Pignite 30/217 · Ascended Heroes

Pignite is Pokédex #499, generation 5 (Unova). Pignite is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 110 HP. The card says it evolves from Tepig. In this catalog that name is Tepig (#498).

Pignite sits at 30/217 in Ascended Heroes, position 30 of 295. Before it is 29 Tepig, and after it is 31 Mega Emboar ex. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Super Singe lists 70 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "The more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power." The regulation mark is J.

Pignite (#499) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pignite 17/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Aliya Chen illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Pignite list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Aliya Chen. I count 1 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ascended Heroes set binder is where a full Ascended Heroes set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pignite can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.