Base — Pokémon TCG Sets Ranked by Investment Value
The Base series comprises 6 Pokémon TCG sets. GRLD ranks every set by the combined live market value of its top 20 most expensive cards — the clearest signal of which releases hold the most grail-tier cards. Across the series, these top-20 baskets represent $7,620 in tracked market value.
What is the most valuable Base set?
Wizards Black Star Promos (basep) is the most valuable Base set on GRLD, with a top-20 basket worth $4,534 across 53 cards. Its most expensive cards are Lucky Stadium ($1390.00), Pokémon Center ($1013.90), _____'s Pikachu ($850.00).
Complete Base set ranking
- Wizards Black Star Promos (basep) — top-20 market value $4,534 · 53 cards · released 1999-07-01 · top card: Lucky Stadium ($1390.00)
- Team Rocket (base5) — top-20 market value $889 · 83 cards · released 2000-04-24 · top card: Dark Charizard ($179.95)
- Base Set 2 (base4) — top-20 market value $679 · 130 cards · released 2000-02-24 · top card: Charizard ($243.26)
- Base (base1) — top-20 market value $670 · 102 cards · released 1999-01-09 · top card: Charizard ($165.00)
- Fossil (base3) — top-20 market value $445 · 62 cards · released 1999-10-10 · top card: Gengar [1st Edition] ($316.00)
- Jungle (base2) — top-20 market value $402 · 64 cards · released 1999-06-16 · top card: Snorlax ($49.61)
How does GRLD rank Base sets?
Every set is ranked by the summed market value of its 20 most expensive cards, pulled live from PriceCharting and updated continuously. This surfaces sets whose chase cards are in the strongest demand — a better investment signal than raw set size or age. Rankings update automatically as the market moves.
Last updated: 2026-04-28T10:01:02.999Z