Base Set (TCG)

TCG expansions

Jungle →

Base Set 拡張パック

Please upload the logo for this expansion.[[File:{{{setlogo}}}|180px]] Cards in set English: 102 Japanese: 102 Set number English: 1 Japanese: 1 Release date English: January 9, 1999 Japanese: October 20, 1996 Theme Decks 2 Player Starter Set () Blackout () Brushfire () Overgrowth () Zap! () Previous NonePrevious [[{{{japrevset}}} (TCG)|{{{japrevsetname}}}]] Japanese: Expansion Pack Next Pokémon Jungle

Base Set (Japanese: 拡張パック Expansion Pack) is the name given to the original core release of cards and Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was released in Japan on October 20, 1996, and in the United States on January 9, 1999.

Theme Decks

English Theme Decks

• Overgrowth
• Zap!
• Brushfire
• Blackout

English Starter Deck

• 2 Player Starter Set

Japanese Theme Deck

• Starter Deck

Information

• While the expansion began the TCG in the United States officially in January of 1999, many stores were initially reluctant to sell the game. As a result, it did not see a widespread release until March or April of that year.
• The 1st Edition print run sold extremely quickly, making first edition Base Set cards some of the most sought-after of all of the early TCG expansions.
• All cards in the first few print runs (both first edition and unlimited) were printed with thinner HP and attack text and without drop shadows for the illustration window. These are commonly known as "shadowless cards" and are more valuable than later runs.
• This expansion was replaced by Base Set 2 on its release, as by that point Base Set had been out of print for some time.
• Several final form Pokémon were left out of this set despite their pre-evolved forms appearing, such as Dragonite, Dodrio, Gengar, Pidgeot, Sandslash, Butterfree and Hypno. These cards were later released in Jungle and Fossil.

Changes between the Japanese and international release

• In TCG expansions up until Pokémon VS, the Japanese cards did not have a numbering system, and so the only number featured on the Japanese cards is the Pokémon's National Pokédex number.
• The English cards adopted a system based on ordering the cards alphabetically and by descending rarity (rare-holo, rare, uncommon, common) and class of card (Pokémon, Trainer, Energy). This ordering has remained in place until the release of Black & White. The Japanese set is ordered by type (Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Colorless), National Pokédex number, and ascending rarity (rare and rare-holo counting the same). This ordering remained in place until e-Card 2.

Card lists

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

Japanese expansion Card name Type Level Rarity Bulbasaur 13 Caterpie 13 Metapod 21 Weedle 12 Nidoran♂ 20 Koffing 13 Tangela 8 Ivysaur 20 Kakuna 23 Nidorino 25 Venusaur 67 Beedrill 32 Nidoking 48 Charmander 10 Vulpix 11 Ponyta 10 Charmeleon 32 Growlithe 18 Arcanine 45 Magmar 24 Charizard 76 Ninetales 32 Squirtle 8 Poliwag 13 Staryu 15 Starmie 28 Wartortle 22 Poliwhirl 28 Seel 12 Dewgong 42 Magikarp 8 Blastoise 52 Poliwrath 48 Gyarados 41 Pikachu 12 Magnemite 13 Voltorb 10 Raichu 40 Magneton 28 Electrode 40 Electabuzz 35 Zapdos 64 Abra 10 Gastly 8 Drowzee 12 Kadabra 38 Haunter 22 Jynx 23 Alakazam 42 Mewtwo 53 Sandshrew 12 Diglett 8 Machop 20 Onix 12 Machoke 40 Dugtrio 36 Machamp 67 Hitmonchan 33 Pidgey 8 Rattata 9 Doduo 10 Raticate 41 Farfetch'd 20 Porygon 12 Dratini 10 Pidgeotto 36 Clefairy 14 Chansey 55 Dragonair 33 Energy Removal T — Potion T — Gust of Wind T — Switch T — Bill T — Super Potion T — Energy Retrieval T — Professor Oak T — Revive T — Defender T — Full Heal T — PlusPower T — Pokédex T — Pokémon Center T — Pokémon Flute T — Maintenance T — Devolution Spray T — Item Finder T — Super Energy Removal T — Impostor Professor Oak T — Computer Search T — Clefairy Doll T — Scoop Up T — Pokémon Trader T — Pokémon Breeder T — Lass T — Double Colorless Energy E — Grass Energy E — — Fire Energy E — — Water Energy E — — Lightning Energy E — — Psychic Energy E — — Fighting Energy E — —

Gallery

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  Japanese booster pack

• Base Set Blastoise.jpg

  English booster pack (Blastoise)

• Base Set Venusaur pack.jpg

  English booster pack (Venusaur)