Mega Scrafty ex 285/217 · Ascended Heroes

Scrafty is Pokédex #560, generation 5 (Unova). Mega Scrafty ex is a Stage 1 MEGA ex Darkness Pokémon with 330 HP. The card says it evolves from Scraggy. In this catalog that name is Scraggy (#559).

Mega Scrafty ex sits at 285/217 in Ascended Heroes, position 285 of 295. Before it is 284 Mega Gengar ex, and after it is 286 N's Zoroark ex. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on 30 January 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 217. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

Counterattacking Crest is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), place 5 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. The attack Outlaw Leg lists 160 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless. Discard a random card from your opponent's hand. Discard the top card of your opponent's deck. Weakness is Grass ×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.

Scrafty (#560) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Scrafty 69/114 in Black & White (2011). That card is named Scrafty, while this one is Mega Scrafty ex. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 330 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and nagimiso illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 14 other cards of Scrafty list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads nagimiso. I count 156 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. Scrafty can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mega Evolution cards and Special Illustration Rares. I still need this card.