Summary
- Pokemon TCG fan pulled two rare Mew cards from Paldean Fates set, Bubble Mew is a highly sought after card selling for $625.
- Other popular coveted cards include Charizard GX Rainbow rare and Umbreon VMAX, both selling for thousands of dollars in grade 10 condition.
- Mew has been featured in 37 Pokemon cards, with Mew ex and Ancient Mew being fan favorites, showcasing the enduring popularity of the Pokemon TCG.
A Pokemon Trading Card Game fan has been lucky and pulled two copies of a rare Mew card. Pokemon TCG has released countless cards over the years, but some have become highly coveted for their rare illustrations and for how difficult they are to obtain.
One of these elusive cards is the Rainbow rare print of Charizard GX, which was released in 2017 as part of the Burning Shadows set. It is one of the chase cards of the expansion, and according to PokeDATA, a grade 10 card was sold in December 2024 for $3,053.34. Another very popular name among Pokemon TCG fans is Umbreon VMAX, a card which, according to the same website, had a grade 10 copy sold for $2,000 in November of the same year. Showing incredible luck, a Pokemon TCG fan recently pulled twice another card equally sought after by the community.
Pokemon TCG Fan Shares Incredible Gen 1 Collection
A Pokemon Trading Card Game fan completes an impressive Gen 1 collection, and shares the result their effort with the community.
On the Pokemon TCG subreddit, user Fragrant_Raccoon_416 pulled two Mew ex cards. Impressed, they shared the image showing the cards side by side and said they were obtained by opening two booster bundles from the Paldean Fates set. This rare print has become popularly known among fans as “Bubble Mew,” as USGMEN's illustration depicts the shiny form of Kanto's adorable Legendary Pokemon inside a bubble, surrounded by pocket monsters such as Diglett, Rattata, Bellsprout, Oddish, and Poliwag. One of the most coveted cards in Paldean Fates, according to PokeDATA a grade 10 copy was sold on eBay in 2024 for a whopping $625.
Pokemon TCG Has How Many Mew Cards?
Mew has been featured on 37 Pokemon cards since its first appearance in the Wizards Black Star Promos, a set of 53 cards released from 1999 to 2003 by Wizards of the Coast. One of these cards that has become much loved by fans is Mew ex, introduced by expansion 151, which released 207 cards focused on Gen 1 Pokemon in 2023. Another equally popular card is Ancient Mew, a promotional card given to fans in the U.S. And other countries who bought tickets to watch the first Pokemon movie.
Although many fans say that the Pokemon TCG battle against the scalpers “ruined the experience” for them, it's always entertaining to see fans who haven't given up the hobby and even pulled a special card. Those who haven't managed to get their hands on a Bubble Mew yet can add new cards to their collections soon with the release of Destined Rivals, the next Pokemon TCG expansion.
- Franchise
- Pokemon
- Original Release Date
- October 20, 1996
Pokemon TCG (Trading Card Game) is a collectible and strategy based card game based on Nintendo's Pokemon franchise. Two players face off against one another, battling one Pokemon at a time and attempting to knock them out to claim one of six prize cards. The cards have also become highly collectible with some in particular selling for thousands of dollars.
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