Ascended Heroes

Team Rocket's Archer

ASC201· Uncommon
Team Rocket's Archer ASC 201

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What the card itself says

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Regulation mark
I
Number
201/217
Set
Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by
Hideki Ishikawa
You can use this card only if any of your Team Rocket's Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent's last turn. Each player shuffles their hand into their deck. Then, you draw 5 cards, and your opponent draws 3 cards.

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

    Team Rocket's Honchkrow runs it in 46 of the 46 lists we have read, seen across 42 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

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

  3. A strength

    Mark I. 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
Team Rocket's Honchkrow46 of 4642DRI 170
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex38 of 5436DRI 170
Team Rocket's Spidops17 of 2516DRI 170
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex8 of 227DRI 170

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