By Dexerto | Created at 2026-07-18 17:26:39 | Updated at 2026-08-03 06:20:13
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Pokemon Go’s controversial Times Square Mewtwo is selling for thousands of dollars on eBay, with one attendee apologizing after being exposed for listing the exclusive reward.
Pokemon Go celebrated its 10th anniversary by inviting nearly 2,000 players to Times Square, where they recreated the massive Mewtwo raid featured in the game’s original reveal trailer.
Attendees received an exclusive Mewtwo featuring a Times Square background and guaranteed perfect IVs, sparking backlash from players who felt creators and selected community members had been favored over the wider player base.
The controversy has now escalated after several of the exclusive Mewtwo appeared on eBay, with listings attracting bids worth thousands of dollars.
Exclusive Pokemon Go Mewtwo listings reach $10,000
One standard Times Square Mewtwo was marked as sold for $5,000 or best offer on July 14, while a Shiny version was listed as sold for $4,000 the previous day.
As eBay does not disclose the final price when a best offer is accepted, it is unclear whether the first seller received the full $5,000.
Other auctions have attracted similarly high bids. Pokemon Go content creator Mike, better known as RaspberryWeiner, shared one Times Square Mewtwo listing that had reached $10,100 after 45 bids.
Another had received 16 bids and climbed to $3,250, although it remains unclear whether either transaction was completed.
Selling Pokemon Go accounts, in-game currency, or items through third-party platforms is prohibited by the game’s Player Guidelines.
The listings have added to the backlash over the original giveaway, with some players accusing attendees of attempting to profit from a reward that most of the community had no opportunity to obtain.
RaspberryWeiner later claimed he had tricked one seller into sending him their Pokemon Go friend code, exposing them as player and former content creator LegoMasterBuild.
Pokemon Go player apologizes over Mewtwo listing
LegoMasterBuild subsequently removed the listing and posted a four-minute apology, claiming he did not realize selling Pokemon online violated the rules.
“I’m really sorry about the whole YouTube, eBay listing thing,” he said. “I didn’t realize it was against rules and regulations. Obviously, I wouldn’t have done that if I knew.”
The player said Pokemon Go listings had previously appeared while he was browsing eBay for other Pokemon products, leading him to believe the practice was allowed.
He also admitted that he “just wanted to see what would happen” after seeing other attendees list their Mewtwo.
“I fell for a trap. I was tricked. I am dumb. I’ll admit it,” he said. “And honestly, I’m really sorry.”
LegoMasterBuild stressed that he had played Pokemon Go for ten years and asked Scopely and Niantic not to punish his account over the listing.
“Please don’t take it out on my account,” he said. “I worked really hard over these 10 years. I didn’t realize that it was against rules and regulations.”
The apology has done little to end the wider controversy, as the Mewtwo’s growing resale value has reinforced complaints that one of Pokemon Go’s rarest rewards was given to a small group of invited attendees.
