Team Rocket's Meowth is #18/53 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 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
Colorless
Stage
Basic
HP
40
Weakness
Fighting x2
Resistance
Psychic -30
Retreat
1
Artist
Kunihiko Yuyama
Pokedex #
52
Attacks
Miraculous Comeback[Colorless]
Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Pokémon in play. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads. Then Team Rocket's Meowth does 10 damage times the number of tails to itself.
This Pokémon is more active at night. It likes bright, shiny things and cannot resist taking them and adding them to its collection.
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.
Team Rocket's Meowth is card #18/53 from the Wizards Black Star Promos, the non-booster promotional card run issued by Wizards of the Coast.
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 Team Rocket's Meowth #18/53?
Team Rocket's Meowth is #18/53 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 Team Rocket's Meowth worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Team Rocket's Meowth is about $32.93 in the selected numbered promo row.
Why is Team Rocket's Meowth notable to WOTC promo collectors?
Team Rocket's Meowth is card #18/53 from the Wizards Black Star Promos, the non-booster promotional card run issued by Wizards of the Coast.
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, with variant naming from PriceCharting. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-09-01.
