Wizards of the Coast

Base Set card prices

Charizard leads Base Set at $818.65; its 19 tracked cards total $1,876, with a median card at $45.37 (updated August 4, 2026). Daily market prices for its 19 most valuable cards — with 7-day movement and a live steal / market / overpriced signal on active listings.

19
Cards tracked
$1,876
Total market value
$818.65
Top card
BS
Set code
1999
Released

Base Set (BS) is a Wizards of the Coast set of 102 cards, released January 9, 1999. Dexcatch prices 19 of them daily, led by Charizard at $818.65. The rest of the set is not priced here yet.

Market prices from TCGplayer · verdicts from real eBay sold data · updated daily
Chase cards

Most expensive Base Set cards

Charizard (BS 004/102) card
Charizard
004/102 · Holo Rare
$818.650.0%
Blastoise (BS 002/102) card
Blastoise
002/102 · Holo Rare
$224.860.0%
Venusaur (BS 015/102) card
Venusaur
015/102 · Holo Rare
$172.44▲ +0.3%
Mewtwo (BS 010/102) card
Mewtwo
010/102 · Holo Rare
$77.27▼ −0.6%
Raichu (BS 014/102) card
Raichu
014/102 · Holo Rare
$72.330.0%
Alakazam (BS 001/102) card
Alakazam
001/102 · Holo Rare
$71.27▼ −0.5%
Chansey (BS 003/102) card
Chansey
003/102 · Holo Rare
$62.91▲ +0.2%
Zapdos (BS 016/102) card
Zapdos
016/102 · Holo Rare
$56.70▲ +0.8%
Gyarados (BS 006/102) card
Gyarados
006/102 · Holo Rare
$50.380.0%
Clefairy (BS 005/102) card
Clefairy
005/102 · Holo Rare
$45.37▲ +3.3%
Card list

Base Set card list & prices

NumberNameRarityMarketΔ7dSignal
004/102CharizardHolo Rare$818.650.0%—
002/102BlastoiseHolo Rare$224.860.0%—
015/102VenusaurHolo Rare$172.44▲ +0.3%—
010/102MewtwoHolo Rare$77.27▼ −0.6%—
014/102RaichuHolo Rare$72.330.0%—
001/102AlakazamHolo Rare$71.27▼ −0.5%—
003/102ChanseyHolo Rare$62.91▲ +0.2%—
016/102ZapdosHolo Rare$56.70▲ +0.8%—
006/102GyaradosHolo Rare$50.380.0%—
005/102ClefairyHolo Rare$45.37▲ +3.3%—
013/102PoliwrathHolo Rare$41.61▼ −0.2%—
011/102NidokingHolo Rare$37.73▼ −2.3%—
012/102NinetalesHolo Rare$35.69▼ −2.4%—
009/102MagnetonHolo Rare$34.88▼ −0.6%—
007/102HitmonchanHolo Rare$22.36▼ −6.0%—
018/102DragonairRare$18.36▲ +2.3%—
019/102DugtrioRare$11.59▼ −4.7%—
022/102PidgeottoRare$11.46▼ −1.9%—
020/102ElectabuzzRare$10.15——
19 tracked of 102 cards · updated daily
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Questions

About Base Set

What is the most expensive card in Base Set?

As of August 4, 2026, the most expensive tracked card in Base Set is Charizard (BS 004/102) at $818.65. That is its TCGplayer market price — what sellers are currently asking — and Dexcatch updates it daily.

How much is a complete set of Base Set worth?

Dexcatch currently prices 19 of the 102 cards in Base Set, and those 19 come to $1,876 as of August 4, 2026, with a median of $45.37. The remaining 83 cards are not priced yet, so read this as the tracked-card subtotal rather than the value of the full set.

How many cards are in Base Set?

Base Set (BS) has 102 cards, part of the Wizards of the Coast series, released January 9, 1999. Dexcatch tracks daily prices for 19 of them.

Are Base Set card prices going up or down?

Over the past 7 days, of the 18 Base Set cards above $1.00 with enough history to measure, 6 moved up and 9 moved down, based on daily market snapshots. Cards below $1.00 are left out because a one-cent move on a bulk card reads as a double-digit percentage.