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Best Cards in SM Base Set

The best cards in SM Base Set (Pokémon Trading Card Game) ranked by TCGPlayer market price and sales volume. We track 228 singles in SM Base Set. Chase card: Dragonite at $4.17.

Cards tracked228
Highest card$4.17
Average price$0.54
Last updated2026-06-10

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#1

Dragonite

SM Base Set · Holo Rare · #96/149 · Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +130.4%
1.7/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$4.17

52 sold (30d)

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#2

Nest Ball

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #123/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▼ -0.7%
0.1/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$3.07

2 sold (30d)

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#3

Poliwag

SM Base Set · Common · #30/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +67.9%
1.4/dayStrong ↑Vol ↓

$2.72

41 sold (30d)

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#4

Arcanine

SM Base Set · Holo Rare · #22/149 · Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +14.2%
1.0/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$2.49

31 sold (30d)

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#5

Dragonite

SM Base Set · Holo Rare · #96/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +15.0%
1.6/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$2.22

49 sold (30d)

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#6

Arcanine

SM Base Set · Holo Rare · #22/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +6.0%
0.3/dayMod ↓Vol -

$1.93

10 sold (30d)

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#7

Eevee

SM Base Set · Common · #101/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +3.0%
0.8/dayStrong ↑Vol ↓

$1.39

24 sold (30d)

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#8

Dratini

SM Base Set · Common · #94/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +7.0%
0.5/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.76

14 sold (30d)

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#9

Dragonair

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #95/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +4.1%
0.4/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.76

12 sold (30d)

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#10

Poliwrath

SM Base Set · Holo Rare · #32/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +3.0%
0.3/dayMod ↑Vol -

$0.69

8 sold (30d)

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#11

Metapod

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #2/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +24.5%
1.2/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.66

36 sold (30d)

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#12

Ultra Ball

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #135/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +12.1%
0.4/dayStrong ↑Vol -

$0.65

11 sold (30d)

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#13

Poliwrath

SM Base Set · Holo Rare · #32/149 · Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +13.0%
1.3/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.61

39 sold (30d)

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#14

Growlithe

SM Base Set · Common · #21/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +9.6%
0.6/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.57

17 sold (30d)

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#15

Butterfree

SM Base Set · Rare · #3/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▼ -3.5%
0.5/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.55

16 sold (30d)

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#16

Eevee

SM Base Set · Common · #101/149

30d price · volume
30d▲ +15.6%
8.5/dayStrong ↑Vol ↓

$0.52

256 sold (30d)

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#17

Rare Candy

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #129/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▼ -3.9%
0.2/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.49

6 sold (30d)

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#18

Energy Switch

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #117/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +5.0%
0.3/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.42

10 sold (30d)

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#19

Energy Retrieval

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #116/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▼ -6.8%
0.2/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.41

5 sold (30d)

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#20

Butterfree

SM Base Set · Rare · #3/149

30d price · volume
30d▲ +17.6%
1.5/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.40

44 sold (30d)

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#21

Dartrix

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #10/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +24.1%
0.4/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.36

11 sold (30d)

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#22

Crushing Hammer

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #115/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +34.6%
2.0/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.35

60 sold (30d)

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#23

Drowzee

SM Base Set · Common · #59/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +6.2%
0.2/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.34

6 sold (30d)

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#24

Hypno

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #60/149 · Reverse Holofoil

30d price · volume
30d▲ +13.3%
0.5/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.34

16 sold (30d)

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#25

Metapod

SM Base Set · Uncommon · #2/149

30d price · volume
30d▲ +13.8%
4.1/dayStrong ↓Vol -

$0.33

123 sold (30d)

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Top 10 at a glance

  1. Dragonite · $4.17
  2. Nest Ball · $3.07
  3. Poliwag · $2.72
  4. Arcanine · $2.49
  5. Dragonite · $2.22
  6. Arcanine · $1.93
  7. Eevee · $1.39
  8. Dratini · $0.76
  9. Dragonair · $0.76
  10. Poliwrath · $0.69

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