Pokémon · Base
Mewtwo
Wizards Black Star Promos · #3 · Promo · 1999
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Market reference
$41.65
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 53
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 150
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Mewtwo 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 (Psyburn) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 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 Mewtwo
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Mewtwo?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Years of genetic experiments resulted in the creation of this never-before-seen violent Pokémon."
PEnergy Absorption
Choose up to 2 Energy cards from your discard pile and attach them to Mewtwo.
PPCPsyburn — 40
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $23.49 | $39.91 | $9,999.00 | $41.65 | $30.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €12.58 |
| 7-day average | €11.97 |
| 30-day average | €18.04 |
| Low | €0.95 |
| Trend price | €17.41 |
| Low (excellent+) | €10.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.03 |
| averageSellPrice | €13.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.84 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.36 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mewtwo is real?
Mewtwo 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 Mewtwo worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mewtwo is $41.65; 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 Mewtwo from?
Mewtwo is from the Pokémon set "Wizards Black Star Promos" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Mewtwo?
Mewtwo is a Promo card in the Wizards Black Star Promos set.
Mewtwo in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Mewtwo.
Other Mewtwo printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
