Ascended Heroes

Counter Gain

ASCFR259· Ultra Rare
Counter Gain ASC 259

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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
259/217
Set
Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by
Toyste Beach
If you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, attacks used by the Pokémon this card is attached to cost less.S'il vous reste plus de cartes Récompense qu'à votre adversaire, les attaques utilisées par le Pokémon auquel cette carte est attachée coûtent de moins.

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

    Hydreigon ex runs it in 14 of the 46 lists we have read, seen across 13 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
Hydreigon ex14 of 4613SSP 169
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone13 of 3313SSP 169
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir7 of 275SSP 169
Paldean Tauros6 of 246SSP 169
Froslass / Munkidori4 of 324SSP 169
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex3 of 543SSP 169
Eelektrik2 of 282SSP 169
Luxray ex2 of 62SSP 169
Mega Absol ex2 of 222SSP 169
Azumarill1 of 341SSP 169
Blissey ex1 of 201SSP 169
Crustle1 of 741SSP 169
Erika's Victreebel1 of 241SSP 169
Mega Feraligatr ex1 of 261SSP 169
Slowking1 of 371SSP 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.

Every set, with both of its dates