Ascended Heroes

Surfer

ASC293· Special illustration rare
Surfer ASC 293

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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
293/217
Set
Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by
OKUBO
Switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand.

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

    Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir runs it in 18 of the 38 lists we have read, seen across 18 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
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir18 of 3818SSP 187
Hop's Trevenant11 of 3711SSP 187
Yanmega ex8 of 278SSP 187
Palafin ex7 of 367SSP 187
Hop's Zacian ex6 of 396SSP 187
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir6 of 276SSP 187
Greninja ex5 of 425SSP 187
Dhelmise4 of 424SSP 187
Mega Froslass ex4 of 294SSP 187
Mega Camerupt ex3 of 373SSP 187
Mega Chandelure ex3 of 363SSP 187
Cynthia's Garchomp ex2 of 422SSP 187
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik2 of 372SSP 187
Mega Gengar ex2 of 242SSP 187
Mega Greninja ex2 of 382SSP 187
Mega Lopunny ex2 of 212SSP 187
Slowking2 of 372SSP 187
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir2 of 492SSP 187
Blissey ex1 of 201SSP 187
Bronzong1 of 271SSP 187
Ethan's Magcargo1 of 251SSP 187
Festival Lead1 of 281SSP 187
Hydreigon ex1 of 461SSP 187
Joltik1 of 311SSP 187
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce1 of 661SSP 187
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir1 of 461SSP 187
Mega Charizard X ex1 of 401SSP 187
Mega Darkrai ex1 of 281SSP 187
Mega Latias ex1 of 81SSP 187
Mega Manectric ex1 of 81SSP 187
Mega Starmie ex1 of 381SSP 187
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium1 of 331SSP 187
Scizor ex1 of 131SSP 187
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)1 of 201SSP 187

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