Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 — Destined Rivals Pokémon card

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 Value

Name: Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 — Destined Rivals
Brand: Pokémon

Destined Rivals · Card 231/244 · Special illustration rare · 2025

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is one of the standout special illustration rares from Destined Rivals, the 2025 set that gave us this moody, beautifully rendered take on one of Pokemon's most iconic villains and its most feared creation. Illustrated by Iwamoto05, it's the kind of card that stops you mid-scroll in a binder, and that's before you even get to what it's worth. If you're here checking Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex value, the short answer is that raw copies are sitting at $541, which puts it firmly in the territory serious collectors pay attention to.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$541

Grade 9

$500

PSA 10

$1.2k

PSA 10 is 2.3× the raw price

Value by grade

Where it drops

Pulled 200+× on PackSpy across Tilt Rips, Courtyard, Packs, Collector Crypt, Mnstr · biggest hit $4.7k.

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Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex price history

Ungraded value is $541, up 41% over the past year, with an all-time high of $543 in April 2026.

Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.

Card details

Set: Destined Rivals
Card number: 231 of 244
Rarity: Special illustration rare
Type: Psychic
HP: 280
Stage: Basic
Weakness: Darkness ×2
Retreat cost: 3
Illustrator: Iwamoto05
Released: 2025

Attacks

Erasure Ball160+
Psychic · Psychic · Colorless
You may discard up to 2 Energy from your Benched Pokémon. This attack does 60 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex — collector's take

Is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex worth grading?

So is it worth sending in for grading? Let's talk numbers first. A raw copy right now goes for $541, a Grade 9 sits at $500, and a PSA 10 commands $1,225, which works out to roughly 2.3 times the raw price. That's a real jump, and it's tempting to think every copy in your binder is a golden ticket. But here's the honest part: gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card like this. Special illustration rares often have detailed borders and delicate ink coverage that show every little edge ding or surface scratch under grading lights, so a Grade 9 isn't a failure, it's just common. Add in grading fees, shipping, and the weeks of waiting, and you're taking on real cost and real risk for a card that might come back a 9 instead of a 10. If your copy looks clean to the naked eye under good light, corners sharp, no whitening, it's worth considering. If you're on the fence, there's no shame in holding it raw and enjoying it.

How rare is it?

We don't have exact population figures to lean on here, but special illustration rares as a rarity tier are already built to be scarce. They sit near the top of a set's pull chart, well above your standard holos, which is part of why Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex commands the price it does even in raw form. Scarcity like this is exactly what keeps the gap between a raw copy and a PSA 10 so wide. Fewer copies exist at the top end, and fewer still survive pack handling and shipping without a mark, so every gem mint copy that does surface carries real weight with buyers.

Where to pull it

This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we don't just quote a price guide, we watch actual pack sites pull actual cards. Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex has been recorded pulled 200 or more times across sites including courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, mnstr, and packs, and we've logged copies turning up in the Pokemon Starter Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Legendary Pokemon Gacha Pack, and Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack. The biggest single pull we've recorded for this card came in at $1,034, which gives you a real sense of what a lucky rip can look like. Worth saying plainly though: opening packs is gambling, and most rips don't come close to that number. If you're chasing this specific card, buying a graded or raw copy on the secondary market is the more predictable route, but if you like the thrill of the pull, these are the sites where it's actually been showing up.

Questions people ask

How much is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex worth?

A raw, ungraded copy of Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is valued at $541 right now. Graded copies shift that number: a Grade 9 sits at $500, while a PSA 10 reaches $1,225. So the condition and grading status make a real difference to what it's worth.

Is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex worth grading?

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 2.3 times the raw price of $541, landing at $1,225. But gem mint copies are genuinely tough to pull off with special illustration rares, and grading costs money and time regardless of the outcome. Check your copy carefully under good light before deciding.

What set is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex from?

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is card #231 from Destined Rivals, released in 2025. It's a special illustration rare illustrated by Iwamoto05, which is part of why it carries the value it does.