N's Zoroark ex 286/217 · 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. N's Zoroark ex is 286/217, in position 286 of 295 on this checklist. Before it is 285 Mega Scrafty ex, and after it is 287 Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 217. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

N's Zoroark ex is a Stage 1 ex Darkness Pokémon with 280 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zoroark (#571), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from N's Zorua. In this catalog that name is Zorua (#570).

Raita Kazama illustrated this card. The same name is on 2 other cards in the catalog.

Zoroark (#571) has 40 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zoroark BW09/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Zoroark, while this one is N's Zoroark ex. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 280 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and Raita Kazama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 35 other cards of Zoroark list a different HP.

Trade is listed as Ability. You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards. The attack Night Joker lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. Choose 1 of your Benched N's Pokémon's attacks and use it as this attack. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. 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. Zoroark can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Special Illustration Rares, and N and his Pokémon. I still need this card.