How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 202/217 there. Its illustration is signed hncl.

Which set does it come from?

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

Team Rocket's Ariana ASC 202/217 Pokémon card

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 202/217 there. Its illustration is signed hncl.
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: 202/217
Set: Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by: hncl

Draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. If all of your Pokémon in play are Team Rocket's Pokémon, draw cards until you have 8 cards in your hand instead.Piochez des cartes jusqu'à en avoir 5 en main. Si tous vos Pokémon en jeu sont des Pokémon de la Team Rocket, piochez des cartes jusqu'à en avoir 8 en main à la place.

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 Mewtwo ex runs it in 78 of the 78 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 Ariana 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 Mewtwo ex	78 of 78	68	DRI 171
Team Rocket's Honchkrow	77 of 77	68	DRI 171
Team Rocket's Spidops	25 of 27	23	DRI 171
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex	16 of 24	16	DRI 171