Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Shining Mew
Shining Legends · #40 · Rare Shining · 2017
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Market reference
$148.78
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 40 / 81
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare Shining
- HP
- 30
- Subtype
- Basic
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex #
- 151
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Shining Mew plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥15 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Shining Mew
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥15 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Sanosuke Sakuma
This card was illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
Building around Shining Mew?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon."
PLegendary Guidance
Search your deck for up to 2 Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
PBeam — 10
Weakness:P×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Shining Mew was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $129.97 | $199.99 | $4,321.00 | $148.78 | $140.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/24| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €40.00 |
| 7-day average | €92.69 |
| 30-day average | €74.64 |
| Low | €23.50 |
| Trend price | €71.91 |
| Low (excellent+) | €42.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €74.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €63.51 |
| averageSellPrice | €75.97 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €78.40 |
| Reverse holo trend | €58.36 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shining Mew is real?
Shining Mew 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 Shining Mew worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shining Mew is $148.78; 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 Shining Mew from?
Shining Mew is from the Pokémon set "Shining Legends" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Shining Mew?
Shining Mew is a Rare Shining card in the Shining Legends set.
