Mew Card Values

Mew's most famous print — the 1999 movie-promo 'Ancient Mew' — was deliberately designed to look like an ancient artifact, and its 2023 Pokémon 151 ex reignited chase-level demand for a Pokémon that spent years as a minor promo character.

Cards found
49
Most expensive
Mew ex · $872.64
Least expensive
$0.50
Sets appeared in
32

Highest-priced Mew cards

#1
Mew ex

Mew ex

#232 · Special Illustration Rare

$872.64

#2
Mew

Mew

#10

$697.99

#3
Mew

Mew

#1

$624.04

#4
Mew δ

Mew δ

#3 · Rare

$543.12

#5
Mew ex

Mew ex

#100 · Rare Holo EX

$525.31

#6
Mew

Mew

#19 · Rare Holo

$525.00

Mew VMAX prints

Showing 4 of 4 cards

Mew VMAX

Mew VMAX

#114 · Rare Holo VMAX

$12.76

Mew VMAX

Mew VMAX

#268 · Rare Rainbow

$98.62

Mew VMAX

Mew VMAX

#269 · Rare Rainbow

$243.97

Mew VMAX

Mew VMAX

#TG30 · Rare Secret

$29.44

Mew EX prints

Showing 13 of 13 cards

Mew-EX

Mew-EX

#46 · Rare Holo EX

$127.80

Mew ex

Mew ex

#53 · Promo

—

Mew ex

Mew ex

#88 · Classic Collection

$16.84

Mew ex

Mew ex

#88 · Rare Holo EX

$1.38

Mew ex

Mew ex

#100 · Rare Holo EX

$525.31

Mew-EX

Mew-EX

#120 · Rare Ultra

$423.51

Mew ex

Mew ex

#151 · Double Rare

$7.13

Mew ex

Mew ex

#193 · Ultra Rare

$29.25

Mew ex

Mew ex

#205 · Hyper Rare

$26.89

Mew ex

Mew ex

#216 · Shiny Ultra Rare

$29.14

Mew ex

Mew ex

#232 · Special Illustration Rare

$872.64

Mew-EX

Mew-EX

#RC24 · Rare Ultra

—

Original Base Set-era Mew cards

Showing 3 of 3 cards

Mew

Mew

#8 · Promo

$24.25

Mew

Mew

#9 · Promo

$1.41

Mew

Mew

#47 · Promo

$0.50

Recent Mew releases

Showing 19 of 19 cards

Mew

Mew

#11 · Rare Holo

$3.76

Mew

Mew

#25 · Rare Holo

$62.80

Mew ex

Mew ex

#53 · Promo

—

Mew V

Mew V

#60 · Rare Holo V

$6.46

Mew V

Mew V

#69 · Rare Holo V

$5.85

Mew ex

Mew ex

#88 · Classic Collection

$16.84

Mew V

Mew V

#113 · Rare Holo V

$4.13

Mew VMAX

Mew VMAX

#114 · Rare Holo VMAX

$12.76

Mew ex

Mew ex

#151 · Double Rare

$7.13

Mew ex

Mew ex

#193 · Ultra Rare

$29.25

Mew ex

Mew ex

#205 · Hyper Rare

$26.89

Mew ex

Mew ex

#216 · Shiny Ultra Rare

$29.14

Early Mew printings

Showing 3 of 3 cards

Mew

Mew

#1

$624.04

Mew

Mew

#19 · Rare Holo

$525.00

Mew

Mew

#55 · Rare

$149.58

Every Mew card

Showing 49 of 49 cards

Mew

Mew

#1

$624.04

Mew δ

Mew δ

#3 · Rare

$543.12

Mew

Mew

#4 · Rare

$100.00

Mew

Mew

#8 · Promo

$24.25

Mew

Mew

#9 · Promo

$1.41

Mew

Mew

#10

$697.99

Mew

Mew

#10 · Rare Holo

$228.99

Mew

Mew

#11 · Rare Holo

$3.76

Mew

Mew

#15 · Rare Holo

$207.66

Mew

Mew

#19 · Rare Holo

$525.00

Mew

Mew

#25 · Rare Holo

$62.80

Mew

Mew

#29 · Rare Holo

$14.51

Mew value guide

Mew has two very different high points in its card history, decades apart. The 1999-2000 movie promo known as Ancient Mew was designed with faux hieroglyphic-style text and an intentionally aged look, distributed as a theater promo rather than sold in packs — its scarcity and unusual design still make it one of the most requested vintage-era promos to this day, even though it was never technically part of a numbered set. For years after that, Mew mostly stayed a minor character in the game's card pool — small, inexpensive prints scattered across sets. That changed with 2023's Pokémon 151, a nostalgia-driven set built entirely around the original 151, where Mew's illustration-rare ex became one of the set's headline chase cards. Because Mew and Mewtwo share three letters, a name search for one often surfaces the other — confirm you're looking at genuine Mew prints, not Mewtwo cards or 'Mewtwo & Mew' combo prints, before comparing prices.

Other Pokémon collectors also track

Where Mew shows up

Track Mew’s value over time

Prices on this page update daily from current market activity, not a fixed catalog value — a card that looked flat last month can move quickly once a new set or reprint shifts supply. If you’re watching a specific Mew card closely, these tools help turn a single price into a fuller picture.

What moves a Mew card’s price

Card type & subtype
A base Mew print, an ex/EX, a VMAX, or a VSTAR command very different prices even from the same set — subtype almost always matters more than the Pokémon itself.
Set & release era
Vintage Mew cards trade on scarcity built up over 20+ years; modern Mew cards trade on print run and how limited that specific set's pull rate was.
Condition
Whitening, edge wear, and surface scratches all pull an otherwise desirable Mew card down in price, sometimes by more than the rarity difference between two prints.
Rarity & print run
A holo or alt-art Mew from a small, short-lived print run typically outprices a common reprint of the same card from a mass-produced set.
Grading
A professionally graded Mew — PSA, CGC, or BGS — removes condition guesswork and can carry a meaningfully higher price than the same card raw, especially at the top grades.

Frequently asked questions

What makes the Ancient Mew promo different from a normal Mew card?

It's a 1999-2000 movie theater promo designed with a deliberately aged look and faux hieroglyphic-style text rather than standard card text — it was never sold in packs, and that unusual design plus its promo-only distribution keep demand for it high decades later.

Why did Mew suddenly become a chase card with Pokémon 151?

Pokémon 151 (2023) is a nostalgia-driven set built around the original 151 Pokémon, and its illustration-rare Mew ex became one of the set's headline pulls — a big jump for a Pokémon that had mostly been a minor, inexpensive print for years before that.

Are older Mew promos from the early 2000s worth much beyond Ancient Mew?

Generally not — most of Mew's pre-2023 prints were minor, low-value releases; Ancient Mew and the Pokémon 151 ex are the two real high points in its card history, with a long quiet stretch between them.

Does Ancient Mew's unusual 'aged' design affect how it's authenticated or graded?

Not in a way that changes the grading process itself, but its non-standard layout and text mean it's worth double-checking against known genuine examples before buying — its distinctive look has made it a target for reproductions over the years, more so than a typical numbered-set print.

Collector’s tip

A name search for Mew will also surface Mewtwo cards and 'Mewtwo & Mew' combo prints — confirm you're actually looking at a solo Mew print before comparing it to another listing's price.

More Pokémon to check

Scan any Mew card

Point your phone's camera at a Mew card and Slab identifies it and pulls its live price instantly — free on iOS.

Get the app