While some Pokemon spike in popularity when a single chase card is released before fading back into the pack, Mewtwo has produced genuinely valuable, genuinely sought-after cards in Base Set, the Wizards-era Gym sets, the ex era of the mid-2000s, the EX era of XY, the GX era of Sun and Moon, the V/VSTAR era of Sword and Shield, and now the modern Scarlet and Violet era
It's easy to slot into a deck and plays well with graveyard-centric Bear cards like Bearscape, Mother Bear, and Grizzly Fate
His appearance is charismatic, but it's colorless because he's a neighborhood drummer like this
The trading cards, though, have built up quite a bit of value over the years, with some cards selling for $100,000 or more
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