Mega Lucario ex 113/217 · Ascended Heroes

Lucario is Pokédex #448, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Mega Lucario ex is a Stage 1 MEGA ex Fighting Pokémon with 340 HP. The card says it evolves from Riolu. In this catalog that name is Riolu (#447).

Mega Lucario ex sits at 113/217 in Ascended Heroes, position 113 of 295. Before it is 112 Riolu, and after it is 114 Stunfisk ex. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

The attack Aura Jab lists 130 damage. The cost is Fighting. Attach up to 3 Basic Fighting Energy cards from your discard pile to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like. Mega Brave is another attack lists 270 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Mega Brave. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. 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.

Lucario (#448) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 39 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lucario 6/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card is named Lucario, while this one is Mega Lucario ex. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 340 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Double Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 55 other cards of Lucario list a different HP.

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

Ascended Heroes set binder is where a full Ascended Heroes set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lucario can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mega Evolution cards and Riolu and Lucario. I still need this card.