Ethan

Ethan beyond the core games

Ethan is a playable sync pair in Pokémon Masters EX, starting with Cyndaquil and its evolutions and later partnered with Lugia, Ho-Oh, Raikou and a Shiny Gyarados. He also appears in the Pokémon Evolutions animated series.

Ethan on cards: Destined Rivals and Ascended Heroes

Ethan's cards are all recent. Destined Rivals (May 30, 2025) introduced Ethan's Pokémon: his Cyndaquil, Quilava and Typhlosion, Slugma and Magcargo, Pichu, Pinsir, Sudowoodo and Ethan's Ho-Oh ex, plus his Supporter, Ethan's Adventure. Its chase cards are Ethan's Ho-Oh ex as an Ultra Rare, a Special Illustration Rare by Atsushi Furusawa and a Hyper Rare, an Illustration Rare Ethan's Typhlosion, and Ethan's Adventure as an Ultra Rare and a Special Illustration Rare.

Ascended Heroes (January 30, 2026) added new versions of Ethan's Slugma, Magcargo and Ho-Oh ex, including an Illustration Rare Ethan's Magcargo by Hideki Ishikawa.

Cards to know

• Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (Destined Rivals #230)

  The Special Illustration Rare of his legendary partner, illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa.

• Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (Destined Rivals #239)

  The Hyper Rare version of Ethan's Ho-Oh ex.

• Ethan's Adventure (Destined Rivals #236)

  The Special Illustration Rare of his Supporter card, illustrated by Kariya.

• Ethan's Typhlosion (Destined Rivals #190)

  An Illustration Rare of his Cyndaquil line's final stage, illustrated by GIDORA.

• Ethan's Magcargo (Ascended Heroes #222)

  An Illustration Rare by Hideki Ishikawa from his second set.