The Pokemon Trading Card Game has officially revealed the third major set of the Mega Evolution era, with “Ascended Heroes” putting the spotlight on a new Mega Pokemon. The dawn of the Mega Evolution series has already brought plenty of exciting new cards to the game throughout the first two sets of the Pokemon Legends: Z-A-themed block. Mega Evolution saw the return of Mega Pokemon and the new “Mega Hyper Rare” rarity, while Phantasmal Flames gave fans of the Pokemon TCG new Charizard cards to chase. Now, The Pokemon Company is teasing the next new set.
2025 has seen plenty of experimentation and new ideas from the Pokemon TCG throughout its many expansions this year. Journey Together and Destined Rivals officially brought back “Owner’s Pokemon” for the first time in nearly two decades, with popular characters like N, Iono, and Cynthia being featured in the sets. The Pokemon Company also debuted its first dual-release sets during the summer, with the Unova-themed Black Bolt and White Flare each containing different Pokemon from the franchise’s fifth generation. A new reveal is now teasing what’s to come in Mega Evolution’s third set.
Pokemon TCG Reveals New Ascended Heroes Expansion
The Pokemon Company has officially revealed the next expansion coming to the Pokemon TCG, showing the first visuals for “Ascended Heroes.” Ascended Heroes will place a plethora of different Pokemon in the spotlight, notably featuring Mega Dragonite as its spotlight Pokemon and bringing Mega Charizard Y to the game. The post also teases some unexpected new additions in the Pokemon TCG‘s next set, bringing new Stellar Tera Pokemon and even more Owner’s Pokemon as part of the expansion. The Pokemon Company even confirmed the release date for Ascended Heroes, with the set launching on January 30.
Ascended Heroes will look to pack in plenty of the biggest highlights of the past year for the franchise, with an assortment of featured mechanics. The inclusion of Stellar Tera Pokemon will mark the first time the Pokemon TCG has utilized the Tera mechanic since Prismatic Evolutions, with recent sets skipping the Tera mechanic as Pokemon wrapped up the Scarlet and Violet era. The teaser visual also hinted at reprints of several sought-after Pokemon TCG cards, including Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex from Destined Rivals and Pikachu ex from Surging Sparks.
Pokemon TCG fans have seen plenty of reasons to be excited about the card game since Mega Evolution’s release with lots of stunning new cards. The Mega Gengar ex card from the Japanese “Mega Dream ex” expansion has already been selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay, weeks before its official release. The Pokemon frenzy has once again seen retailers move to limit Pokemon TCG purchases for individual customers, with even Walmart setting its own limits. Ascended Heroes should look to be a high-profile release with lots to look forward to for Pokemon fans.
