Team Rocket's Tarountula · Ascended Heroes, what to know.
About the Team Rocket's Tarountula card
Numbered 18 of 250 in Ascended Heroes, released in April 2026, Team Rocket's Tarountula is a Common, a Basic Grass-type carrying 50 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Tarountula needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Saboteri.
Team Rocket's Tarountula carries this Pokédex flavor text: "The ball of threads wrapped around its body is elastic enough to deflect the scythes of Scyther, this Pokémon’s natural enemy."
What is Team Rocket's Tarountula worth?
Team Rocket's Tarountula is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Team Rocket's Tarountula before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Team Rocket's Tarountula is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Team Rocket's Tarountula
Raw copies of Team Rocket's Tarountula are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Team Rocket's Tarountula is the practical move.
