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Buddy-Buddy Poffin

Buddy-Buddy Poffin

Buddy-Buddy Poffin has appeared in several sets: Temporal Forces (TEF 144), Twilight Masquerade (TWM 223), Prismatic Evolutions (PRE 101), Mega Evolution (MEG 167) and Ascended Heroes (ASC 184). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

What the card itself says

Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.

Regulation markH
SetAscended Heroes (ASC)

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT

  • Mega Starmie ex runs it in 27 of the 27 lists we have read, seen across 23 different tournaments.
  • No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR

  • Mark H, and that is the letter the next rotation takes away. After that you will not be able to play it in Standard.

What it costs

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Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Mega Starmie ex27 of 2723TEF 144
Ethan's Typhlosion26 of 2625TEF 144
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir26 of 2621TEF 144
Festival Lead25 of 2521TEF 144
Crustle24 of 2422TEF 144
Dragapult ex / Dusknoir24 of 2422TEF 144
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce24 of 2422TEF 144
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik24 of 2423TEF 144
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce23 of 2321TEF 144
Greninja ex23 of 2320TEF 144
Alakazam / Dudunsparce22 of 2222TEF 144
Dragapult ex22 of 2222TEF 144
Flareon ex / Noctowl22 of 2219TEF 144
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass22 of 2222TEF 144
Mega Greninja ex22 of 2221TEF 144
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass22 of 2218TEF 144
Steven's Metagross ex22 of 2220TEF 144
Blaziken / N's Zoroark ex21 of 2117TEF 144
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex21 of 2117TEF 144
Froslass / Munkidori21 of 2119TEF 144
N's Zoroark ex21 of 2119TEF 144
Toxtricity21 of 2120TEF 144
Beedrill ex20 of 2019TEF 144
Cynthia's Garchomp ex20 of 2019TEF 144
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex20 of 2320TEF 144
Mega Excadrill ex20 of 2018TEF 144
Metagross20 of 2219TEF 144
Toucannon20 of 2018TEF 144
Mega Lucario ex19 of 2618TEF 144
Mega Chandelure ex18 of 2116TEF 144
other18 of 2415TEF 144
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity18 of 2018TEF 144
mega-froslass-ex17 of 2117TEF 144
Toxtricity17 of 2015TEF 144
Cinccino ex16 of 2114TEF 144
Dhelmise15 of 2314TEF 144
doublade-por15 of 1815TEF 144
Mega Dragonite ex13 of 2113TEF 144
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom11 of 2311TEF 144
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir9 of 229TEF 144
Mega Charizard X ex6 of 236TEF 144
Wailord ex3 of 203TEF 144
Mega Darkrai ex2 of 222TEF 144
Mega Venusaur ex2 of 222TEF 144
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex2 of 212TEF 144
Ceruledge ex1 of 231TEF 144
Lillie's Clefairy ex1 of 221TEF 144

When it came out

Ascended Heroes landed here on 30 January 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 November 2025, under the code M2a. That is 63 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

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