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PokémonWizards of the Coast (Vintage)BS

Base Set

Released Jan 9, 1999 · 102 cards in set · 102 indexed here

The set that started it all in English. 102 cards, 16 holos, and a Charizard that became the most recognisable trading card on earth.

Set trivia

  • 01Three distinct printings exist: 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited, in descending order of value.
  • 02Charizard's 'Energy Burn' attack text and the card's off-centre print tendency make PSA 10s brutally rare.
  • 03Base Set holos have an inverted holo pattern — the artwork window is foil, not the border.

Chase cards

3 cards · combined market value $1,331

Blastoise

Blastoise

#2 · Rare Holo

Second of the three Base Set starter holos. TCGplayer market $224.87 raw on 14 Sept 2026, the set's second highest; Unlimited PSA 10 population 381 in BetterPop's 9 Sept 2026 build.

$230.01raw near mint, blended

Charizard

Charizard

#4 · Rare Holo

The Base Set holo Charizard, the card the vintage market is priced around. TCGplayer market $869.02 raw on 14 Sept 2026, the set's highest; Unlimited PSA 10 population 489 in BetterPop's 9 Sept 2026 build (1st Edition and Shadowless are separate PSA lines).

$954.65raw near mint, blended

Venusaur

Venusaur

#15 · Rare Holo

Completes the Base Set starter trio of holos. TCGplayer market $181.61 raw on 14 Sept 2026, the set's third highest; Unlimited PSA 10 population 588 in BetterPop's 9 Sept 2026 build.

$146.26raw near mint, blended

All cards

102 cards indexed, 5 rarity tiers

Common32 cards

Abra

#43 · 1999

$1.35

Bulbasaur

#44 · 1999

$4.25

Caterpie

#45 · 1999

$1.19

Charmander

#46 · 1999

$3.34

Diglett

#47 · 1999

$1.07

Doduo

#48 · 1999

$1.23

Drowzee

#49 · 1999

$0.83

Gastly

#50 · 1999

$0.96

Koffing

#51 · 1999

$0.95

Machop

#52 · 1999

$0.62

Magnemite

#53 · 1999

$0.76

Metapod

#54 · 1999

$1.78

Nidoran ♂

#55 · 1999

$0.79

Onix

#56 · 1999

$0.95

Pidgey

#57 · 1999

$2.91

Pikachu

#58 · 1999

$13.34

Poliwag

#59 · 1999

$1.20

Ponyta

#60 · 1999

$0.74

Rattata

#61 · 1999

$0.75

Sandshrew

#62 · 1999

$1.03

Squirtle

#63 · 1999

$6.36

Starmie

#64 · 1999

$0.77

Staryu

#65 · 1999

$0.74

Tangela

#66 · 1999

$0.76

Voltorb

#67 · 1999

$3.44

Vulpix

#68 · 1999

$0.81

Weedle

#69 · 1999

$0.62

Bill

#91 · 1999

$0.36

Energy Removal

#92 · 1999

$0.47

Gust of Wind

#93 · 1999

$0.47

Potion

#94 · 1999

$0.31

Switch

#95 · 1999

$0.40

Uncommon32 cards

Arcanine

#23 · 1999

$4.76

Charmeleon

#24 · 1999

$4.73

Dewgong

#25 · 1999

$3.73

Dratini

#26 · 1999

$3.38

Farfetch'd

#27 · 1999

$1.50

Growlithe

#28 · 1999

$1.17

Haunter

#29 · 1999

$2.71

Ivysaur

#30 · 1999

$5.10

Jynx

#31 · 1999

$1.03

Kadabra

#32 · 1999

$4.00

Kakuna

#33 · 1999

$1.47

Machoke

#34 · 1999

$1.28

Magikarp

#35 · 1999

$2.64

Magmar

#36 · 1999

$3.85

Nidorino

#37 · 1999

$4.05

Poliwhirl

#38 · 1999

$2.34

Porygon

#39 · 1999

$4.43

Raticate

#40 · 1999

$2.68

Seel

#41 · 1999

$1.25

Wartortle

#42 · 1999

$5.60

Defender

#80 · 1999

$1.18

Energy Retrieval

#81 · 1999

$0.63

Full Heal

#82 · 1999

$1.49

Maintenance

#83 · 1999

$2.96

PlusPower

#84 · 1999

$0.83

Pokémon Center

#85 · 1999

$1.77

Pokémon Flute

#86 · 1999

$2.88

Pokédex

#87 · 1999

$0.61

Professor Oak

#88 · 1999

$2.51

Revive

#89 · 1999

$2.56

Super Potion

#90 · 1999

$0.45

Double Colorless Energy

#96 · 1999

$7.27

Rare16 cards

Beedrill

#17 · 1999

$6.10

Dragonair

#18 · 1999

$19.46

Dugtrio

#19 · 1999

$11.37

Electabuzz

#20 · 1999

$10.48

Electrode

#21 · 1999

$9.20

Pidgeotto

#22 · 1999

$9.01

Clefairy Doll

#70 · 1999

$7.86

Computer Search

#71 · 1999

$3.19

Devolution Spray

#72 · 1999

$6.36

Impostor Professor Oak

#73 · 1999

$6.64

Item Finder

#74 · 1999

$9.54

Lass

#75 · 1999

$3.81

Pokémon Breeder

#76 · 1999

$6.55

Pokémon Trader

#77 · 1999

$4.16

Scoop Up

#78 · 1999

$8.64

Super Energy Removal

#79 · 1999

$3.24

Rare Holo16 cards

Alakazam

#1 · 1999

$72.77

Blastoise

#2 · 1999

$230.01

Chansey

#3 · 1999

$55.02

Charizard

#4 · 1999

$954.65

Clefairy

#5 · 1999

$46.46

Gyarados

#6 · 1999

$56.33

Hitmonchan

#7 · 1999

$18.77

Machamp

#8 · 1999

$217.23

Magneton

#9 · 1999

$31.56

Mewtwo

#10 · 1999

$84.79

Nidoking

#11 · 1999

$41.05

Ninetales

#12 · 1999

$39.82

Poliwrath

#13 · 1999

$34.64

Raichu

#14 · 1999

$62.31

Venusaur

#15 · 1999

$146.26

Zapdos

#16 · 1999

$51.23

Basic Energy6 cards

Fighting Energy

#97 · 1999

$0.46

Fire Energy

#98 · 1999

$0.49

Grass Energy

#99 · 1999

$0.48

Lightning Energy

#100 · 1999

$0.54

Psychic Energy

#101 · 1999

$0.73

Water Energy

#102 · 1999

$0.44