The Pokémon Company released a 30th anniversary TCG set with higher pull rates to counter scalpers, but a factory printing defect created "Blood Mew," a rare misprint variant where Mew floats in red ink instead of its intended golden design. The accidental card has gone viral, with resellers listing copies at inflated prices as collectors seek this one-of-a-kind manufacturing error.
The Pokémon Company released a 30th anniversary commemorative set with higher shiny pull rates, but collectors have focused on a cursed misprint of Mew card dubbed 'Blood Mew' by trader Miss Natoshi, where red ink saturates half the card. Resellers are asking six figures for these misprinted cards, continuing a trend where defective products become highly valuable due to their scarcity.