7 rarest Pokemon TCG cards featuring Mewtwo of all time

Mewtwo cards from the Pokemon TCG are notorious in the collecting community. Being as popular as other high-value monsters like Pikachu and Charizard, Mewtwo has its fair share of rare and expensive Pokemon cards. It is one of the oldest creatures in the franchise, which means it plays a part in almost every major gameplay gimmick released.

Understandably, this has led to Mewtwo becoming one of the hot topics in the collecting community, with its cards holding high value and possessing some great artwork. Here are the seven rarest Mewtwo cards in the Pokemon TCG.

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7 rarest and most valuable Mewtwo cards in the Pokemon TCG

7) Mew & Mewtwo Unified Minds Secret Rare

Mew and Mewtwo once appeared on the same card for the Unified Minds set (Image via The Pokemon Company)

A set featuring creatures putting their powers together for a potent combination, Unified Minds featured Mew and Mewtwo, with the duo also receiving a secret rare variant, sorting the iconic rainbow color scheme. Mint conditions of these cards can go for over $300 online as well.

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6) Mewtwo Expedition Holo-Rare

This Mewtwo card is compatible with the Gameboy Advanced e-Reader (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The Pokemon TCG's Expedition expansion features barcodes compatible with the Gameboy Advanced's e-Reader accessory. Players could scan their cards with these barcodes to play a short minigame. The Holo-rare version of the Mewtwo card from this expansion can be worth between $110 and $2,800, depending on the condition.

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5) 1st Edition Rocket's Mewtwo Gym Challenge

The first Rocket's Mewtwo card released can fetch a high price online (Image via The Pokemon Company)

A common format of past generations, certain Pokemon depicted in cards can be under the ownership of a region's evil team. Rocket's Pokemon were somewhat common during the first generation of the franchise. Rocket's Mewtwo from the Gym Challenge expansion can go from $200 to $1,500 on certain online markets. Its age makes it incredibly hard to come by as well.

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4) Shining Mewtwo Neo Destiny

Shining Pokemon are the first attempts at bringing Shiny Pokemon to the TCG (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Shining Pokemon were what Shiny Pokemon were referred to as officially before adopting the new name in the fifth generation. Shining Mewtwo is one of the rarest cards from the Neo Destiny expansion, featuring special foil over its design. A first edition version of this card can go for as high as $3,750

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3) Mewtwo Star EX Holon Phantoms

Mewtwo Star is another version of Shiny Mewtwo in the Pokemon TCG (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Star cards were another version of Shiny Pokemon implemented in the Pokemon TCG in the early fourth generation of the franchise. Mewtwo's coloring also looks a bit different, matching its scheme from the Gamecube spin-off titles. These cards in great condition can go for as high as $4,125.

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2) Rocket's Mewtwo ex-Team Rocket Returns

The remade version of Rocket's Mewtwo sports a Dark typing (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The first-generation games received a remake in the early 2000s, and some of the cards from the time seemingly got the same treatment as well. Rocket's Mewtwo ex is a part of the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion. Though not as valuable as other entries, as a PSA-10 of this card only goes for around $2,100, its age and the foil used can prove to be difficult to preserve for collectors.

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1) 1st Edition Mewtwo Base Set

Mewtwo's original Holo-rare card is one of the rarest and most expensive Mewtwo cards in Pokemon TCG history (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The first edition Mewtwo card from the first release of the Pokemon TCG is unsurprisingly the most valuable Mewtwo card of the bunch. Being one of the oldest cards in the TCG's history, excessive care must be given to keep it in perfect condition. One of these cards can go for as high as $8,000 in some markets.