Rocket's Mewtwo 8/9 · Best of Game

Mewtwo is Pokédex #150, generation 1 (Kanto). Rocket's Mewtwo is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 35.

Rocket's Mewtwo sits at 8/9 in Best of Game, position 8 of 9. Before it is 7 Dark Venusaur, and after it is 9 Rocket's Hitmonchan. The set belongs to the Other series. It was released on December 1, 2002. The printed size is 9, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Juxtapose lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Flip a coin. If heads, switch the number of damage counters on Rocket's Mewtwo with the number of damage counters on the Defending Pokémon (even if it would Knock Out either Pokémon). (It's okay if 1 of the Pokémon has no damage counters on it.) Hypnoblast is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Psyburn is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Mewtwo (#150) has 88 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 41 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Mewtwo 10/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Mewtwo, while this one is Rocket's Mewtwo. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 80 other cards of Mewtwo list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shin-ichi Yoshida. I count 50 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Best of Game set binder is where a full Best of Game set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Mewtwo can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.