Ascended Heroes

Black Belt's Training

ASC255· Ultra Rare
Black Belt's Training ASC 255

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Regulation mark
H
Number
255/217
Set
Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by
GOSSAN
During this turn, attacks used by your Pokémon do 40 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon ex (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

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.

  1. A strength

    N's Zoroark ex runs it in 40 of the 44 lists we have read, seen across 37 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

  3. A strength

    Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

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.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
N's Zoroark ex40 of 4437JTG 143
Flareon ex / Noctowl23 of 3120JTG 143
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce16 of 3016JTG 143
Palafin ex14 of 3612JTG 143
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex11 of 2611JTG 143
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama8 of 508JTG 143
Ethan's Typhlosion7 of 417JTG 143
Lillie's Clefairy ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex4 of 413JTG 143
Lillie's Clefairy ex4 of 344JTG 143
Cinderace ex3 of 63JTG 143
Joltik3 of 313JTG 143
Metagross3 of 363JTG 143
Archaludon ex2 of 282JTG 143
Dhelmise2 of 422JTG 143
Mega Gengar ex2 of 242JTG 143
Mega Lucario ex2 of 382JTG 143
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom2 of 302JTG 143
Alakazam1 of 281JTG 143
Azumarill1 of 341JTG 143
Beedrill ex1 of 321JTG 143
Mega Dragonite ex / Eelektrik1 of 61JTG 143
Eelektrik1 of 281JTG 143
Festival Lead1 of 281JTG 143
Flareon ex1 of 81JTG 143
Hydreigon ex1 of 461JTG 143
Iono's Bellibolt ex1 of 311JTG 143
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir1 of 461JTG 143
Mega Latias ex1 of 81JTG 143
Paldean Tauros1 of 241JTG 143
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex1 of 221JTG 143
Team Rocket's Spidops1 of 251JTG 143
Toucannon1 of 251JTG 143
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle1 of 61JTG 143

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.

Every set, with both of its dates