Mew (Japanese)
S8a: 25th Anniversary Collection · 030/028 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
030/028
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Mew (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Mew (Japanese) in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #030/028 of the S8a: 25th Anniversary Collection set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Mew (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Mew (Japanese) (Ultra Rare, S8a: 25th Anniversary Collection #030/028) changes hands at roughly $90.37, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $90.37, whereas a Lightly Played one slides to around $114.99. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Mew (Japanese) is valued near $298.00 — about 3.3x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Mew (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Mew (Japanese), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Mew (Japanese) sits around $298.00 — roughly 3.3x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $38.00, CGC 10 $180.55, CGC 9.5 $70.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $114.99 | $114.99 | $114.99 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $195.77 | $195.77 | $195.77 | 5 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $86.99 | $86.99 | $86.99 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $195.00 | $195.00 | $195.00 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $180.55 | $180.55 | $180.55 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $298.00 | $298.00 | $298.00 | 39 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | 23 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | 18 |
Collector Outlook for Mew (Japanese)
As an Ultra Rare, Mew (Japanese) carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Cards in this band from beloved sets tend to keep a loyal collector base over time. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Mew (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
