Destined Rivals

Team Rocket's Ariana

DRIFR171· Uncommon
Team Rocket's Ariana DRI 171

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Regulation mark
I
Number
171/182
Set
Destined RivalsDRISet 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.

  1. A strength

    Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex runs it in 54 of the 54 lists we have read, seen across 50 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 Mewtwo ex54 of 5450DRI 171
Team Rocket's Honchkrow46 of 4642DRI 171
Team Rocket's Spidops24 of 2522DRI 171
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex15 of 2215DRI 171

When it came out

Destined Rivals landed here on 30 May 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 18 April 2025, under the code SV10. That is 42 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates