Shining Mew 40/73 · Shining Legends

Mew is Pokédex #151, generation 1 (Kanto). Shining Mew is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 30 HP.

Shining Mew sits at 40/73 in Shining Legends, position 41 of 81. Before it is 39 Mewtwo-GX, and after it is 41 Latios. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 6 October 2017. The printed size is 73. This checklist is longer, at 81 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Shining.

The attack Legendary Guidance lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Search your deck for up to 2 Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. Beam is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. Weakness is Psychic ×2. The flavor text reads "Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon."

Mew (#151) has 60 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Mew 8/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Mew, while this one is Shining Mew. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 30 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Shining. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 59 other cards of Mew list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Shining Legends set binder is where a full Shining Legends set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Mew can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mew and Mewtwo. I still need this card.