Base Set Pokemon Cards

The base set was the very first release of Pokemon to the US in January 9, 1999. Since the trading card game did not catch on right away many stores did not start carrying the base set until quite a few months after its release. The first edition cards where very popular and resulted in a quick sale of all of the first edition cards. The shadowless cards that where found in the expansion later became more expensive and valuable because of the rarity of the error. The base set was eventually replaced by the base set 2 and by that point the base set cards where out of print. Quite a few cards where left out of the base set like the fossil types which came in the fossil expansion and also some of the others that came in with the jungle expansion.

Error Card Information:

• Some of the Blastoise cards are misprinted missing the word stage from the put blastoise on a stage 1 Pokemon.
• Many of the Gyarados Pokemon cards were printed with the card number far to the left of the card. Some of the first edition shadowless Ninetails are misprinted with the damage done missing from their attacks.
• Some Machamp cards got misprinted with the round stars from the Japanese holographic instead of the pointed stars from the English holographic.
• The Kakune card has the word length printed double on it.
• Some of the Wartortle has pictures of Wartortle in its evolution box or has a small type symbol next to its hp amount.
• Balbuasur has the same misprint of length twice on the card.
• The Pokemon Caterpie has the HP amount listed incorrectly as HP ## instead of ## HP.
• Some of the Diglett have their energy cost and symbols rotated on the card.
• The Metapod card has HP amount listed incorrectly with HP ## instead of ## HP.
• Some of the Pikachu cards have various text errors like Pikachu's cheeks being red in the text which is a very common error.
• Some of the other Pikachu first edition cards have an error that the 1st and the d in edition is missing from the cards.
• Sandshrew has an error that the card says this attack does nothing when the card should say "that attack does nothing".
• Voltorb is misprinted using the japanese monster balls instead of being called poke balls like the english version says.
•  Some of the Vulpix cards have the HP amount listed incorrectly as HP ## instead of ## HP.
• Some of the energy cards where not properly centered in the basic set.
• The water energy had an error with no space in between the margin and its symbol.

Base Set Pokemon Prices


English Theme Decks

• Overgrowth
• Zap!
• Brushfire
• Blackout

English Starter Deck

• 2 Player Starter Set

Symbol Map:
T-Trainer
- Common
- Uncommon
- Rare
- Rare Holographic

Base Set No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/102 Alakazam 2/102 Blastoise 3/102 Chansey 4/102 Charizard 5/102 Clefairy 6/102 Gyarados 7/102 Hitmonchan 8/102 Machamp 9/102 Magneton 10/102 Mewtwo 11/102 Nidoking 12/102 Ninetales 13/102 Poliwrath 14/102 Raichu 15/102 Venusaur 16/102 Zapdos 17/102 Beedrill 18/102 Dragonair 19/102 Dugtrio 20/102 Electabuzz 21/102 Electrode 22/102 Pidgeotto 23/102 Arcanine 24/102 Charmeleon 25/102 Dewgong 26/102 Dratini 27/102 Farfetch'd 28/102 Growlithe 29/102 Haunter 30/102 Ivysaur 31/102 Jynx 32/102 Kadabra 33/102 Kakuna 34/102 Machoke 35/102 Magikarp 36/102 Magmar 37/102 Nidorino 38/102 Poliwhirl 39/102 Porygon 40/102 Raticate 41/102 Seel 42/102 Wartortle 43/102 Abra 44/102 Bulbasaur 45/102 Caterpie 46/102 Charmander 47/102 Diglett 48/102 Doduo 49/102 Drowzee 50/102 Gastly 51/102 Koffing 52/102 Machop 53/102 Magnemite 54/102 Metapod 55/102 Nidoran♂ 56/102 Onix 57/102 Pidgey 58/102 Pikachu 59/102 Poliwag 60/102 Ponyta 61/102 Rattata 62/102 Sandshrew 63/102 Squirtle 64/102 Starmie 65/102 Staryu 66/102 Tangela 67/102 Voltorb 68/102 Vulpix 69/102 Weedle 70/102 Clefairy Doll T 71/102 Computer Search T 72/102 Devolution Spray T 73/102 Impostor Professor Oak T 74/102 Item Finder T 75/102 Lass T 76/102 Pokémon Breeder T 77/102 Pokémon Trader T 78/102 Scoop Up T 79/102 Super Energy Removal T 80/102 Defender T 81/102 Energy Retrieval T 82/102 Full Heal T 83/102 Maintenance T 84/102 PlusPower T 85/102 Pokémon Center T 86/102 Pokémon Flute T 87/102 Pokédex T 88/102 Professor Oak T 89/102 Revive T 90/102 Super Potion T 91/102 Bill T 92/102 Energy Removal T 93/102 Gust of Wind T 94/102 Potion T 95/102 Switch T 96/102 Double Colorless Energy  E 97/102 Fighting Energy   E — 98/102 Fire Energy   E — 99/102 Grass Energy   E — 100/102 Lightning Energy   E — 101/102 Psychic Energy   E — 102/102 Water Energy   E —

Expansion Pack No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion — Bulbasaur — Ivysaur — Venusaur   — Caterpie — Metapod — Weedle — Kakuna — Beedrill — Nidoran♂ — Nidorino — Nidoking — Koffing — Tangela — Charmander — Charmeleon — Charizard — Vulpix — Ninetales — Growlithe — Arcanine — Ponyta — Magmar — Squirtle   — Wartortle — Blastoise — Poliwag — Poliwhirl — Poliwrath — Seel — Dewgong — Staryu — Starmie — Magikarp — Gyarados — Pikachu — Raichu — Magnemite — Magneton — Voltorb — Electrode — Electabuzz — Zapdos — Abra — Kadabra — Alakazam — Gastly — Haunter — Drowzee — Jynx — Mewtwo — Sandshrew — Diglett — Dugtrio — Machop — Machoke — Machamp — Onix — Hitmonchan — Pidgey — Pidgeotto — Rattata — Raticate — Clefairy — Farfetch'd — Doduo — Chansey — Porygon — Dratini — Dragonair — Professor Oak T — Impostor Professor Oak T — Bill T — Lass T — Pokémon Trader T — Pokémon Breeder T — Clefairy Doll T — Energy Retrieval T — Energy Removal T — Super Energy Removal T — Switch T — Pokémon Center T — Scoop Up T — Computer Search T — Pokédex T — PlusPower T — Defender T — Item Finder T — Gust of Wind T — Devolution Spray T — Revive T — Super Potion T — Potion T — Full Heal T — Maintenance T — Pokémon Flute T — Double Colorless Energy  E — Grass Energy  E — — Fire Energy  E — — Water Energy  E — — Lightning Energy  E — — Psychic Energy  E — — Fighting Energy  E —