What makes Base Set special
This is where it all started in English, in January 1999. Base Set brought the original Kanto Pokémon to playground tables everywhere, and its holo Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur became the cards a whole generation remembers chasing.
Did you know?
- The very first English Pokémon set, released by Wizards of the Coast in January 1999, more than two years after the original Japanese cards came out in October 1996. en.wikipedia.org
- It introduced Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur to English players, and those three appear on the set's three booster pack wrappers. billsarchive.com
- The famous holo Charizard was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. api.pokemontcg.io
- The earliest prints lack the drop shadow beside the artwork box, so collectors call them "Shadowless" cards. Base Set cards also carry no set symbol at all. billsarchive.com
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Pokémon highlights
69 different Pokémon.
All from Kanto.
Grass 19%Water 17%Colorless 16%Fire 13%Psychic 12%
First cards ever
and 61 more Pokémon getting their very first card.
