Most Valuable Mewtwo Cards: The $85,000 Record and the Full 2026 Ladder

The Mewtwo market roughly tripled in a year, and the record book rewrote itself three times in six months. A $45,600 sale in September 2025 was called the most expensive Mewtwo ever, by October a copy of the same card brought $72,000, and in April 2026 a Gold Star Mewtwo took the all-time crown at $85,000. Here is every valuable Mewtwo ranked with real 2026 sales, plus the honest numbers for the one in your childhood binder.

The Mewtwo Boom

Two forces converged on the original genetic Pokemon. The vintage market's 2025 to 2026 run lifted everything with a 1999 date on it, and Mewtwo specifically caught the anniversary spotlight, with SI reporting the Mewtwo market up roughly 230 percent year over year and a Futuristic Rare Mewtwo ex headlining the September 16 anniversary set. For scale, Fanatics noted that a 1st Edition copy sold for $1,913 barely a year before the boom's $45,600 milestone. Records in this article are public sales with dates, and where a number is an estimate rather than a sale, we say so.

The Most Valuable Mewtwo Cards, Ranked

By top verified grade value, prices as of August 5, 2026:

1. Mewtwo Gold Star, EX Holon Phantoms 103/110 (2006)

• The record: $85,000 in PSA 10, eBay, April 23, 2026, the most expensive Mewtwo sale ever verified
• Other 2026 PSA 10 sales: $80,520 (Goldin, March), $67,235 (Goldin, May), $78,125 (July), this is a market, not one outlier
• The story: yes, a Gold Star Mewtwo exists, from Holon Phantoms, and the Gold Star mania of 2026 carried it past every Base Set copy in existence.

2. Shining Mewtwo, Japanese Neo 4 #150 (2001)

• $62,220 in PSA 10 at Goldin, June 18, 2026, against a $9,100 record as recently as April 2023, roughly a 7x move
• The story: the original Japanese shining print now outsells the English 1st Edition Base PSA 10 guide value, the quietest giant on this list.

3. Mewtwo 1st Edition, Base Set 10/102 (1999)

• PSA 10 guide about $43,800, with 2026 sales of $60,100 (February, the PSA Vault Spotlight auction), $54,726 (March), $54,070 (April), and $33,578 (May), a volatile but deep market
• PSA 9 about $6,200, raw about $830
• The story: the fall 2025 sequence that started the boom, $35,000, then the famous $45,600 Fanatics sale on September 21 announced as the most expensive Mewtwo ever, then $48,000, then $72,000 five weeks later. A record that lasted a month tells you everything about this market.

4. Shining Mewtwo, Neo Destiny 109/105 1st Edition (2002)

• PSA 10 guide about $26,990, with a confirmed $22,500 sale in March 2026. Raw 1st Edition about $2,500. Unlimited PSA 10 about $12,000
• The story: the English shining, triple-star rarity, the card that made "shining" a word collectors pay for.

5. Mewtwo Shadowless, Base Set (1999)

• PSA 10 about $12,600, PSA 9 about $1,406, raw about $85
• The story: the middle child of Base Set printings, and the tell is on your card's right edge, our shadowless guide shows the difference in seconds.

6. Armored Mewtwo, promo SM228 (2019)

• PSA 10 at $9,375 to $9,770 with repeated $8,000 to $10,250 sales April through July 2026, raw only about $155
• The story: the movie promo nobody graded carefully, a notoriously low gem rate turned a $150 card into a five-figure-adjacent slab, the roughly 60x raw-to-gem spread is the widest on this list.

7. Mewtwo GX Secret Rare, Shining Legends 78/73 (2017)

• PSA 10 about $9,250, sales $8,299 to $9,566 in 2026. Raw about $668
• The story: the shiny Mewtwo everyone calls Shining Mewtwo, incorrectly, see the naming section below.

8. Rocket's Mewtwo, Gym Challenge 14/132 1st Edition (2000)

• PSA 10 about $8,038, unlimited PSA 10 about $4,525
• The story: the villain-era holo, still the best Mewtwo artwork of the vintage run by fan vote after a quarter century.

9. Rocket's Mewtwo #8 Winner, Best of Game promo (2002 to 2003)

• PSA 10 guide about $6,426 (sales $3,600 to $5,500 across late 2025, with one $19,999 outlier in March 2026), Grade 9 about $1,500, raw about $490
• The story: the tournament promo with the Winner stamp. Older listicles quote "$1,450," that is a raw or Grade 9 figure, always grade-qualify this card.

Your Childhood Mewtwo: The Honest Ladder

The Mewtwo you most likely own is the unlimited Base Set 10/102, and honesty first, played copies still trade under $20. Near mint raw copies have drifted up to roughly $40 to $70 in the 2026 boom, PSA 9 sits near $403, and a true PSA 10 runs about $3,964 with 2026 sales up to $5,450. The two upgrades that change everything: the shadowless printing (no drop shadow on the art frame) multiplies the card several times over, and the 1st Edition stamp puts it on the ranked list above. All 1st Edition Base holos are shadowless by definition, the stamp is the difference. Our guides to first edition cards and grading economics cover whether your copy is worth slabbing.

And the 1999 Burger King 23K gold-plated Mewtwo, the most asked-about Mewtwo in existence, trades at $20 to $45 in 2026, sealed presentation box included. Sentimental value excellent, market value modest, and any listing suggesting a graded one is worth four figures is quoting a model estimate with zero recorded sales.

The Three Shining Mewtwos (Sorting Out the Names)

Three different cards share one name in conversation, and thousands of dollars ride on the difference. The English Shining Mewtwo is Neo Destiny 109/105 from 2002, triple-star rarity. The Japanese original is Neo 4 #150 from 2001, the $62,220 record holder. And the Mewtwo GX secret rare from Shining Legends (2017) is a shiny Mewtwo that is never officially named Shining Mewtwo at all, it just plays one online. When a listing says "Shining Mewtwo," check the set line before you believe the price.

September 16: The Futuristic Rare

Mewtwo's next chapter is official, Mewtwo ex is one of the first two Futuristic Rare cards in the 30th Celebration expansion, illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN, launching worldwide September 16, 2026 per The Pokemon Company, numbered 157/128 in community documentation. Anniversary sets have a history of re-igniting a character's vintage market, the 2026 boom above happened with this set on the calendar, and our 30th Celebration hub tracks every reveal and product wave.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a Mewtwo card worth?

Most are worth a few dollars, the honest baseline for the common unlimited Base Set Mewtwo is under $20 played and roughly $40 to $70 near mint raw in 2026. Value concentrates in specific versions, the 1st Edition stamp, the shadowless printing, shining and Gold Star variants, and top grades, where the same character runs from $4,000 to $85,000.

What is the most expensive Mewtwo card?

The Mewtwo Gold Star from EX Holon Phantoms, a PSA 10 sold for $85,000 on eBay on April 23, 2026, the highest verified Mewtwo sale ever. The famous $45,600 Fanatics sale of a 1st Edition Base Set copy in September 2025 was the record at the time, but it was surpassed within weeks at $48,000 and then $72,000. No Mewtwo sale above $85,000 has been verified.

How much is the gold Burger King Mewtwo worth?

About $20 to $45 in 2026, based on recent sales, ideally with its sealed presentation box. The 1999 Burger King 23K gold-plated cards were produced in enormous quantities, so they carry nostalgia far better than value. Ignore graded-value estimates in the four figures, they are model numbers with zero recorded sales behind them.

What is the rarest Mewtwo card?

By population in top grade, the strongest cases are the Japanese Neo 4 Shining Mewtwo and the Gold Star from Holon Phantoms, both thin-census cards whose PSA 10s set the 2026 records. Rarity and price are different questions, our population-ranked rarity list explains the difference across the whole hobby.

Is Mewtwo in the Pokemon 30th anniversary set?

Yes. Mewtwo ex is one of the first two Futuristic Rare cards in the 30th Celebration expansion, illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN, launching worldwide on September 16, 2026, confirmed by The Pokemon Company. It headlines an all-foil set releasing in waves through the fall.

Where to Go From Here

Mewtwo's ladder runs from a $20 childhood holo to an $85,000 Gold Star, and the whole climb is variant knowledge, the stamp, the shadow, the set line, the grade. Check yours before assuming either direction. And when you would rather open something than hunt it, the Polkastarter marketplace lists every card, value, and chance in every Lootbox before you commit, with a free mystery pack at signup.

All prices are public sales or dated price-guide figures verified August 5, 2026 via PriceCharting sales records, SI, Goldin, and Fanatics coverage as cited, markets move. Nothing here is investment advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pokémon, Nintendo, PSA, or any marketplace named.

Sources

• PriceCharting, sold-sale records and price guides for every card listed
• Sports Illustrated, the Mewtwo market coverage and the fall 2025 sale sequence
• Goldin, the $62,220 Japanese Shining Mewtwo sale
• Pokemon.com, the official Mewtwo ex Futuristic Rare announcement
• Bulbapedia, the 30th Celebration card numbering
• Fanatics Collect, the September 2025 record-at-the-time announcement