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 $1,276

Blastoise

#2 · Rare Holo

Second only to Charizard in vintage demand, and notoriously hard to find well-centred.

$224.87raw near mint, blended

Charizard

#4 · Rare Holo

The card. 1st Edition PSA 10 examples have crossed six figures; even Unlimited copies carry the whole set.

$869.02raw near mint, blended

Venusaur

#15 · Rare Holo

Completes the Kanto starter trio — the reason sets of three sell for more than the parts.

$181.61raw near mint, blended

Rest of the set

Abra

#43 · 1999

$1.49

Alakazam

#1 · 1999

$68.80

Arcanine

#23 · 1999

$4.00

Beedrill

#17 · 1999

$5.53

Bill

#91 · 1999

$0.49

Bulbasaur

#44 · 1999

$3.05

Caterpie

#45 · 1999

$1.42

Chansey

#3 · 1999

$62.94

Charmander

#46 · 1999

$3.65

Charmeleon

#24 · 1999

$3.48

Clefairy

#5 · 1999

$51.43

Clefairy Doll

#70 · 1999

$9.50

Computer Search

#71 · 1999

$3.16

Defender

#80 · 1999

$1.46

Devolution Spray

#72 · 1999

$6.35

Dewgong

#25 · 1999

$3.63

Diglett

#47 · 1999

$1.31

Doduo

#48 · 1999

$1.35

Double Colorless Energy

#96 · 1999

$6.57

Dragonair

#18 · 1999

$20.04

Dratini

#26 · 1999

$3.00

Drowzee

#49 · 1999

$1.17

Dugtrio

#19 · 1999

$10.88

Electabuzz

#20 · 1999

$10.10

Electrode

#21 · 1999

$8.75

Energy Removal

#92 · 1999

$0.63

Energy Retrieval

#81 · 1999

$0.81

Farfetch'd

#27 · 1999

$1.68

Fighting Energy

#97 · 1999

$0.56

Fire Energy

#98 · 1999

$0.60

Full Heal

#82 · 1999

$2.00

Gastly

#50 · 1999

$1.64

Grass Energy

#99 · 1999

$0.53

Growlithe

#28 · 1999

$1.66

Gust of Wind

#93 · 1999

$0.52

Gyarados

#6 · 1999

$45.30

Haunter

#29 · 1999

$2.74

Hitmonchan

#7 · 1999

$19.44

Impostor Professor Oak

#73 · 1999

$5.49

Item Finder

#74 · 1999

$9.21

Ivysaur

#30 · 1999

$7.20

Jynx

#31 · 1999

$1.12

Kadabra

#32 · 1999

$2.42

Kakuna

#33 · 1999

$1.92

Koffing

#51 · 1999

$1.38

Lass

#75 · 1999

$3.72

Lightning Energy

#100 · 1999

$0.54

Machamp

#8 · 1999

$217.23

Machoke

#34 · 1999

$1.04

Machop

#52 · 1999

$0.64

Magikarp

#35 · 1999

$3.07

Magmar

#36 · 1999

$3.52

Magnemite

#53 · 1999

$0.83

Magneton

#9 · 1999

$36.88

Maintenance

#83 · 1999

$2.85

Metapod

#54 · 1999

$1.25

Mewtwo

#10 · 1999

$92.40

Nidoking

#11 · 1999

$39.32

Nidoran ♂

#55 · 1999

$0.83

Nidorino

#37 · 1999

$4.31

Ninetales

#12 · 1999

$36.98

Onix

#56 · 1999

$1.00

Pidgeotto

#22 · 1999

$10.42

Pidgey

#57 · 1999

$1.52

Pikachu

#58 · 1999

$13.89

PlusPower

#84 · 1999

$0.54

Pokédex

#87 · 1999

$0.66

Pokémon Breeder

#76 · 1999

$6.93

Pokémon Center

#85 · 1999

$2.35

Pokémon Flute

#86 · 1999

$2.82

Pokémon Trader

#77 · 1999

$5.72

Poliwag

#59 · 1999

$0.94

Poliwhirl

#38 · 1999

$1.74

Poliwrath

#13 · 1999

$35.11

Ponyta

#60 · 1999

$0.78

Porygon

#39 · 1999

$3.26

Potion

#94 · 1999

$0.43

Professor Oak

#88 · 1999

$1.95

Psychic Energy

#101 · 1999

$0.79

Raichu

#14 · 1999

$75.81

Raticate

#40 · 1999

$2.66

Rattata

#61 · 1999

$0.93

Revive

#89 · 1999

$2.39

Sandshrew

#62 · 1999

$1.03

Scoop Up

#78 · 1999

$8.47

Seel

#41 · 1999

$1.44

Squirtle

#63 · 1999

$6.45

Starmie

#64 · 1999

$0.89

Staryu

#65 · 1999

$0.72

Super Energy Removal

#79 · 1999

$3.56

Super Potion

#90 · 1999

$0.48

Switch

#95 · 1999

$0.53

Tangela

#66 · 1999

$1.00

Voltorb

#67 · 1999

$4.08

Vulpix

#68 · 1999

$0.85

Wartortle

#42 · 1999

$5.07

Water Energy

#102 · 1999

$0.56

Weedle

#69 · 1999

$0.73

Zapdos

#16 · 1999

$52.18

Only curated cards are pre-loaded. Search any other card from this set and it is imported into the catalog on the spot.