Mega Heracross ex 4/94 · Phantasmal Flames

Heracross is Pokédex #214, generation 2 (Johto). Mega Heracross ex is a Basic MEGA ex Grass Pokémon with 280 HP.

Mega Heracross ex sits at 4/94 in Phantasmal Flames, position 4 of 130. Before it is 3 Vileplume, and after it is 5 Lotad. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on November 14, 2025. The printed size is 94. This checklist is longer, at 130 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

The attack Juggernaut Horn lists 100+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. If this Pokémon was damaged by an attack during your opponent's last turn, this attack does that much more damage. Mountain Ramming is another attack lists 170 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. Discard the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Mega Evolution ex Rule: When your Mega Evolution Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The regulation mark is I.

Heracross (#214) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Heracross 6/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card is named Heracross, while this one is Mega Heracross ex. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 280 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Double Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Heracross list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Phantasmal Flames set binder is where a full Phantasmal Flames set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Heracross can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.