Destined Rivals

Team Rocket's Factory

DRIFR173· Uncommon
Team Rocket's Factory DRI 173

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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
173/182
Set
Destined RivalsDRISet guide
Illustrated by
imoniii
Once during each player's turn, if they played a Supporter card that has "Team Rocket" in its name from their hand this turn, they may draw 2 cards.Une fois pendant le tour de chaque joueur, si ce joueur a joué de sa main une carte Supporter ayant " Team Rocket " dans son nom pendant ce tour, il peut piocher 2 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.

  1. A strength

    Crustle runs it in 68 of the 74 lists we have read, seen across 58 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
Crustle68 of 7458DRI 173
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex53 of 5449DRI 173
Team Rocket's Honchkrow46 of 4642DRI 173
Team Rocket's Spidops23 of 2521DRI 173
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)20 of 3819DRI 173
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex17 of 2216DRI 173
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant16 of 3915DRI 173
Toxtricity13 of 3313DRI 173
Ethan's Magcargo11 of 2510DRI 173
Blissey ex9 of 209DRI 173
Mega Excadrill ex6 of 306DRI 173
Mega Zygarde ex6 of 266DRI 173
Froslass / Munkidori5 of 325DRI 173
Joltik5 of 315DRI 173
Mega Darkrai ex4 of 284DRI 173
Mega Gengar ex4 of 244DRI 173
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet4 of 64DRI 173
Archaludon ex3 of 283DRI 173
Bronzong3 of 273DRI 173
Cinccino ex3 of 313DRI 173
Doublade3 of 273DRI 173
Mega Manectric ex3 of 83DRI 173
Metagross3 of 363DRI 173
Gengar ex2 of 382DRI 173
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce2 of 302DRI 173
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity2 of 702DRI 173
Sylveon2 of 222DRI 173
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle2 of 62DRI 173
Mega Dragonite ex / Eelektrik1 of 61DRI 173
Iron Thorns ex1 of 291DRI 173
Mega Absol ex1 of 221DRI 173
Mega Sharpedo ex1 of 111DRI 173
Steven's Metagross ex1 of 411DRI 173
Wailord ex1 of 311DRI 173
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)1 of 201DRI 173

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.

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