How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 215/217 there. Its illustration is signed Cona Nitanda.

Which set does it come from?

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

Ascended Heroes

Waitress ASC 215/217

Name: Waitress ASC 215
Brand: Pokémon

ASCFRCommon

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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 215/217 there. Its illustration is signed Cona Nitanda.
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: J
Number: 215/217
Set: Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by: Cona Nitanda

Look at the top 6 cards of your deck and attach a Basic Energy card you find there to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.Regardez les 6 cartes du dessus de votre deck et attachez une carte Énergie de base que vous y trouvez à l'un de vos Pokémon. Mélangez les autres cartes avec votre deck.

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
Mega Zygarde ex runs it in 12 of the 32 lists we have read, seen across 10 different tournaments.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
A strength
Mark J. 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

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
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Mega Zygarde ex	12 of 32	10	ASC 215
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik	3 of 66	3	ASC 215
Flareon ex	2 of 8	2	ASC 215
Mega Abomasnow ex	2 of 40	2	ASC 215