How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 259/217 there. Its illustration is signed Toyste Beach.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.

Ascended Heroes

Counter Gain ASC 259/217

ASCFRUltra Rare

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 259/217 there. Its illustration is signed Toyste Beach.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.

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

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.

A strength
Hydreigon ex runs it in 22 of the 65 lists we have read, seen across 21 different tournaments.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
A strength
Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

Every printing of Counter Gain plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Hydreigon ex	22 of 65	21	SSP 169
Froslass / Munkidori	17 of 51	15	SSP 169
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone	15 of 38	15	SSP 169
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir	7 of 29	5	SSP 169
Paldean Tauros	7 of 27	7	SSP 169
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex	5 of 78	5	SSP 169
Mega Absol ex	4 of 49	3	SSP 169
Doublade	3 of 43	3	SSP 169
Eelektrik	2 of 37	2	SSP 169
Luxray ex	2 of 6	2	SSP 169
Slowking	2 of 62	2	SSP 169
Alakazam	1 of 35	1	SSP 169
Azumarill	1 of 38	1	SSP 169
Blissey ex	1 of 23	1	SSP 169
Crustle	1 of 92	1	SSP 169
Erika's Victreebel	1 of 26	1	SSP 169
Mega Feraligatr ex	1 of 28	1	SSP 169