Magical Meta Best Cards in Base Set

Best Cards in Base Set

The best cards in Base Set (Pokémon Trading Card Game) ranked by TCGPlayer market price and sales volume. We track 106 singles in Base Set. Chase card: Item Finder at $8.95.

Cards tracked106
Highest card$8.95
Average price$5.59
Last updated2026-06-10

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#1

Item Finder

Base Set · Rare · #074/102

30d price · volume
30d▲ +0.5%
1.2/dayStrong ↑Vol -

$8.95

37 sold (30d)

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#2

Dratini

Base Set · Uncommon · #026/102

30d price · volume
30d▼ -10.4%
3.2/dayMod ↓Vol ↓

$2.23

97 sold (30d)

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Top 10 at a glance

  1. Item Finder · $8.95
  2. Dratini · $2.23
  3. Alakazam · n/a
  4. Mewtwo · n/a
  5. Lightning Energy · n/a
  6. Psychic Energy · n/a
  7. Water Energy · n/a
  8. Nidoking · n/a
  9. Ninetales · n/a
  10. Poliwrath · n/a

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Most expensive is for chase cards and high-end singles: we sort by today's TCGPlayer market price.

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