# When did Ascended Heroes come out?

> Ascended Heroes was released on 30 January 2026, in the Mega Evolution series.
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> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-ascended-heroes-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Ascended Heroes was released on 30 January 2026, in the Mega Evolution series.**

## Ascended Heroes release date

Ascended Heroes launched on 30 January 2026 as a Mega Evolution-series expansion. It carries 217 main-set cards, or 295 counting its 78 secret rares — the #2 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 55 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Mega Dragonite, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Hawlucha, Mega Gengar and Mega Scrafty.

## What the 2026 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Ascended Heroes:

- [Mega Charizard Y ex (#294)](/card/me2pt5-294) — Mega Hyper Rare
- [Mega Dragonite ex (#295)](/card/me2pt5-295) — Mega Hyper Rare
- [Mega Froslass ex (#265)](/card/me2pt5-265) — Mega Attack Rare
- [Mega Eelektross ex (#266)](/card/me2pt5-266) — Mega Attack Rare
- [Mega Diancie ex (#267)](/card/me2pt5-267) — Mega Attack Rare

Its rarest pull is Mega Dragonite ex (#295), a Mega Hyper Rare.

## Star Pokémon from the Ascended Heroes release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Ascended Heroes, with their prints:

- **Mega Dragonite** — Mega Dragonite ex (#152), Mega Dragonite ex (#271), Mega Dragonite ex (#290), Mega Dragonite ex (#295)
- **Mega Charizard Y** — Mega Charizard Y ex (#22), Mega Charizard Y ex (#294)
- **Mega Hawlucha** — Mega Hawlucha ex (#116), Mega Hawlucha ex (#268), Mega Hawlucha ex (#283)
- **Mega Gengar** — Mega Gengar ex (#125), Mega Gengar ex (#269), Mega Gengar ex (#284)
- **Mega Scrafty** — Mega Scrafty ex (#135), Mega Scrafty ex (#270), Mega Scrafty ex (#285)

## Where Ascended Heroes sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Ascended Heroes is the #2 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 613 cards including 38 reverse holos, so the 30 January 2026 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 217-card base set or every print.

Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.