Team Rocket's Honchkrow 127/217 · Ascended Heroes

Ascended Heroes is a set in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on 30 January 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. Team Rocket's Honchkrow is 127/217, in position 127 of 295 on this checklist. Before it is 126 Team Rocket's Murkrow, and after it is 128 Poochyena. The listed rarity is Rare.

Team Rocket's Honchkrow is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Honchkrow (#430), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Team Rocket's Murkrow. In this catalog that name is Murkrow (#198).

hncl illustrated this card. The same name is on 30 other cards in the catalog.

Honchkrow (#430) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Honchkrow 10/123 in Mysterious Treasures (2007). That card is named Honchkrow, while this one is Team Rocket's Honchkrow. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kazuyuki Kano illustrated that card, and hncl illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Honchkrow list a different HP.

The attack Rocket Feathers lists 60× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. You may discard any number of Supporter cards that have "Team Rocket" in their name from your hand, and this attack does 60 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Hammer In is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A single cry from this nocturnal Pokémon, and more than 100 of its Murkrow cronies will assemble." 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. Honchkrow can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Team Rocket cards, Bird Pokémon, and Night and moon Pokémon. I still need this card.