Background
Japanese Mew 17/36 is the 2016 first-edition holo rare from CP5 Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine Collection, a short glossy mini-set dated 16 July 2016. The product was built to spotlight mythical names rather than to extend a main numbered era.
Kouki Saitou shows Mew holding a small flower under a pastel rainbow, on a star-pattern holographic field that matches the set’s shine brief. Flavor text on the print repeats the line that Mew’s DNA holds the genetic codes of all Pokémon.
Dream Shine’s glossy stock is a tactile tell versus ordinary holofoil of the same year. Collectors filing a Mew personal run keep 17/36 as the CP5 first-edition full-art seat, not as a standard booster secret.