Base Set chase cards
The 20 most valuable cards in Base Set (January 9, 1999), ranked by TCGplayer market price on 2026-10-15. Together they are worth $2,009.
| # | Card | No. | Rarity | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charizard | 4/102 | Rare Holo | $955 |
| 2 | Blastoise | 2/102 | Rare Holo | $227 |
| 3 | Venusaur | 15/102 | Rare Holo | $168 |
| 4 | Mewtwo | 10/102 | Rare Holo | $86.16 |
| 5 | Alakazam | 1/102 | Rare Holo | $71.22 |
| 6 | Raichu | 14/102 | Rare Holo | $63.54 |
| 7 | Chansey | 3/102 | Rare Holo | $56.48 |
| 8 | Gyarados | 6/102 | Rare Holo | $49.96 |
| 9 | Clefairy | 5/102 | Rare Holo | $48.69 |
| 10 | Zapdos | 16/102 | Rare Holo | $47.94 |
| 11 | Nidoking | 11/102 | Rare Holo | $40.20 |
| 12 | Ninetales | 12/102 | Rare Holo | $38.96 |
| 13 | Poliwrath | 13/102 | Rare Holo | $35.14 |
| 14 | Magneton | 9/102 | Rare Holo | $33.66 |
| 15 | Machamp | 8/102 | Rare Holo | $20.03 |
| 16 | Hitmonchan | 7/102 | Rare Holo | $18.34 |
| 17 | Dragonair | 18/102 | Rare | $17.66 |
| 18 | Dugtrio | 19/102 | Rare | $11.17 |
| 19 | Pikachu | 58/102 | Common | $10.56 |
| 20 | Electabuzz | 20/102 | Rare | $9.70 |
Market prices move every day; check the live listing before you buy or sell. Prices from TCGplayer via pokemontcg.io.
How to read this list
Chase cards are the cards collectors open packs for. In Base Set the top spots go to the highest rarities, so pulling one is rare: most packs hold commons, uncommons, one rare or better and reverse holos. Use the full Base Set card list to track which ones you still need.