Ascended Heroes

Ascended Heroes is a Pokémon special Mega Evolution set released in January 2026. The Johto starters appear as Mega Pokémon ex — Mega Meganium, Mega Feraligatr and Mega Emboar lead the ex boxes. As a special set it has no booster box, so Elite Trainer Boxes and Booster Bundles are the sealed product to track.

Collectors track the set for its special illustration rares, including Pikachu ex at $926.12, Mega Gengar ex at $847.82 and Mega Dragonite ex at $506.15. Mega Charizard Y ex, a Mega Hyper Rare, sits at $316.67, with a second Pikachu ex special illustration rare at $302.28 and Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex at $249.03.

The Elite Trainer Box holds 9 booster packs plus a full-art promo card, 65 card sleeves, energy cards, dice, condition markers and a storage box. The Booster Bundle holds 6 booster packs with no accessories and is the cheapest way to open a fixed number of packs. Mega ex Boxes, Three-Booster Blisters, tins and collection boxes add promos or oversized cards around 3 to 8 packs, so collectors wanting accessories and storage lean toward the Elite Trainer Box while pack openers lean toward the Booster Bundle.