Base Set price guide

Base Set came out January 9, 1999 with 102 numbered cards.

The most expensive card in the set runs $825; the median card is $2.39. That gap is what makes the set worth pulling apart card by card.

It belongs to the Base series.

Every priced card, most valuable first

The US column is the TCGplayer market price of the most expensive print. Where a card has more than one print, the print is named — a reverse holo and a normal copy are different products at different prices.

#	Card	Print	US market	Europe avg
4	Charizard	Holo	$825	—
2	Blastoise	Holo	$225	—
15	Venusaur	Holo	$176	—
14	Raichu	Holo	$72.82	—
10	Mewtwo	Holo	$71.47	—
1	Alakazam	Holo	$69.57	—
16	Zapdos	Holo	$57.65	—
3	Chansey	Holo	$55.81	—
6	Gyarados	Holo	$51.01	—
5	Clefairy	Holo	$41.60	—
13	Poliwrath	Holo	$40.98	€19.78
11	Nidoking	Holo	$37.63	€26.24
9	Magneton	Holo	$34.93	—
12	Ninetales	Holo	$34.72	€19.81
7	Hitmonchan	Holo	$21.53	€9.47
18	Dragonair	Normal	$17.80	€14.33
58	Pikachu	Normal	$15.86	—
22	Pidgeotto	Normal	$11.25	€9.53
19	Dugtrio	Normal	$10.96	€8.75
20	Electabuzz	Normal	$9.59	€7.08
21	Electrode	Normal	$8.63	€7.04
70	Clefairy Doll	Normal	$8.14	€8.67
74	Item Finder	Normal	$8.11	€9.57
78	Scoop Up	Normal	$7.86	€9.43
63	Squirtle	Normal	$6.93	€5.44
76	Pokémon Breeder	Normal	$6.30	€8.39
30	Ivysaur	Normal	$5.93	€5.04
17	Beedrill	Normal	$5.80	€4.99
96	Double Colorless Energy	Normal	$5.77	€4.01
73	Impostor Professor Oak	Normal	$5.72	—
72	Devolution Spray	Normal	$5.63	€7.50
77	Pokémon Trader	Normal	$5.56	€6.69
42	Wartortle	Normal	$5.37	€5.30
67	Voltorb	Normal	$4.57	€2.85
23	Arcanine	Normal	$4.18	€4.64
71	Computer Search	Normal	$3.96	€3.20
75	Lass	Normal	$3.92	€3.83
79	Super Energy Removal	Normal	$3.78	€3.04
26	Dratini	Normal	$3.63	€2.40
35	Magikarp	Normal	$3.43	€3.35
44	Bulbasaur	Normal	$3.38	—
36	Magmar	Normal	$3.34	€5.00
46	Charmander	Normal	$3.24	€3.64
83	Maintenance	Normal	$3.15	€3.35
25	Dewgong	Normal	$3.14	€3.89
86	Pokémon Flute	Normal	$2.94	€2.69
40	Raticate	Normal	$2.93	€4.32
37	Nidorino	Normal	$2.79	€4.11
89	Revive	Normal	$2.70	€3.35
24	Charmeleon	Normal	$2.53	€2.74
29	Haunter	Normal	$2.39	€1.94
85	Pokémon Center	Normal	$2.37	€2.35
39	Porygon	Normal	$2.31	€3.73
32	Kadabra	Normal	$1.98	€2.22
88	Professor Oak	Normal	$1.92	€1.19
33	Kakuna	Normal	$1.91	€1.53
41	Seel	Normal	$1.55	€2.37
82	Full Heal	Normal	$1.50	€1.80
38	Poliwhirl	Normal	$1.49	€2.12
27	Farfetch'd	Normal	$1.47	€1.75
57	Pidgey	Normal	$1.38	€1.69
80	Defender	Normal	$1.29	€2.00
48	Doduo	Normal	$1.22	€1.47
31	Jynx	Normal	$1.19	—
43	Abra	Normal	$1.19	€1.36
66	Tangela	Normal	$1.14	€1.11
47	Diglett	Normal	$1.13	€0.77
28	Growlithe	Normal	$1.09	€1.37
50	Gastly	Normal	$1.08	€1.47
45	Caterpie	Normal	$0.96	—
64	Starmie	Normal	$0.96	€1.19
34	Machoke	Normal	$0.94	€1.30
55	Nidoran♂	Normal	$0.94	—
54	Metapod	Normal	$0.93	—
59	Poliwag	Normal	$0.92	€1.00
51	Koffing	Normal	$0.91	€1.13
56	Onix	Normal	$0.90	€1.42
68	Vulpix	Normal	$0.88	€1.39
62	Sandshrew	Normal	$0.86	€1.11
49	Drowzee	Normal	$0.83	€1.08
65	Staryu	Normal	$0.80	€0.67
69	Weedle	Normal	$0.77	€0.58
61	Rattata	Normal	$0.73	€0.78
53	Magnemite	Normal	$0.71	€1.00
84	PlusPower	Normal	$0.71	€0.66
81	Energy Retrieval	Normal	$0.69	€0.59
52	Machop	Normal	$0.66	€0.67
60	Ponyta	Normal	$0.64	€0.49
87	Pokédex	Normal	$0.57	€0.64
101	Psychic Energy	Normal	$0.57	€0.43
92	Energy Removal	Normal	$0.52	€0.35
102	Water Energy	Normal	$0.52	€0.33
91	Bill	Normal	$0.50	€0.30
97	Fighting Energy	Normal	$0.49	€0.29
98	Fire Energy	Normal	$0.47	€0.30
99	Grass Energy	Normal	$0.47	€0.47
94	Potion	Normal	$0.46	—
100	Lightning Energy	Normal	$0.45	€0.49
93	Gust of Wind	Normal	$0.44	€0.23
95	Switch	Normal	$0.40	€0.30
90	Super Potion	Normal	$0.37	€0.38

101 priced cards. Snapshot Aug 13, 2026. US prices from TCGplayer, Europe from Cardmarket.

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