Mew is #9/53 in the English Wizards Black Star Promos, a 53-card numbered promotional run issued by Wizards of the Coast from July 1999 through March 2003. It was distributed outside normal booster packs through leagues, movies, magazines, video games, Pokemon Center programs, or special events. It is one of the set's key collector cards. It has a documented collector note in this checklist.
Print variants & how to tell them apart
Numbered WOTC Promo
The regular numbered Wizards Black Star Promo issue, carrying a black star PROMO symbol and a card number from 1/53 through 53/53.
Card details
Type
Psychic
Stage
Basic
HP
50
Weakness
Psychic x2
Retreat
1
Artist
Ken Sugimori
Pokedex #
151
Attacks
10×Psywave[Psychic]
Does 10 damage times the number of Energy cards attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Devolution Beam[Psychic Psychic]
Choose an evolved Pokémon (your own or your opponent's). Return the highest Stage Evolution card on that Pokémon to its player's hand. That Pokémon is no longer Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned, or anything else that might be the result of an attack (just as if you had evolved it).
So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
Market values are TCGplayer prices where a product row is available. A dash means TCGplayer has no separate or active market row for that variant. As an eBay Partner & affiliate we may earn from qualifying purchases.
Mew #9 is the higher-value companion to Mew #8 in the numbered WOTC promo run.
About this checklist entry
Cards #1 through #53 use one numbered Wizards Black Star Promo tracking key. Ancient Mew is tracked separately as an unnumbered movie-promo companion with four variants.
Frequently asked questions
What is Mew #9/53?
Mew is #9/53 in the 53-card numbered Wizards Black Star Promos checklist, the English promotional run issued by Wizards of the Coast outside regular booster packs.
How much is Mew worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Mew is about $124.18 in the selected numbered promo row.
Why is Mew notable to WOTC promo collectors?
Mew #9 is the higher-value companion to Mew #8 in the numbered WOTC promo run.
Sources: numbered card data from PokemonTCG/pokemon-tcg-data and TCGdex basep; numbered images from images.pokemontcg.io; market prices and product links from TCGCSV/TCGplayer group 1418 WoTC Promo; Ancient Mew variants from Bulbapedia WOTC promos, Bulbapedia Ancient Mew, and Bulbagarden Archives, cross-checked against PriceCharting variant naming. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-06.
