Team Rocket's Spidops 19/217 · Ascended Heroes

Ascended Heroes is a set in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. Team Rocket's Spidops is 19/217, in position 19 of 295 on this checklist. Before it is 18 Team Rocket's Tarountula, and after it is 20 Charmander. The listed rarity is Rare.

Team Rocket's Spidops is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Spidops (#918), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Team Rocket's Tarountula. In this catalog that name is Tarountula (#917).

Taiga Kasai illustrated this card. The same name is on 16 other cards in the catalog.

Spidops (#918) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2025. The earliest other card is Spidops 9/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Spidops, while this one is Team Rocket's Spidops. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Anesaki Dynamic illustrated that card, and Taiga Kasai illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is G, and here it is I. 5 other cards of Spidops list a different HP.

Charging Up is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may attach a Basic Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon. The attack Rocket Rush lists 30× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. This attack does 30 damage for each of your Team Rocket's Pokémon in play. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "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." The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Ascended Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ascended Heroes set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Spidops can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Team Rocket cards, and Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.