Ascended Heroes is a Pokemon TCG set of 394 cards, released in 2026. The list divides into 9 rarities, from 2 at Mega Hyper Rare up to 128 at Common.
What is in Ascended Heroes
Counted from the card list itself. A rarity is what the game prints on the card, not an estimate of how hard one is to pull.
| Rarity | Cards | Share of the set |
|---|---|---|
| Rare | 37 | 9.4% |
| Uncommon | 93 | 23.6% |
| Common | 128 | 32.5% |
| Double Rare | 58 | 14.7% |
| Illustration Rare | 33 | 8.4% |
| Special Illustration Rare | 22 | 5.6% |
| Ultra Rare | 14 | 3.6% |
| Mega Attack Rare | 7 | 1.8% |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 2 | 0.5% |
Who appears most
224 named subjects appear across the set, and 130 of them appear more than once. A character printed several times is usually printed at several rarities, which is what makes a set playable at every budget.
| Subject | Cards | Rarities |
|---|---|---|
| Mega Dragonite ex | 4 | Double Rare, Mega Attack Rare, Special Illustration Rare, Mega Hyper Rare |
| Mega Eelektross ex | 4 | Double Rare, Mega Attack Rare, Special Illustration Rare |
| Mega Froslass ex | 4 | Double Rare, Mega Attack Rare, Special Illustration Rare |
| Pikachu ex | 4 | Double Rare, Special Illustration Rare |
| Banette | 3 | Illustration Rare, Uncommon |
| Beautifly | 3 | Illustration Rare, Uncommon |
| Budew | 3 | Illustration Rare, Common |
| Canari | 3 | Ultra Rare, Special Illustration Rare, Uncommon |
| Dustox | 3 | Illustration Rare, Uncommon |
| Erika's Tangela | 3 | Illustration Rare, Common |
| Ethan's Magcargo | 3 | Illustration Rare, Rare |
| Heliolisk | 3 | Illustration Rare, Uncommon |
| Hop's Trevenant | 3 | Illustration Rare, Rare |
| Iono's Bellibolt ex | 3 | Double Rare, Special Illustration Rare |
| Iono's Wattrel | 3 | Illustration Rare, Common |
What Pokemon TCG said
Pokemon TCG trailed the set on their own account. Their post is below, with a link to each original.
#PokemonTCG: Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes will be available starting January 30, 2026.
Where this list comes from
The card list is held as a checklist on this site, where it can be filtered and ticked off against a collection. It was compiled from the Pokemon TCG API, which indexes every Pokemon TCG card, and the pictures are the published card artwork, credited to The Pokémon Company International and stored here rather than linked from somebody else's server.
Frequently asked questions
How many cards are in Ascended Heroes?
394 across 9 rarities: 37 at Rare, 93 at Uncommon, 128 at Common, 58 at Double Rare, and 5 more rarities.
Who is on the most cards in Ascended Heroes?
Mega Dragonite ex, on 4 cards, then Mega Eelektross ex on 4.
