Mewtwo-EX 158/162 · BREAKthrough

BREAKthrough is a set in the XY series. It was released on 4 November 2015. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. Mewtwo-EX is 158/162, in position 159 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 157 Mewtwo-EX, and after it is 159 M Mewtwo-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Mewtwo-EX is a Basic EX Psychic Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Mewtwo (#150), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists M Mewtwo-EX, Mewtwo (#150) under evolves to.

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

Mewtwo (#150) has 88 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 42 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 Mewtwo-EX. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 75 other cards of Mewtwo list a different HP.

The attack Shatter Shot lists 30× damage. The cost is Psychic. This attack does 30 damage times the amount of Psychic Energy attached to this Pokémon. Damage Change is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Switch all damage counters on this Pokémon with those on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for BREAKthrough, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the BREAKthrough set binder. 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 Mew and Mewtwo. I still need this card.