How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read CRI 79/86 there. Its illustration is signed Souichirou Gunjima.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Chaos Rising set, released here on 22 May 2026.

Chaos Rising

Philippe CRI 79/86

CRIFRUncommon

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

Versions of this card

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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 CRI 79/86 there. Its illustration is signed Souichirou Gunjima.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Chaos Rising set, released here on 22 May 2026.

When it came out

Chaos Rising landed here on 22 May 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 13 March 2026, under the code M4. That is 70 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: J
Number: 79/86
Set: Chaos RisingCRISet guide
Illustrated by: Souichirou Gunjima

Attach up to 2 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon.Attachez jusqu'à 2 cartes Énergie de base de votre pile de défausse à l'un de vos Pokémon .

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
Hop's Zacian ex runs it in 31 of the 50 lists we have read, seen across 31 different tournaments.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
A strength
Mark J. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on October 1, 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
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Hop's Zacian ex	31 of 50	31	CRI 79
Metagross	21 of 46	20	CRI 79
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex	14 of 28	14	CRI 79
Archaludon ex	12 of 30	11	CRI 79
Doublade	11 of 48	11	CRI 79
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce	7 of 36	7	CRI 79
Scizor ex	4 of 13	4	CRI 79
Mega Excadrill ex	3 of 59	3	CRI 79
Steven's Metagross ex	2 of 68	2	CRI 79
Toucannon	2 of 58	2	CRI 79