Base Set

Total Value	$1,198.92
Trend	50%
Average Card Value (ACV)	$11.87
Total Value Range	$798.89 — $1,198.92
Average Card Price Range	$7.91 — $11.87

About Base Set

Released on January 9, 1999, Base Set is part of the Base series, and has 101 total cards. More >

The Pokémon Trading Card Game Base Set is the first Pokémon card set, released on October 20, 1996 by Media Factory in Japan and May 1, 1999 in North America. The set includes 102 cards, consisting of 64 basic Energy cards, 8 Pokémon ex cards and 30 Trainer cards. The set features the original 151 Pokémon from the first generation of the Pokémon video game series, including popular Pokémon such as Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charizard.

Nearly all cards from the Base Set have a white Pokemon logo at the bottom left corner, with the exception of the rare holo cards and special promotional cards, which have a black logo. Other symbols of the Base Set include Basics, Baby, Stage 1, Stage 2, Legendary, and Colorless Pokémon. All Holographic cards also have a shiny design, making them highly sought after as collector's items.

Each Base Set booster pack includes 11 cards: 7 common, 3 uncommon, and 1 rare card. The rare cards, found in approximately one out of every 4 booster packs, include favorite 1st Generation Pokemon such as Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur. Many cards are also valuable because of their holo version, which has a shiny holographic image instead of the regular artwork.

As the first card set, the Pokémon Base Set has played an important role in the growth of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The release of the Base Set marked the beginning of a new era of card collecting and game play. To this day, it remains one of the most iconic card sets in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

The 10 Most Valuable Pokemon Cards in Base Set?

Want to know the best cards to pull in Base Set. Here are the top 10 trending and chase cards for Base Set.

Charizard

$417.46 42.88%

Blastoise

$151.14 32.89%

		Name	Rarity	Number	Price	Trend
1	Charizard	Charizard	Holo Rare	4 / 101	$417.46	42.88%
2	Blastoise	Blastoise	Holo Rare	2 / 101	$151.14	32.89%
3	Venusaur	Venusaur	Holo Rare	15 / 101	$119.74	38.40%
4	Alakazam	Alakazam	Holo Rare	1 / 101	$48.28	97.14%
5	Raichu	Raichu	Holo Rare	14 / 101	$46.90	88.66%
6	Mewtwo	Mewtwo	Holo Rare	10 / 101	$40.46	127.30%
7	Chansey	Chansey	Holo Rare	3 / 101	$33.57	141.68%
8	Zapdos	Zapdos	Holo Rare	16 / 101	$32.43	54.50%
9	Gyarados	Gyarados	Holo Rare	6 / 101	$29.01	67.78%
10	Nidoking	Nidoking	Holo Rare	11 / 101	$27.93	75.22%

Base Set Pokemon Products

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Base Set Theme Deck Blackout Revised Base Set Reprint Run

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	Name	Rarity	Number	Price	Trend
Alakazam	Alakazam	Holo Rare	1 / 101	$ 48.28	0.23%
Blastoise	Blastoise	Holo Rare	2 / 101	$ 151.14	2.11%
Chansey	Chansey	Holo Rare	3 / 101	$ 33.57	0.18%
Charizard	Charizard	Holo Rare	4 / 101	$ 417.46	0.60%
Clefairy	Clefairy	Holo Rare	5 / 101	$ 24.91	1.18%
Gyarados	Gyarados	Holo Rare	6 / 101	$ 29.01	0.38%
Hitmonchan	Hitmonchan	Holo Rare	7 / 101	$ 18.44	0.33%
Magneton	Magneton	Holo Rare	9 / 101	$ 19.89	-0.20%
Mewtwo	Mewtwo	Holo Rare	10 / 101	$ 40.46	0.25%
Nidoking	Nidoking	Holo Rare	11 / 101	$ 27.93	0.40%
Ninetales	Ninetales	Holo Rare	12 / 101	$ 23.37	1.13%
Poliwrath	Poliwrath	Holo Rare	13 / 101	$ 22.61	-0.22%
Raichu	Raichu	Holo Rare	14 / 101	$ 46.90	0.32%
Venusaur	Venusaur	Holo Rare	15 / 101	$ 119.74	0.06%
Zapdos	Zapdos	Holo Rare	16 / 101	$ 32.43	0.50%
Beedrill	Beedrill	Rare	17 / 101	$ 2.80	-3.11%
Dragonair	Dragonair	Rare	18 / 101	$ 10.13	0.40%
Dugtrio	Dugtrio	Rare	19 / 101	$ 5.43	-0.73%
Electabuzz	Electabuzz	Rare	20 / 101	$ 6.69	0.15%
Electrode	Electrode	Rare	21 / 101	$ 4.62	-0.86%
Pidgeotto	Pidgeotto	Rare	22 / 101	$ 6.85	-1.30%
Arcanine	Arcanine	Uncommon	23 / 101	$ 2.16	-0.92%
Charmeleon	Charmeleon	Uncommon	24 / 101	$ 1.12	-0.88%
Dewgong	Dewgong	Uncommon	25 / 101	$ 2.17	-0.46%
Dratini	Dratini	Uncommon	26 / 101	$ 1.01	-0.98%
Farfetchd	Farfetchd	Uncommon	27 / 101	$ 0.95	2.15%
Growlithe	Growlithe	Uncommon	28 / 101	$ 0.84	-1.18%
Haunter	Haunter	Uncommon	29 / 101	$ 0.81	-1.22%
Ivysaur	Ivysaur	Uncommon	30 / 101	$ 1.82	-0.55%
Jynx	Jynx	Uncommon	31 / 101	$ 0.74	-2.63%
Kadabra	Kadabra	Uncommon	32 / 101	$ 1.02	-0.97%
Kakuna	Kakuna	Uncommon	33 / 101	$ 0.87	-1.14%
Machoke	Machoke	Uncommon	34 / 101	$ 0.70	-4.11%
Magikarp	Magikarp	Uncommon	35 / 101	$ 1.99	-1.00%
Magmar	Magmar	Uncommon	36 / 101	$ 1.87	-3.61%
Nidorino	Nidorino	Uncommon	37 / 101	$ 1.68	0.60%
Poliwhirl	Poliwhirl	Uncommon	38 / 101	$ 1.32	-0.75%
Porygon	Porygon	Uncommon	39 / 101	$ 1.36	-2.16%
Raticate	Raticate	Uncommon	40 / 101	$ 1.50	-1.32%
Seel	Seel	Uncommon	41 / 101	$ 0.82	-1.20%
Wartortle	Wartortle	Uncommon	42 / 101	$ 2.45	-1.21%
Abra	Abra	Common	43 / 101	$ 0.58	-1.69%
Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur	Common	44 / 101	$ 1.18	-4.84%
Caterpie	Caterpie	Common	45 / 101	$ 0.89	-3.26%
Charmander	Charmander	Common	46 / 101	$ 1.67	-3.47%
Diglett	Diglett	Common	47 / 101	$ 0.47	2.17%
Doduo	Doduo	Common	48 / 101	$ 0.61	1.67%
Drowzee	Drowzee	Common	49 / 101	$ 0.41	-2.38%
Gastly	Gastly	Common	50 / 101	$ 0.51	-1.92%
Koffing	Koffing	Common	51 / 101	$ 0.41	-2.38%
Machop	Machop	Common	52 / 101	$ 0.37	-2.63%
Magnemite	Magnemite	Common	53 / 101	$ 0.42	-2.33%
Metapod	Metapod	Common	54 / 101	$ 0.56	1.82%
Nidoran M	Nidoran M	Common	55 / 101	$ 0.63	3.28%
Onix	Onix	Common	56 / 101	$ 0.62	-4.62%
Pidgey	Pidgey	Common	57 / 101	$ 0.86	2.38%
Pikachu	Pikachu	Common	58 / 101	$ 2.33	-2.10%
Poliwag	Poliwag	Common	59 / 101	$ 0.67	-2.90%
Ponyta	Ponyta	Common	60 / 101	$ 0.42	-2.33%
Rattata	Rattata	Common	61 / 101	$ 0.48	-2.04%
Sandshrew	Sandshrew	Common	62 / 101	$ 0.75	1.35%
Squirtle	Squirtle	Common	63 / 101	$ 2.51	-0.40%
Starmie	Starmie	Common	64 / 101	$ 0.46	-2.13%
Staryu	Staryu	Common	65 / 101	$ 0.41	-2.38%
Tangela	Tangela	Common	66 / 101	$ 0.72	-4.00%
Voltorb	Voltorb	Common	67 / 101	$ 0.96	-2.04%
Vulpix	Vulpix	Common	68 / 101	$ 0.59	-4.84%
Weedle	Weedle	Common	69 / 101	$ 0.48	-2.04%
Clefairy Doll	Clefairy Doll	Rare	70 / 101	$ 3.46	-1.42%
Computer Search	Computer Search	Rare	71 / 101	$ 3.24	-1.52%
Devolution Spray	Devolution Spray	Rare	72 / 101	$ 2.60	-1.14%
Imposter Professor Oak	Imposter Professor Oak	Rare	73 / 101	$ 3.84	-0.78%
Item Finder	Item Finder	Rare	74 / 101	$ 8.11	-1.46%
Lass	Lass	Rare	75 / 101	$ 1.81	-5.73%
Pokemon Breeder	Pokemon Breeder	Rare	76 / 101	$ 4.94	0.41%
Pokemon Trader	Pokemon Trader	Rare	77 / 101	$ 4.17	-0.95%
Scoop Up	Scoop Up	Rare	78 / 101	$ 5.54	0.73%
Super Energy Removal	Super Energy Removal	Rare	79 / 101	$ 2.14	-0.47%
Defender	Defender	Uncommon	80 / 101	$ 0.94	-1.05%
Energy Retrieval	Energy Retrieval	Uncommon	81 / 101	$ 0.51	-3.77%
Full Heal	Full Heal	Uncommon	82 / 101	$ 0.85	-2.30%
Maintenance	Maintenance	Uncommon	83 / 101	$ 1.33	-0.75%
PlusPower	PlusPower	Uncommon	84 / 101	$ 0.49	-2.00%
Pokemon Center	Pokemon Center	Uncommon	85 / 101	$ 1.17	0.86%
Pokemon Flute	Pokemon Flute	Uncommon	86 / 101	$ 1.80	0.56%
Pokedex	Pokedex	Uncommon	87 / 101	$ 0.37	-2.63%
Professor Oak	Professor Oak	Uncommon	88 / 101	$ 1.13	-3.42%
Revive	Revive	Uncommon	89 / 101	$ 1.34	-0.74%
Super Potion	Super Potion	Uncommon	90 / 101	$ 0.23	-4.17%
Bill	Bill	Common	91 / 101	$ 0.26	-3.70%
Energy Removal	Energy Removal	Common	92 / 101	$ 0.30	-3.23%
Gust of Wind	Gust of Wind	Common	93 / 101	$ 0.22	-8.33%
Potion	Potion	Common	94 / 101	$ 0.18	-5.26%
Switch	Switch	Common	95 / 101	$ 0.27	-3.57%
Double Colorless Energy	Double Colorless Energy	Uncommon	96 / 101	$ 5.02	-0.99%
Fighting Energy	Fighting Energy	Common	97 / 101	$ 0.26	4.00%
Fire Energy	Fire Energy	Common	98 / 101	$ 0.30	3.45%
Grass Energy	Grass Energy	Common	99 / 101	$ 0.27	3.85%
Lightning Energy	Lightning Energy	Common	100 / 101	$ 0.37	2.78%
Psychic Energy	Psychic Energy	Common	101 / 101	$ 0.35	-2.78%
Water Energy	Water Energy	Common	102 / 101	$ 0.28	3.70%