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Team Rocket's Honchkrow

Pokémon · Mega Evolution

Team Rocket's Honchkrow

Mega Evolution

Ascended Heroes · #127 · Rare · 2026

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Card facts

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Set position
127 / 295
Release year
2026
Rarity
Rare
HP
130
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Team Rocket's Murkrow
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
I
Illustrator
hncl
Pokédex #
430
Series
Mega Evolution

Card analysis

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Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
100 damage
33.33 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Stage 1
One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Team Rocket's Honchkrow plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Its main attack (Hammer In) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Darkness type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • A Stage 1 — one step up from Team Rocket's Murkrow; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
  • Seen in 2% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.

How to beat Team Rocket's Honchkrow

  • Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
2% of decks
3.1 copies on average · 1281 decks
Match win rate
50.2%
+3.0 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 130Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Team Rocket's Murkrow

"A single cry from this nocturnal Pokémon, and more than 100 of its Murkrow cronies will assemble."

CCRocket Feathers — 60×

You may discard any number of Supporter cards that have "Team Rocket" in their name from your hand, and this attack does 60 damage for each card you discarded in this way.

DCCHammer In — 100

Weakness:L×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

297

ran Team Rocket's Honchkrow

Tournaments scanned

302

past 30 days

Competitive note

Currently a meta staple.

24 top-cut decks · best finish 1st

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Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Team Rocket's Honchkrow is real?

Team Rocket's Honchkrow is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Team Rocket's Honchkrow worth?

As of the latest data, there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Team Rocket's Honchkrow from?

Team Rocket's Honchkrow is from the Pokémon set "Ascended Heroes" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2026.

What rarity is Team Rocket's Honchkrow?

Team Rocket's Honchkrow is a Rare card in the Ascended Heroes set.