Rocket's Mewtwo 14/132 · Gym Challenge

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 14/132 in Gym Challenge, position 14 of 132. Before it is 13 Misty's Gyarados, and after it is 15 Rocket's Zapdos. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

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. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 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.

Gym Challenge set binder is where a full Gym Challenge 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, Team Rocket cards, and Mew and Mewtwo. I still need this card.