r/MewMasterSet

Only ~435 copies have been graded by PSA across all grades nearly 10 years after release.

This Mew was distributed exclusively at the 2016 Pokémon Card Game 20th Anniversary Festa in Japan, held on only TWO days: October 10 in Niigata and October 23 in Nagoya.

It wasn’t just handed out either. Players had to earn 12 Play Points through participation and wins at those Two Festa day events, with the choice of this Mew or Pikachu offered at the 12-point reward tier.

The card features exclusive artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, his printed English signature, and the 20th Anniversary Festa stamp not printed anywhere else.

One of my favorite parts of the card is the art history behind it:

This Mew and the matching Battle Festa Pikachu originate from a larger Viridian Forest composition by Mitsuhiro Arita, and the original hand-drawn artwork has even been publicly exhibited by Pokémon alongside the finished scene.

Such unique, rich art history that I feel like isn’t talked about much in comparison to other mainstream Mew cards. It’s possible it has less copies than even the 1510 Chinese Mew!

Definitely one of my favorite Mews of all time!!