“The Glory of Team Rocket” Set Officially Revealed Featuring Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex!
Japan’s long-awaited The Glory of Team Rocket set has finally been revealed! It will release on April 18th.
The set will feature the return of Team Rocket’s Pokemon. As predicted, all of them will be named “Team Rocket’s ____,” but will have different Trainer icons on the cards such as Giovanni or Proton. All of them will share the “R” symbol.
The Glory of Team Rocket will contain 98 cards in its main set. We should see around 130 cards after secret rares.
We first discovered the set’s trademark a whopping nine months ago — back in June 2024.
We will see these cards in our English Destined Rivals set on May 30th.
Update (Friday): TPCi would have normally revealed Destined Rivals today. Instead, it seems Pocket’s Shiny Revelry set was revealed in its place due its imminent release on March 27th. But we will definitely see Destined Rivals next week!
Thanks goes to Toine L. and JustInBasil for the translations!
Team Rocket’s Tarountula – Grass – HP50
Basic Pokemon[G] Take Down: 30 damage. This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
Team Rocket’s Spidops – Grass – HP130
Stage 1 – Evolves from Team Rocket’s TarountulaAbility: Charge Up
Once during your turn, you may attach a Basic Energy from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
[G][C] Rocket Rush: 30x damage. This attack does 30 damage for each of your Team Rocket’s Pokemon in play.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2
Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex – Psychic – HP280
Basic PokemonAbility: Power Saver
This Pokémon can’t attack unless you have 4 or more Team Rocket’s Pokemon in play.[P][P][C] Deletion Sphere: 160+ damage. You may discard up to 2 Energy from your Benched Pokémon. This attack does 60 more damage for each card discarded this way.
Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Darkness (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 3
Team Rocket’s Meowth – Colorless – HP70
Basic Pokemon[C] Cat Nab: Choose a random card from your opponent’s hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into their deck.
[C][C] Wild Scratch: 20x damage. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage for each heads.
Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
Team Rocket’s Persian ex – Colorless – HP260
Stage 1 – Evolves from Team Rocket’s Meowth[C][C] Haughty Orders: Your opponent reveals the top 10 cards of their deck. You may choose an attack from a Pokemon you find there and use it as this attack. Your opponent shuffles the revealed cards back into their deck.
[C][C][C] 140 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused.Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
Team Rocket’s Porygon – Colorless – HP90
Basic Pokemon[C] Hacking: Discard 1 card from your hand. Then your opponent discards 1 card from their hand.
Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
Team Rocket’s Porygon2 – Colorless – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from Team Rocket’s Porygon[C][C][C] Control R: 20x damage. This attack does 20 damage for each Supporter in your discard pile with “Team Rocket” in its name.
Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
Team Rocket’s Porygon-Z – Colorless – HP140
Stage 2 – Evolves from Team Rocket’s Porygon2Ability: Reconstitute
You must discard 2 cards from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw a card.[C][C] Control R: 20x damage. This attack does 20 damage for each Supporter in your discard pile with “Team Rocket” in its name.
Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
Team Rocket’s Receiver – Trainer
ItemSearch your deck for a Supporter card with Rocket in its name, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn.
Team Rocket’s Ariana – Trainer
SupporterDraw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. If all of your Pokémon in play are Rocket’s Pokemon, draw until you have 8 cards in your hand instead.
You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.
Team Rocket’s Archer – Trainer
SupporterYou can play this card only if any of your Team Rocket’s Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent’s last turn.
Each player shuffles their hand into their deck. Then, you draw 5 cards, and your opponent draws 3 cards.
You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.
Team Rocket’s Giovanni – Trainer
SupporterSwitch your Active Rocket’s Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Team Rocket’s Pokemon. If you do, then switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon.
You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.
Team Rocket’s Energy – Special Energy
This card can only be attached to a Team Rocket’s Pokémon. If this card is attached to anything other than a Team Rocket’s Pokémon, discard this card.
As long as this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides 2 in any combination of [P] Energy and [D] Energy.
(WPM Note: This card is an obvious callback to R Energy.)
Over 20 Team Rocket-themed accessories and apparel will also release alongside the set.
The original Team Rocket set released in 2000 and introduced Dark Pokemon. They were Pokemon corrupted by Team Rocket. As a result Dark Pokemon had lower HP, but higher attack power.
Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge released next and introduced the first Owner’s Pokemon, including Rocket’s Pokemon.
Dark Pokemon returned in 2002’s Neo Destiny alongside Light Pokemon. The set description tied them to Team Rocket.
Then 2006’s EX Team Rocket Returns combined both Dark Pokemon and Rocket’s Pokemon in the same set. Despite releasing in Generation III, all of the Pokemon in the set were from Kanto or Johto. This is because Team Rocket mainly operates in those regions.
It’s likely Dark Pokemon weren’t brought back in 2025 because they’re conceptually tied to Generations I and II. Owner’s Pokemon is a more versatile mechanic that can work across multiple sets. It can not only revive Team Rocket, but Trainers and Pokemon from every generation!
Rocket's Mewtwo ex is actually good. can attack up to 280 damage and having 4 Rocket's Pokemon is not difficult on the bench
