How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 201/217 there. Its illustration is signed Hideki Ishikawa.

Which set does it come from?

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

Ascended Heroes

Team Rocket's Archer ASC 201/217

ASCFRUncommon

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 ASC 201/217 there. Its illustration is signed Hideki Ishikawa.
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: 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.Vous ne pouvez utiliser cette carte que si au moins l'un de vos Pokémon de la Team Rocket a été mis K.O. pendant le dernier tour de votre adversaire. Chaque joueur mélange sa main avec son deck. Ensuite, vous piochez 5 cartes et votre adversaire pioche 3 cartes.

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
Team Rocket's Honchkrow runs it in 77 of the 77 lists we have read, seen across 68 different tournaments.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
A strength
Mark I. 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 Team Rocket's Archer 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
Team Rocket's Honchkrow	77 of 77	68	DRI 170
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex	59 of 78	52	DRI 170
Team Rocket's Spidops	18 of 27	17	DRI 170
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex	8 of 24	7	DRI 170