How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 204/217 there. Its illustration is signed DOM.

Which set does it come from?

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

Team Rocket's Giovanni ASC 204/217 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 204/217 there. Its illustration is signed DOM.
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: 204/217
Set: Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by: DOM

Switch your Active Team Rocket's Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Team Rocket's Pokémon. If you do, switch in 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon to the Active Spot.Échangez votre Pokémon de la Team Rocket Actif contre l'un de vos Pokémon de la Team Rocket de Banc. Dans ce cas, envoyez l'un des Pokémon de Banc de votre adversaire sur le Poste Actif.

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 Giovanni 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 174
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex	76 of 78	67	DRI 174
Team Rocket's Spidops	26 of 27	24	DRI 174
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex	18 of 24	17	DRI 174
Hydreigon ex	2 of 65	2	DRI 174