Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
Ascended Heroes · #281 · Special Illustration Rare · 2026
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Card facts
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- Set position
- 281 / 295
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 280
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 150
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 53.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Erasure Ball) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 160 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥140 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥140 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 2% of decks
- 1.98 copies on average · 988 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.1%
- -1.1 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
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More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
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About this card
Ability: Power Saver
This Pokémon can't attack unless you have 4 or more Team Rocket's Pokémon in play.
PPCErasure Ball — 160+
You may discard up to 2 Energy from your Benched Pokémon. This attack does 60 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Tournament play
This printing of Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex — Destined Rivals
Played in 212 recent decks
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is real?
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex worth?
As of the latest data, there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex from?
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is from the Pokémon set "Ascended Heroes" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex?
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Ascended Heroes set.
Other Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex printings
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