Destined Rivals price guide: Team Rocket's Mewtwo and the UK discount
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex sells for about £313 in the UK. Some Destined Rivals chase cards sell for half their European and US price here. Here's the full picture from real UK sales.
Destined Rivals is the Team Rocket set, and the card everyone chases is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex special illustration rare (231). In the UK it sells for about £313 raw, from 4 recent sales.
One of every card in the set adds up to about £1,460.
The chase cards
| Card | UK price (raw) | UK sales | Europe and US, in £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 231 | £313 | 4 | £409 |
| Cynthia's Garchomp ex 232 | £135 | 9 | £151 |
| Ethan's Ho-Oh ex 230 | £94 | 8 | £176 |
| Team Rocket's Nidoking ex 233 | £68 | 11 | £93 |
| Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229 | £54 | 21 | £115 |
| Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 240 (gold) | £45 | 14 | £38 |
The UK discount
Look at the last two columns. For most of these cards, UK buyers are paying a lot less than the European and US price.
- Ethan's Ho-Oh ex sells for about £94 here against about £176 abroad.
- Team Rocket's Moltres ex is about £54 here against about £115, and that's from 21 UK sales, so it's not a fluke.
We can't tell you why from sales data alone. What we can say is that if you're buying Destined Rivals singles, check UK sold prices before paying a European or US price. And if you're selling, the UK isn't where these cards fetch the most right now.
The gold Mewtwo ex is the exception, selling slightly above its European and US price in the UK.
How we price these cards
UK prices are the middle of real eBay UK sold listings, cleaned of fakes, lots, graded copies and other languages. The Europe and US column is the middle of the Cardmarket and TCGplayer prices, converted to pounds that morning. Check the card pages for today's numbers.
