Mewtwo (Wizards Promo 3)

Mewtwo LV.60 ミュウツー Mewtwo

File:WizardsPromo3Mewtwo.jpg Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Mewtwo Type Psychic HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos English card no. 3 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional Cards TCG GB1 set Promotional Card TCG GB1 ID P12 TCG GB2 set Promotional TCG GB2 ID P29 English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos English card no. 14 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards TCG GB1 set Promotional Card TCG GB1 ID P13 TCG GB2 set Promotional TCG GB2 ID P28 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mewtwo.

Mewtwo (Japanese: ミュウツー Mewtwo) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card.

Card text

Pokédex data

Mewtwo - Genetic Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
150	6'7" (2.0 m)	269 lbs. (122.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Years of genetic experiments resulted in the creation of this never-before-seen violent Pokémon.
ポケモンの遺伝子を組み替えていった結果、かつてない狂暴なポケモンを誕生させた。

Release information

File:MewtwoWizardsPromo14Eng.jpg

Home video release
Illus. Benimaru Itoh

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was released in April 1997 with the Pocket Monsters Fan Book. The English version of the card was one of four possible cards that one could receive by buying a ticket to the theatrical release of Mewtwo Strikes Back. The English version also has a gold foil stamp in the top right corner that reads "Kids WB Presents Pokémon The First Movie".

The card was later reprinted with different artwork by Benimaru Itoh and also released promotionally. In Japan, this version came with the June 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released in May 1997. The English version of the variant card was included in the DVD and VHS releases of Mewtwo Strikes Back.

Trivia

• This card was the first instance of an English-released card being reprinted with different artwork.
• Mewtwo from Majestic Dawn and Mewtwo ex from EX Ruby & Sapphire share several similarities with this card.

Origin

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