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[[File:Ancient Mew anime.png | [[File:Ancient Mew anime.png|thumb|250px|Ancient Mew in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | ||
This card's text is depicted in medieval {{wp|Runic alphabet|Futhark Runic and Gothenburg Runic}} writing; this page uses their English equivalents. People who attended a [[Wizards of the Coast]] event were given a sheet to read the runes. Based on this cheat sheet, the runes in the middle translate as ''New Species'' while the ones on the bottom translate as ''Little God... or Evil?''. In the 2019 reprint the runes where changed and now can be translated as ''Little Good... or Evil?''. Four symbols in the Holofoil printing behind Mew were said to stand for Birth, Enthronement, Right of Succession and Death. A method to decrypt the runes was also [http://web.archive.org/web/20000815065444/http://www.pokemon.com/news/ancientmew.html published on Pokémon.com], which referenced several other cards to determine what the card says. Due to this card's text being in Runic, this card is one of only two cards to have ever been banned from the {{TCG|Unlimited format}} in addition to the {{TCG|Standard format}}. It shares this distinction with {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|_____'s Pikachu|24}}. The card's illustrator is also unknown due to the unusual design. | This card's text is depicted in medieval {{wp|Runic alphabet|Futhark Runic and Gothenburg Runic}} writing; this page uses their English equivalents. People who attended a [[Wizards of the Coast]] event were given a sheet to read the runes. Based on this cheat sheet, the runes in the middle translate as ''New Species'' while the ones on the bottom translate as ''Little God... or Evil?''. In the 2019 reprint the runes where changed and now can be translated as ''Little Good... or Evil?''. Four symbols in the Holofoil printing behind Mew were said to stand for Birth, Enthronement, Right of Succession and Death. A method to decrypt the runes was also [http://web.archive.org/web/20000815065444/http://www.pokemon.com/news/ancientmew.html published on Pokémon.com], which referenced several other cards to determine what the card says. Due to this card's text being in Runic, this card is one of only two cards to have ever been banned from the {{TCG|Unlimited format}} in addition to the {{TCG|Standard format}}. It shares this distinction with {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|_____'s Pikachu|24}}. The card's illustrator is also unknown due to the unusual design. | ||