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Mewtwo V-UNION card from the SWSH Black Star Promos set
Illustration by AKIRA EGAWA. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Mewtwo V-UNION

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A massive and durable Psychic-type Pokémon with powerful recovery and damage-dealing options.

Psychic310 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

The Photon Barrier ability stops all attack effects from hitting it, though it still takes damage.

Union Gain lets you attach up to two Psychic Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

Super Regeneration heals 200 damage from this Pokémon.

Signature ability

Photon Barrier

Prevent all effects of attacks from your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.)

The key feature is Photon Barrier, which protects Mewtwo V-UNION from status conditions or special effects caused by your opponent's attacks. This makes it a very tough target to take down quickly because you must rely on raw damage to defeat it.

Attacks

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Union Gain

Attach up to 2 Psychic Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

PPC
Super Regeneration

Heal 200 damage from this Pokémon.

PPC
Psysplosion

Put 16 damage counters on your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like.

PPPC
Final Burn300

Abilities

AbilityPhoton Barrier

Prevent all effects of attacks from your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.)

Which deck it belongs in

This card fits best in a deck that focuses on Psychic Energy and discarding cards to fuel Union Gain. It suits a strategy where you want to keep this Pokémon healthy while dealing significant damage over time.

Strengths
  • High durability
  • Energy recovery
  • Massive damage output
Watch out for
  • Weak to Darkness type
  • Requires specific energy
  • No protection from direct damage
Pro tip

Use Psysplosion to distribute the 16 damage counters across multiple weak Pokémon on the bench to knock them out efficiently.

From the Pokédex

Mewtwo is a genetically engineered Pokémon created from the DNA of Mew.

Note for the parent

Check if your child's ruleset allows the opponent to choose how the 16 damage counters are placed, as this can be a powerful tactical advantage.

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