Counter Gain
Counter Gain has appeared in several sets: Surging Sparks (SSP 169) and Ascended Heroes (ASC 186). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.
What the card itself says
Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.
What to make of it
Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.
WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT
- hydreigon-ex runs it in 12 of the 41 lists we have read, seen across 11 different tournaments.
- No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
- Mark H, and that is the letter the next rotation takes away. After that you will not be able to play it in Standard.
What it costs
We have no price to show you for this card today. The link below takes you where it sells, and you will see the day's numbers there.
Who plays it
These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.
| Deck | Lists | Tournaments | Printing listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydreigon-ex | 12 of 41 | 11 | SSP 169 |
| Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone | 11 of 28 | 11 | SSP 169 |
| Jellicent ex / Dusknoir | 7 of 24 | 5 | SSP 169 |
| Paldean Tauros | 5 of 15 | 5 | SSP 169 |
| Froslass / Munkidori | 4 of 30 | 4 | SSP 169 |
| Luxray ex | 2 of 6 | 2 | SSP 169 |
| blissey-ex | 1 of 18 | 1 | SSP 169 |
| Erika's Victreebel | 1 of 22 | 1 | SSP 169 |
| Mega Absol ex | 1 of 21 | 1 | SSP 169 |
| Mega Feraligatr ex | 1 of 21 | 1 | SSP 169 |
| other | 1 of 37 | 1 | SSP 169 |
| Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex | 1 of 37 | 1 | SSP 169 |
| Slowking | 1 of 34 | 1 | SSP 169 |
When it came out
Ascended Heroes landed here on 30 January 2026.
In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 November 2025, under the code M2a. That is 63 days ahead of us.
Where to find it
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