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Most valuable Base Set 2 cards

Base Set 2 (2000) gathered favorites from Base Set and Jungle into one set, a second chance at the classic holos for players who joined a little late. These are the Base Set 2 cards worth the most today, with how often each one turns up in packs and who drew it. The top card is Charizard at $418.

$418Charizard

21cards worth $20+

4worth $100+

130cards · 2000

Prices as of November 6, 2026.

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Charizard turns up about once every 59 packs. Open Base Set 2 packs free on Holobrook, just for the fun of the reveal.

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The top 50 by value

"1 in N packs" is the chance of pulling that exact card.

The best of each rarity

The most valuable card at every rarity level in Base Set 2, rarest first.

Rare · $31.63

Common · $4.52

What makes Base Set 2 special

Base Set 2 (2000) gathered favorites from Base Set and Jungle into one set, a second chance at the classic holos for players who joined a little late.

Did you know?

A set of no new cards: all 130 are reprints from Base Set and Jungle, gathered into one list and released only in English. billsarchive.com
It arrived in February 2000, at the height of Pokémon fever, likely to fill the six-month gap between Fossil and Team Rocket. flipsidegaming.com
Booster packs came in four wrapper designs: Pidgeot, Raichu, Gyarados and Mewtwo. billsarchive.com

Favorites you can find here

Pokémon highlights

100 different Pokémon.

All from Kanto.

Grass 27%Colorless 23%Water 14%Fighting 11%Psychic 9%

Featured artists

Ken Sugimori52 cards here · Alakazam

Keiji Kinebuchi35 cards here · Magneton

Mitsuhiro Arita31 cards here · Charizard

Kagemaru Himeno12 cards here · Pidgeot

Questions

What is the most valuable Base Set 2 card?

Charizard (Rare Holo) at about $418, followed by Blastoise at $171. Prices are market prices and update weekly.

How rare is Charizard from Base Set 2?

It turns up about once every 59 packs. Half of players would pull it within 41 packs, and 9 in 10 within 135.

How many Base Set 2 cards are worth money?

21 Base Set 2 cards are worth $20 or more right now, and 4 are worth $100 or more. Most cards in any set are worth under a dollar; the value sits in the rare hits.

Are any Base Set 2 commons or uncommons valuable?

The most valuable is Ivysaur (Uncommon) at about $7.20, often because collectors love that Pokémon.

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