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Base Set · 1999

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Base Set · 1999 — 102 Pokémon TCG cards. Most valuable: Charizard #004/102 ($897.19). Live market prices and PSA grading values for every card.

Cards
102
Released
January 9, 1999
Chase card
Charizard $897.19
Sealed
7 products ↓
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Charizard — chase card of Base Set Charizard $897.19

I · The Chase

Top cards by market price

Secret rares, alt-arts, and Special Illustration Rares lead the value list. Prices update daily from the live TCGPlayer market.

Charizard Charizard #004/102 Holo Rare $897.19 Blastoise Blastoise #002/102 Holo Rare $228.47 Venusaur Venusaur #015/102 Holo Rare $180.27 Mewtwo Mewtwo #010/102 Holo Rare $85.90 Raichu Raichu #014/102 Holo Rare $75.66

II · The Checklist

Every card in this set 102

  1. Alakazam Alakazam #001/102 $69.36
  2. Blastoise Blastoise #002/102 $228.47
  3. Chansey Chansey #003/102 $62.30
  4. Charizard Charizard #004/102 $897.19
  5. Charizard (Black Dot Error) Charizard (Black Dot Error) #004/102
  6. Clefairy Clefairy #005/102 $51.96
  7. Gyarados Gyarados #006/102 $46.45
  8. Hitmonchan Hitmonchan #007/102 $20.78
  9. Magneton Magneton #009/102 $36.36
  10. Mewtwo Mewtwo #010/102 $85.90
  11. Nidoking Nidoking #011/102 $39.64
  12. Ninetales Ninetales #012/102 $33.90
  13. Poliwrath Poliwrath #013/102 $35.00
  14. Raichu Raichu #014/102 $75.66
  15. Venusaur Venusaur #015/102 $180.27
  16. Zapdos Zapdos #016/102 $53.89
  17. Beedrill Beedrill #017/102 $5.95
  18. Dragonair Dragonair #018/102 $19.25
  19. Dugtrio Dugtrio #019/102 $10.95
  20. Electabuzz Electabuzz #020/102 $10.24
  21. Electrode Electrode #021/102 $8.82
  22. Pidgeotto Pidgeotto #022/102 $10.76
  23. Arcanine Arcanine #023/102 $3.97
  24. Charmeleon Charmeleon #024/102 $3.63
  25. Dewgong Dewgong #025/102 $3.68
  26. Dratini Dratini #026/102 $2.93
  27. Farfetch'd Farfetch'd #027/102 $1.67
  28. Growlithe Growlithe #028/102 $1.62
  29. Haunter Haunter #029/102 $2.70
  30. Ivysaur Ivysaur #030/102 $7.99
  31. Jynx Jynx #031/102 $1.15
  32. Kadabra Kadabra #032/102 $2.62
  33. Kakuna Kakuna #033/102 $1.84
  34. Machoke Machoke #034/102 $0.93
  35. Magikarp Magikarp #035/102 $3.12
  36. Magmar Magmar #036/102 $3.51
  37. Nidorino Nidorino #037/102 $4.32
  38. Poliwhirl Poliwhirl #038/102 $1.72
  39. Porygon Porygon #039/102 $3.11
  40. Raticate Raticate #040/102 $2.70
  41. Seel Seel #041/102 $1.43
  42. Wartortle Wartortle #042/102 $5.07
  43. Abra Abra #043/102 $1.67
  44. Bulbasaur Bulbasaur #044/102 $3.91
  45. Caterpie Caterpie #045/102 $1.39
  46. Charmander Charmander #046/102 $3.95
  47. Diglett Diglett #047/102 $1.33
  48. Doduo Doduo #048/102 $1.32
  49. Drowzee Drowzee #049/102 $1.08
  50. Gastly Gastly #050/102 $1.59
  51. Koffing Koffing #051/102 $1.32
  52. Machop Machop #052/102 $0.64
  53. Magnemite Magnemite #053/102 $0.79
  54. Metapod Metapod #054/102 $1.41
  55. Nidoran M Nidoran M #055/102 $0.83
  56. Onix Onix #056/102 $1.01
  57. Pidgey Pidgey #057/102 $1.51
  58. Pikachu Pikachu #058/102 $14.95
  59. Poliwag Poliwag #059/102 $1.11
  60. Ponyta Ponyta #060/102 $0.84
  61. Rattata Rattata #061/102 $0.91
  62. Sandshrew Sandshrew #062/102 $1.03
  63. Squirtle Squirtle #063/102 $6.83
  64. Starmie Starmie #064/102 $0.81
  65. Staryu Staryu #065/102 $0.79
  66. Tangela Tangela #066/102 $0.94
  67. Voltorb Voltorb #067/102 $4.15
  68. Vulpix Vulpix #068/102 $0.88
  69. Weedle Weedle #069/102 $0.74
  70. Clefairy Doll Clefairy Doll #070/102 $9.30
  71. Computer Search Computer Search #071/102 $3.23
  72. Devolution Spray Devolution Spray #072/102 $6.09
  73. Imposter Professor Oak Imposter Professor Oak #073/102 $5.77
  74. Item Finder Item Finder #074/102 $8.94
  75. Lass Lass #075/102 $3.41
  76. Pokemon Breeder Pokemon Breeder #076/102 $6.73
  77. Pokemon Trader Pokemon Trader #077/102 $5.62
  78. Scoop Up Scoop Up #078/102 $8.57
  79. Super Energy Removal Super Energy Removal #079/102 $3.54
  80. Defender Defender #080/102 $1.42
  81. Energy Retrieval Energy Retrieval #081/102 $0.81
  82. Full Heal Full Heal #082/102 $1.97
  83. Maintenance Maintenance #083/102 $2.91
  84. PlusPower PlusPower #084/102 $0.51
  85. Pokemon Center Pokemon Center #085/102 $2.22
  86. Pokemon Flute Pokemon Flute #086/102 $2.80
  87. Pokedex Pokedex #087/102 $0.65
  88. Professor Oak Professor Oak #088/102 $1.93
  89. Revive Revive #089/102 $2.34
  90. Super Potion Super Potion #090/102 $0.49
  91. Bill Bill #091/102 $0.49
  92. Energy Removal Energy Removal #092/102 $0.62
  93. Gust of Wind Gust of Wind #093/102 $0.53
  94. Potion Potion #094/102 $0.39
  95. Switch Switch #095/102 $0.50
  96. Double Colorless Energy Double Colorless Energy #096/102 $6.45
  97. Fighting Energy Fighting Energy #097/102 $0.54
  98. Fire Energy Fire Energy #098/102 $0.55
  99. Grass Energy Grass Energy #099/102 $0.50
  100. Lightning Energy Lightning Energy #100/102 $0.52
  101. Psychic Energy Psychic Energy #101/102 $0.83
  102. Water Energy Water Energy #102/102 $0.57

III · The Vault

Sealed products 7

Booster boxes, Elite Trainer Boxes, and collections from Base Set, priced sealed and unopened. Updated daily.

ProductTypeMSRPSealed pricevs MSRP
Base Set Booster Pack [Revised Unlimited Edition] Booster Pack — $865.18 —
Base Set Theme Deck - "Overgrowth" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) Deck & Kit — $567.48 —
Base Set Booster Box [Revised Unlimited Edition] Booster Box — $499.99 —
Base Set Theme Deck - "Zap!" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) Deck & Kit — $499.95 —
Base Set Theme Deck - "Blackout" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) Deck & Kit — $424.95 —
Base Set Theme Deck - "Brushfire" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) Deck & Kit — $374.89 —
Pokemon 2-Player Starter Set (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) Deck & Kit — $257.66 —

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IV · Reference

Common questions

What is the most valuable card in Base Set?

Charizard #004/102 has the highest current market price in Base Set, trading around $897.19 ungraded.

How much is a Base Set booster box?

A sealed Base Set Booster Box [Revised Unlimited Edition] currently trades around $499.99. Prices are updated daily from publicly available secondary-market data.

How many cards are in Base Set?

Base Set has 102 cards across all printings tracked by ChaseDex, 102 of which are in the base numbered set.

When was Base Set released?

Base Set was released on January 9, 1999.

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