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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: Charizard at $773.51.

Cards tracked106
Highest card$773.51
Average price$34.20
Last updated2026-07-17

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Top 25 best cards in Base Set

Period
#1

Charizard

Base Set · Holo Rare · #004/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$773.51

3 sold (30d)

#2

Base Set Theme Deck - "Overgrowth" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run)

Base Set · Unknown

30d price · volume

$685.00

#3

Base Set Theme Deck - "Zap!" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run)

Base Set · Unknown

30d price · volume

$499.95

1 sold (30d)

#4

Base Set Theme Deck - "Blackout" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run)

Base Set · Unknown

30d price · volume

$329.99

#5

Blastoise

Base Set · Holo Rare · #002/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$232.40

2 sold (30d)

#6

Venusaur

Base Set · Holo Rare · #015/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$157.32

8 sold (30d)

#7

Alakazam

Base Set · Holo Rare · #001/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$86.56

7 sold (30d)

#8

Mewtwo

Base Set · Holo Rare · #010/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$75.96

16 sold (30d)

#9

Raichu

Base Set · Holo Rare · #014/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$71.57

10 sold (30d)

#10

Chansey

Base Set · Holo Rare · #003/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$65.91

9 sold (30d)

#11

Zapdos

Base Set · Holo Rare · #016/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$53.68

13 sold (30d)

#12

Gyarados

Base Set · Holo Rare · #006/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$49.33

13 sold (30d)

#13

Clefairy

Base Set · Holo Rare · #005/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$41.54

10 sold (30d)

#14

Nidoking

Base Set · Holo Rare · #011/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$39.22

13 sold (30d)

#15

Poliwrath

Base Set · Holo Rare · #013/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$37.27

10 sold (30d)

#16

Ninetales

Base Set · Holo Rare · #012/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$36.57

21 sold (30d)

#17

Magneton

Base Set · Holo Rare · #009/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$36.28

17 sold (30d)

#18

Hitmonchan

Base Set · Holo Rare · #007/102 · Holofoil

30d price · volume

$24.62

20 sold (30d)

#19

Dragonair

Base Set · Rare · #018/102

30d price · volume

$17.09

25 sold (30d)

#20

Pidgeotto

Base Set · Rare · #022/102

30d price · volume

$11.45

23 sold (30d)

#21

Electabuzz

Base Set · Rare · #020/102

30d price · volume

$11.26

31 sold (30d)

#22

Dugtrio

Base Set · Rare · #019/102

30d price · volume

$10.24

29 sold (30d)

#23

Clefairy Doll

Base Set · Rare · #070/102

30d price · volume

$9.46

32 sold (30d)

#24

Scoop Up

Base Set · Rare · #078/102

30d price · volume

$8.59

33 sold (30d)

#25

Electrode

Base Set · Rare · #021/102

30d price · volume

$7.97

25 sold (30d)

Top 10 at a glance

  1. Charizard · $773.51
  2. Base Set Theme Deck - "Overgrowth" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) · $685.00
  3. Base Set Theme Deck - "Zap!" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) · $499.95
  4. Base Set Theme Deck - "Blackout" (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) · $329.99
  5. Blastoise · $232.40
  6. Venusaur · $157.32
  7. Alakazam · $86.56
  8. Mewtwo · $75.96
  9. Raichu · $71.57
  10. Chansey · $65.91

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