Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Team Rocket's Spidops
Ascended Heroes · #19 · Rare · 2026
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Card facts
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- Set position
- 19 / 295
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Team Rocket's Tarountula
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Taiga Kasai
- Pokédex #
- 918
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Team Rocket's Spidops plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Tarountula; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 2% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Team Rocket's Spidops
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 3.9 copies on average · 1046 decks
- Match win rate
- 45.3%
- -1.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Team Rocket's Tarountula
in 100% of decks · 1017 seen
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
in 96% of decks · 978 seen
Team Rocket's Wobbuffet
in 19% of decks · 191 seen
Team Rocket's Mimikyu
in 97% of decks · 989 seen
Team Rocket's Hypnotizer
in 2% of decks · 20 seen
Team Rocket's Sneasel
in 21% of decks · 215 seen
Team Rocket's Nidorino
in 1% of decks · 15 seen
Team Rocket's Ariana
in 98% of decks · 995 seen
More by Taiga Kasai
This card was illustrated by Taiga Kasai.
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About this card
"It clings to branches and ceilings using its threads and moves without a sound. It takes out its prey before the prey even notices it."
Ability: Charging Up
Once during your turn, you may attach a Basic Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
GCRocket Rush — 30×
This attack does 30 damage for each of your Team Rocket's Pokémon in play.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Team Rocket's Spidops or Ascended Heroes.
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 5
Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17
Jul 31, 2026
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....
Aug 1, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Team Rocket's Spidops was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
today
💥Plantel Battle #29 PITCH 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
today
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
yesterday
Tournament play
This printing of Team Rocket's Spidops has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Team Rocket's Spidops — Destined Rivals
Played in 244 recent decks
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Team Rocket's Spidops is real?
Team Rocket's Spidops 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 Spidops 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 Spidops from?
Team Rocket's Spidops is from the Pokémon set "Ascended Heroes" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Team Rocket's Spidops?
Team Rocket's Spidops is a Rare card in the Ascended Heroes set.
Other Team Rocket's Spidops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
