Iris's Fighting Spirit - 292/217 - ME: Ascended Heroes (ASC) Pokemon

Iris's Fighting Spirit — 292/217 Special Illustration Rare is the definitive Iris card for Pokémon TCG collectors. Iris, the Dragon-type Gym Leader and Champion of Unova, gets the full SIR treatment here with artwork by Kuroimori — a sweeping, character-driven illustration that stops a binder flip cold. As a Trainer–Supporter, the card lets you discard one card to draw back up to six, making it genuinely playable in competitive decks while pulling serious weight on the display shelf.

This card lands in a set built for the history books. Ascended Heroes (ASC), released January 30, 2026, is the largest Pokémon TCG expansion ever printed in English at 295 cards — breaking the record previously held by Fusion Strike. The set spans 78 Secret Rares, and the SIR slot is among the hardest pulls in the entire expansion, with a pull rate estimated at roughly 1 in 1,500+ packs. Only 22 Special Illustration Rares exist across the set, split between Pokémon and Supporter cards.

• Rarity: Special Illustration Rare (SIR) — Secret Rare, numbered 292/217
• Set: Mega Evolution: Ascended Heroes (ASC) — the biggest English Pokémon TCG set ever printed
• Artist: Kuroimori
• Market value: Raw NM copies trading in the $29–$42 range; PSA 10 slabs commanding approximately $321 — roughly a 7.7× premium over ungraded
• Format: Legal in Standard, Expanded, and Unlimited

With PSA having graded just 162 copies a perfect 10 out of 321 submissions — a 50.5% gem rate that keeps high-grade supply tight — this is the Iris SIR to own whether you're building a competitive Supporter binder, chasing the ASC master set, or hunting the sharpest Unova character cards in the modern era.

Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.