Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (Destined Rivals 81)

Team Rocket's Mewtwo   ロケット団のミュウツーex Rocket Gang's Mewtwo ex

Destined Rivals Regular print Illus. aky CG Works

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex Type Psychic HP 280 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Destined Rivals Rarity English card no. 081/182 Japanese expansion Glory of the Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 039/098 English expansion Destined Rivals Rarity English card no. 213/182 Japanese expansion Glory of the Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 114/098 English expansion Destined Rivals Rarity English card no. 231/182 Japanese expansion Glory of the Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 125/098 English expansion Destined Rivals Rarity English card no. 240/182 Japanese expansion Glory of the Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 130/098 English expansion SVP Black Star Promos English card no. 205 Japanese expansion MEGA Dream ex Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 063/193 English expansion SVP Black Star Promos English card no. 216 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 043/M-P English expansion Ascended Heroes Rarity English card no. 281/217 Japanese expansion MEGA Dream ex Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 237/193 Expansion Ascended Heroes Rarity English card no. 079/217 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Battle Collection Japanese card no. 290/742 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mewtwo.

Team Rocket's Mewtwo (Japanese: ロケット団のミュウツーex Rocket Gang's Mewtwo ex) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon ex card. It was first released as part of the Destined Rivals expansion.

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Card text

Power Saver

パワーセーバー

This Pokémon can't attack unless you have 4 or more Team Rocket's Pokémon in play.

Erasure Ball

イレイザーボール

160+

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.

Pokémon ex rule

When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art ultra rare card, a special illustration rare card, and a gold etched hyper rare card in the Destined Rivals expansion, first released in the Japanese Glory of the Rocket Gang expansion. The Regular, ultra rare, and hyper rare prints feature artwork by aky CG Works, while the special illustration rare print features artwork by Iwamoto05.

This card was reprinted as an SVP Black Star Promo card numbered 205 with artwork by aky CG Works and was available in the Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex Box from June 13, 2025. In Japan, this print is included in the MEGA Dream ex subset alongside a special illustration rare print with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita. The special illustration rare print is included with the Destined Rivals Regular print in the Ascended Heroes special expansion.

In Japan, this card was reprinted as an M-P Promotional card with artwork by aky CG Works, and was given out as a prize to competitors with 4 or more total wins during Champions League 2026 events. The Japanese M-P Promotional print features the "Pokémon Card Game Championships Series 2026" logo in the bottom left corner of the artwork. This print is released internationally as an SVP Black Star Promo card numbered 216 and is available in the Team Rocket Tins, released on September 5, 2025.

A variant of the Destined Rivals Regular print is released as a Top 4 prize for the 2025-26 Premier Ball League tournament events held in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. This variant features the Premier Ball League logo stamp.

The Giovanni artworks on the Destined Rivals ultra rare and hyper rare prints were illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa, who is uncredited on the cards.

In Japan, the Regular print of this card is reprinted in the Start Deck 100 Battle Collection.

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Destined Rivals Regular print Illus. aky CG Works	Destined Rivals Ultra rare print Illus. aky CG Works, Hideki Ishikawa	Destined Rivals Special illustration rare print Illus. Iwamoto05
Destined Rivals Hyper rare print Illus. aky CG Works, Hideki Ishikawa	SVP Black Star Promo 205 print Illus. aky CG Works	SVP Black Star Promo 216 print Illus. aky CG Works
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Trivia

Origin

In the animated series and manga canon, Team Rocket was responsible for creating Mewtwo by cloning the DNA of Mew. Team Rocket leader Giovanni, who uses a Mewtwo in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and Pokémon Masters EX, is featured on the card. Power Saver is an Ability that first appeared as a Poké-BODY on Team Aqua's Kyogre and Team Magma's Groudon from EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.