Mew · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Mew card
Mew is card 55 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, a Rare. It is a Basic Psychic-type with 50 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Mew needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
About Mew in the Pokémon world
The original Mythical Pokémon. Famous for the "Mew under the truck" rumor in 1998. Only legitimately obtainable through Nintendo events at launch. No Mew in Wizards-era sets until the famous Southern Islands promo. Its rarity in pre-Internet Pokémon collecting drives lasting cult interest.
What is Mew worth?
Mew is a non-holo Rare. In Expedition Base Set, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Mew trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Mew before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Mew are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. Wizards-era cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Mew survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Mew
For Mew, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Mew can make sense.
