Rosas Encouragement
Quick take
- One of six Special Illustration Rares in Perfect Order, the third main Mega Evolution-era set
- Doubles as a competitive Supporter: comeback energy acceleration for Stage 2 decks
- Rosa is the female protagonist of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, with her own collector base
- Mid-tier chase in the set, behind the Mega ex headliners but a core master-set target
Collector's readWhat it means for your master set
Set landscapeWhere this card sits in Perfect Order
VariantsCard variants
Holofoil 123/88 · $39.41 — the only variant this card was printed in (no reverse holo or special pattern), so a master set needs just this one copy.
The storyA playable Supporter that doubles as a character chase
Rosa's Encouragement is one of six Special Illustration Rares in Perfect Order, the third main Mega Evolution-era set, which released on March 27, 2026. The card started life in the Japanese Nihil Zero expansion before the English print. What makes this one interesting is that the chase value and the competitive value point the same direction. It is a Supporter you can run, and the SIR is the version collectors want.
“One of six Special Illustration Rares in Perfect Order, the third main Mega Evolution-era set”
The effect rewards playing from behind. You can use it only when you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, and it attaches up to two Basic Energy from your discard pile to one of your Stage 2 Pokemon. That is real acceleration for Stage 2 decks that fall behind early, the kind of card that holds demand past a set's first month. Players keep buying it, and the SIR is the trophy version of a staple.
For master set builders, Rosa sits in the upper tier of the set's pull list without being the headline. The Mega ex cards carry the marquee. Rosa is the card you chase second, the one that makes the binder page feel complete.
By the numbersMarket analysis
Rosa's Encouragement SIR sits in the mid-tier of Perfect Order's six Special Illustration Rares. It is comfortably a three-figure card raw, behind the set's top Mega ex chases but ahead of the bulk of the rare slot.
As a freshly released SIR, the raw price is still finding its floor while supply enters the market through the spring print run. Cards that are both playable and collectible tend to hold value better than pure art chases once supply settles, because tournament demand props up the bottom.
The dual demand, deck staple plus character collectible, gives this a steadier outlook than a SIR that only appeals to one camp. Upside is capped by it not being the set's headline card. Treat it as a solid hold rather than a flip.
PSA 10 copies command a clear premium over raw, as with any modern SIR. The large illustrated borders and textured surface make pristine corners and centering hard to land from packs. PSA 10 population is still building this early in the print cycle.
Perfect Order is a Mega Evolution-era set, but it follows the same pull structure as Scarlet & Violet sets. Across that structure, any Special Illustration Rare lands at roughly 1 in 90 packs. That is the odds for hitting any SIR. Pulling this specific Rosa is much longer, since the set has six SIRs competing for that slot, which pushes the odds for one named card into the hundreds of packs. Most collectors buy the single rather than pack for it.
For scale, that 1 in 90 any-SIR figure sits well below the roughly 1 in 5 odds on any Double Rare and the 1 in 12 on any Illustration Rare in the same era. SIRs are genuinely scarce pulls, which is why the singles market does most of the work for set completion.
ArtworkWhy the art matters
Iori Suzuki illustrated the Special Illustration Rare print of this card. The style on the SIR leans into expressive, full-scene character art rather than a tight single-Pokemon portrait. Note that the regular and Full Art prints of Rosa's Encouragement use a different illustrator, so the SIR is its own piece of art, not a zoomed-out version of the lower-rarity card.
The SIR is a full-art character piece centered on Rosa, the female protagonist of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2. The Special Illustration Rare print extends the art across the whole card with the larger illustrated treatment that defines the SIR rarity.
Standard modern SIR construction: full-bleed illustration, holographic foil pattern, and the textured cardstock used for the rarity. The expanded art frame is the visual tell that separates this from the cheaper Ultra Rare Full Art print of the same card.
Trainer SIRs that feature a recognizable human character pull in collectors who do not otherwise chase Supporters. Rosa has a loyal following from Black 2 and White 2, and seeing her get the full SIR treatment in a competitively relevant card is the kind of overlap that keeps a card moving.
BackgroundAbout Rosas Encouragement
Rosa is the female player character of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, the 2012 sequels set in the Unova region. She is one of the more recognizable modern protagonist designs, which gives the card reach beyond people who follow the TCG.
- ›Recognizable protagonist from a popular pair of mainline games
- ›Strong character-collector following independent of competitive play
- ›The card is a usable Supporter, so it appeals to deck builders too
- ›Multiple prints in the set create a natural collecting ladder up to the SIR
- ›Player character of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 (2012)
- ›Featured as a Trainer Supporter across the Perfect Order expansion in regular, Full Art, and Special Illustration Rare prints
Own it wellCollector guide
Modern SIRs are prone to edge whitening and surface scratches because of the textured foil. Check the large illustrated borders closely under angled light, since that is where pack damage and print lines show up first.
Worth grading if you pull or buy a clean copy, given the PSA 10 premium on the rarity. Inspect centering on the full-art frame before submitting, as off-center SIRs are a common gem-mint killer. Read the grading guide →
Sleeve immediately in a penny sleeve plus a toploader, or a graded-card holder. Keep it out of direct light and away from humidity to protect the foil. For long-term storage in a master set binder, use side-loading pages to avoid edge wear from top-loading. See the storage guide →
If you only want one Rosa, buy the SIR single rather than chasing packs. The specific-card odds make pack hunting a poor bet. Confirm you are getting the 123/088 SIR and not the cheaper Ultra Rare Full Art print, which shares the name but uses a different, boxed art frame. See the singles buying guide →
Verify the 123/088 numbering and the full-bleed art that distinguishes the SIR from the Full Art. For higher-value graded copies, buy from reputable sellers and check the cert against the grader's database.
Protect your card
High Chase Score — protect and consider grading. · Amazon affiliate links · Storage guideWord on the streetCommunity sentiment
Reception has been positive on both fronts. Set guides flagged Rosa's Encouragement as a useful comeback acceleration tool for Stage 2 decks, and writers covering Perfect Order have called it out as one of the more desirable chase cards. Character collectors have welcomed a clean SIR of a popular protagonist.
Discussion around release framed it as a card that bridges the play-versus-collect divide, which tends to keep a single in demand longer than an art-only chase. Specifics beyond that are limited this early in the set's life.
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