 271/217 MEGA Dream ex MA 232/193
Associated promotional and other cards
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Mega Charizard Xex Fire MEP Black Star Promos   023 MEGA Dream ex MA 223/193
Mega Gardevoirex Psychic MEP Black Star Promos   032 MEGA Dream ex MA 226/193
Mega Lucarioex Fighting MEP Black Star Promos   033 MEGA Dream ex MA 228/193
 

See also

Card rarities in the Pokémon Trading Card Game
Found in J Common • Uncommon • Rare • Double rare
Illustration rare • Ultra rare • Futuristic rare • Special illustration rare • Mega hyper rare
Found until I Mega attack rare • Black White rare • Hyper rare
Found until H ACE SPEC rare
Expanded only
G and earlier 		Shiny rare • Shiny ultra rare
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