CardMost Valuable Base Set Cards
Top 30 most expensive cards from Base Set ranked by current market value · Base Series
Most Expensive Base Set Cards — Live Prices
These are the most valuable cards from the Base Set Pokemon TCG set, ranked by current market value from TCGPlayer. Click any card for full pricing details and buy links.
#1
Charizard
#4 · Rare
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita
$495.82
Holofoil
#2
Blastoise
#2 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$184.35
Holofoil
#3
Venusaur
#15 · Rare
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita
$143.73
Holofoil
#4
Mewtwo
#10 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$71.35
Holofoil
#5
Raichu
#14 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$64.76
Holofoil
#6
Alakazam
#1 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$61.24
Holofoil
#7
Zapdos
#16 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$52.51
Holofoil
#8
Chansey
#3 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$49.17
Holofoil
#9
Gyarados
#6 · Rare
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita
$42.56
Holofoil
#10
Nidoking
#11 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$36.76
Holofoil
#11
Ninetales
#12 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$36.31
Holofoil
#12
Magneton
#9 · Rare
Artist: Keiji Kinebuchi
$34.24
Holofoil
#13
Clefairy
#5 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$29.47
Holofoil
#14
Poliwrath
#13 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$28.69
Holofoil
#15
Hitmonchan
#7 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$18.49
Holofoil
#16
Dragonair
#18 · Rare
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita
$13.50
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#17
Electabuzz
#20 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$10.02
Normal
#18
Pidgeotto
#22 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$9.71
Normal
#19
Dugtrio
#19 · Rare
Artist: Keiji Kinebuchi
$8.40
Normal
#20
Electrode
#21 · Rare
Artist: Keiji Kinebuchi
$6.66
Normal
#21
Beedrill
#17 · Rare
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$5.23
Normal
#22
Magikarp
#35 · Uncommon
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita
$3.29
Normal
#23
Arcanine
#23 · Uncommon
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$3.14
Normal
#24
Ivysaur
#30 · Uncommon
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$3.07
Normal
#25
Dratini
#26 · Uncommon
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$2.42
Normal
#26
Magmar
#36 · Uncommon
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$2.35
Normal
#27
Charmeleon
#24 · Uncommon
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita
$2.28
Normal
#28
Dewgong
#25 · Uncommon
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita
$2.21
Normal
#29
Raticate
#40 · Uncommon
Artist: Ken Sugimori
$2.02
Normal
#30
Haunter
#29 · Uncommon
Artist: Keiji Kinebuchi
$1.92
Normal
About Base Set Card Values
Base Set is a Pokemon TCG expansion from the Base series, released on 1999-01-09. This set contains 102 cards. The most valuable card is Charizard, currently priced at $495.82.
Prices are updated daily from TCGPlayer market data. Card values can fluctuate based on competitive play demand, collector interest, and overall market conditions. Cards in graded Mint (PSA 10 / BGS 10) condition typically command significant premiums over raw card prices shown here.