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Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 165 Expedition Base Set cards on file, 165 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $39.99.

Set · 165 cards · 165 with a price · $1.14 to $799.98 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Expedition Base Set Pokémon card worth?

The typical Expedition Base Set card costs $39.99. Across the 165 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $1.14 and the dearest is $799.98 — Gengar 13, at $799.98. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All setsRarityPrint variantPokédex numberRegulation markEnergy typeArtistEvolution stageCard mechanicAttack costAttack damageRetreat cost

Expedition Base Set 165 cardsSet

Expedition Base Set price summary

165 with a price · $1.14 to $799.98 · No. 6 of 145 sets by typical price · +147.5% in 11 months · 71 HP on average · weak to Lightning

Typical price, last 11 months$39.99+147.5% from $16.16
Card price ladder$799.98$76.95 to $799.98
Place among setsNo. 6CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $39.99 · No. 6 of 145
139 sets cost less than this one
Cards on file165165 carry a priceMost expensive card$799.98Gengar 13Cheapest on record$1.14across all 165 priced cardsPrice rose+147.5%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 6of 145 sets

What stands out about Expedition Base Set cards

  • Scale 165 cards carry this set — 0.8% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $39.99, but the dearest reaches $799.98 — a gap of 20×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 6 of 145 sets; 139 of them cost less.
  • Record 165 of the 165 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 165

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,44420,033 cardsonly cards that record a set remain · 98.0% of 20,444
  • Cards with a set 20,033165 cardsonly Expedition Base Set remain · 0.8% of 20,033
  • The 165 cards on this page165 cards0.8% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a set, including sets too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the set list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 165 cards share the set ecard1. A set is the expansion a card was printed in, and every card in the card files this site reads names exactly one. Sorting by set puts each release back together the way it was sold, so a card can be read next to the cards it shared a pack with.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $39.99. Across the 165 priced cards the range runs $1.14 to $799.98.
  • Where it stands. No. 6 of 145 sets by typical price, with 139 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 71 HP and 33 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Lightning.
  • What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 165 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but are not listed.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Source: Counted from 165 cards on file, 165 of them with a price

Every Expedition Base Set card with a price on file

The 50 dearest Expedition Base Set cards, each one opening its own price page.
1Gengar 13 — Expedition Base SetMarket $799.98Gengar [13]2Dragonite 9 — Expedition Base SetMarket $799.69Dragonite [9]3Mewtwo 20 — Expedition Base SetMarket $699.97Mewtwo [20]4Blastoise 4 — Expedition Base SetMarket $499.95Blastoise [4]5Charizard 6 — Expedition Base SetMarket $493.04Charizard [6]6Mew 19 — Expedition Base SetMarket $411.66Mew [19]7Feraligatr 12 — Expedition Base SetMarket $331.83Feraligatr [12]8Tyranitar 29 — Expedition Base SetMarket $327.63Tyranitar [29]9Pichu 22 — Expedition Base SetMarket $299.99Pichu [22]10Charizard 39 — Expedition Base SetMarket $284.68Charizard [39]11Alakazam 1 — Expedition Base SetMarket $248.99Alakazam [1]12Typhlosion 28 — Expedition Base SetMarket $200.00Typhlosion [28]13Dragonite 43 — Expedition Base SetMarket $200.00Dragonite [43]14Meganium 18 — Expedition Base SetMarket $180.01Meganium [18]15Ampharos 2 — Expedition Base SetMarket $175.00Ampharos [2]16Raichu 25 — Expedition Base SetMarket $174.99Raichu [25]17Venusaur 30 — Expedition Base SetMarket $170.59Venusaur [30]18Gengar 48 — Expedition Base SetMarket $170.07Gengar [48]19Blastoise 36 — Expedition Base SetMarket $165.00Blastoise [36]20Pidgeot 23 — Expedition Base SetMarket $158.31Pidgeot [23]21Blastoise 37 — Expedition Base SetMarket $157.87Blastoise [37]22Magikarp 118 — Expedition Base SetMarket $156.87Magikarp [118]23Typhlosion 64 — Expedition Base SetMarket $155.00Typhlosion [64]24Clefable 7 — Expedition Base SetMarket $153.97Clefable [7]25Butterfree 5 — Expedition Base SetMarket $153.12Butterfree [5]26Rapidash 26 — Expedition Base SetMarket $141.00Rapidash [26]27Charmeleon 73 — Expedition Base SetMarket $139.99Charmeleon [73]28Arbok 3 — Expedition Base SetMarket $137.50Arbok [3]29Cyndaquil 104 — Expedition Base SetMarket $135.00Cyndaquil [104]30Raichu 61 — Expedition Base SetMarket $134.66Raichu [61]31Machamp 16 — Expedition Base SetMarket $133.59Machamp [16]32Charizard 40 — Expedition Base SetMarket $123.78Charizard [40]33Mew 55 — Expedition Base SetMarket $122.79Mew [55]34Charmander 97 — Expedition Base SetMarket $121.99Charmander [97]35Venusaur 68 — Expedition Base SetMarket $120.00Venusaur [68]36Tyranitar 66 — Expedition Base SetMarket $115.00Tyranitar [66]37Feraligatr 47 — Expedition Base SetMarket $112.47Feraligatr [47]38Pikachu 124 — Expedition Base SetMarket $109.66Pikachu [124]39Fearow 11 — Expedition Base SetMarket $98.14Fearow [11]40Ninetales 21 — Expedition Base SetMarket $95.99Ninetales [21]41Cloyster 8 — Expedition Base SetMarket $93.37Cloyster [8]42Squirtle 131 — Expedition Base SetMarket $90.00Squirtle [131]43Haunter 80 — Expedition Base SetMarket $89.60Haunter [80]44Meowth 121 — Expedition Base SetMarket $86.82Meowth [121]45Magby 17 — Expedition Base SetMarket $85.00Magby [17]46Mewtwo 56 — Expedition Base SetMarket $81.97Mewtwo [56]47Vileplume 31 — Expedition Base SetMarket $81.30Vileplume [31]48Clefairy 101 — Expedition Base SetMarket $79.69Clefairy [101]49Metapod 87 — Expedition Base SetMarket $79.00Metapod [87]50Krabby 115 — Expedition Base SetMarket $76.95Krabby [115]

The 50 most expensive Expedition Base Set cards on file, dearest first. The badge on each card is its market price.

0 of the 165 cards on file carry no published price, so they are counted in every total on this page but are not drawn here rather than shown with a guessed figure.

The grid above runs dearest first. This list runs in printing order — by card number inside the set — so a card can be found the way it sits in a binder rather than by what it costs.

Each row opens that card's own price page.

The same 50 cards in printing orderCard number · name · rarity · market price
Alakazam 1 — Expedition Base Set price page1Alakazam#1 · Rare Holo$248.99PsychicAmpharos 2 — Expedition Base Set price page2Ampharos#2 · Rare Holo$175.00LightningArbok 3 — Expedition Base Set price page3Arbok#3 · Rare Holo$137.50GrassBlastoise 4 — Expedition Base Set price page4Blastoise#4 · Rare Holo$499.95WaterButterfree 5 — Expedition Base Set price page5Butterfree#5 · Rare Holo$153.12GrassCharizard 6 — Expedition Base Set price page6Charizard#6 · Rare Holo$493.04FireClefable 7 — Expedition Base Set price page7Clefable#7 · Rare Holo$153.97ColorlessCloyster 8 — Expedition Base Set price page8Cloyster#8 · Rare Holo$93.37WaterDragonite 9 — Expedition Base Set price page9Dragonite#9 · Rare Holo$799.69ColorlessFearow 11 — Expedition Base Set price page10Fearow#11 · Rare Holo$98.14Colorless
Show the rest of the list40 more cards in printing order+40
Feraligatr 12 — Expedition Base Set price page11Feraligatr#12 · Rare Holo$331.83WaterGengar 13 — Expedition Base Set price page12Gengar#13 · Rare Holo$799.98PsychicMachamp 16 — Expedition Base Set price page13Machamp#16 · Rare Holo$133.59FightingMagby 17 — Expedition Base Set price page14Magby#17 · Rare Holo$85.00FireMeganium 18 — Expedition Base Set price page15Meganium#18 · Rare Holo$180.01GrassMew 19 — Expedition Base Set price page16Mew#19 · Rare Holo$411.66PsychicMewtwo 20 — Expedition Base Set price page17Mewtwo#20 · Rare Holo$699.97PsychicNinetales 21 — Expedition Base Set price page18Ninetales#21 · Rare Holo$95.99FirePichu 22 — Expedition Base Set price page19Pichu#22 · Rare Holo$299.99LightningPidgeot 23 — Expedition Base Set price page20Pidgeot#23 · Rare Holo$158.31ColorlessRaichu 25 — Expedition Base Set price page21Raichu#25 · Rare Holo$174.99LightningRapidash 26 — Expedition Base Set price page22Rapidash#26 · Rare Holo$141.00FireTyphlosion 28 — Expedition Base Set price page23Typhlosion#28 · Rare Holo$200.00FireTyranitar 29 — Expedition Base Set price page24Tyranitar#29 · Rare Holo$327.63DarknessVenusaur 30 — Expedition Base Set price page25Venusaur#30 · Rare Holo$170.59GrassVileplume 31 — Expedition Base Set price page26Vileplume#31 · Rare Holo$81.30GrassBlastoise 36 — Expedition Base Set price page27Blastoise#36 · Rare$165.00WaterBlastoise 37 — Expedition Base Set price page28Blastoise#37 · Rare$157.87WaterCharizard 39 — Expedition Base Set price page29Charizard#39 · Rare$284.68FireCharizard 40 — Expedition Base Set price page30Charizard#40 · Rare$123.78FireDragonite 43 — Expedition Base Set price page31Dragonite#43 · Rare$200.00ColorlessFeraligatr 47 — Expedition Base Set price page32Feraligatr#47 · Rare$112.47WaterGengar 48 — Expedition Base Set price page33Gengar#48 · Rare$170.07PsychicMew 55 — Expedition Base Set price page34Mew#55 · Rare$122.79PsychicMewtwo 56 — Expedition Base Set price page35Mewtwo#56 · Rare$81.97PsychicRaichu 61 — Expedition Base Set price page36Raichu#61 · Rare$134.66LightningTyphlosion 64 — Expedition Base Set price page37Typhlosion#64 · Rare$155.00FireTyranitar 66 — Expedition Base Set price page38Tyranitar#66 · Rare$115.00DarknessVenusaur 68 — Expedition Base Set price page39Venusaur#68 · Rare$120.00GrassCharmeleon 73 — Expedition Base Set price page40Charmeleon#73 · Uncommon$139.99FireHaunter 80 — Expedition Base Set price page41Haunter#80 · Uncommon$89.60PsychicMetapod 87 — Expedition Base Set price page42Metapod#87 · Uncommon$79.00GrassCharmander 97 — Expedition Base Set price page43Charmander#97 · Common$121.99FireClefairy 101 — Expedition Base Set price page44Clefairy#101 · Common$79.69ColorlessCyndaquil 104 — Expedition Base Set price page45Cyndaquil#104 · Common$135.00FireKrabby 115 — Expedition Base Set price page46Krabby#115 · Common$76.95WaterMagikarp 118 — Expedition Base Set price page47Magikarp#118 · Common$156.87WaterMeowth 121 — Expedition Base Set price page48Meowth#121 · Common$86.82ColorlessPikachu 124 — Expedition Base Set price page49Pikachu#124 · Common$109.66LightningSquirtle 131 — Expedition Base Set price page50Squirtle#131 · Common$90.00Water
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Which Expedition Base Set cards share a name across several printings?

18 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 8 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Blastoise3 printings · 1 set

Blastoise [4]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $499.95Blastoise [36]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $165.00Blastoise [37]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $157.87

Charizard3 printings · 1 set

Charizard [6]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $493.04Charizard [39]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $284.68Charizard [40]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $123.78

Gengar2 printings · 1 set

Gengar [13]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $799.98Gengar [48]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $170.07

Dragonite2 printings · 1 set

Dragonite [9]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $799.69Dragonite [43]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $200.00

Mewtwo2 printings · 1 set

Mewtwo [20]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $699.97Mewtwo [56]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $81.97

Mew2 printings · 1 set

Mew [19]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $411.66Mew [55]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $122.79

Feraligatr2 printings · 1 set

Feraligatr [12]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $331.83Feraligatr [47]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $112.47

Tyranitar2 printings · 1 set

Tyranitar [29]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $327.63Tyranitar [66]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $115.00
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Are Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of the whole set on each reading day, so it answers the question for Expedition Base Set as a set rather than for one card.

What one Expedition Base Set card cost over the readings on file

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $39.99
Sep 12, 2025Middle price of one card$16.16Nov 7, 2025Middle price of one card$15.99From start-1.1%From previous-3.5%Aug 14, 2026Middle price of one card$39.99From start+147.5%From previous+13.7%
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Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. Cards that carry no price are left out of every point rather than counted as zero.
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How Expedition Base Set Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a set whose cards run from pocket change to several hundred dollars. These points and the two ends below show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a set. These points say where the money actually sits among Expedition Base Set cards.

A typical Expedition Base Set card$39.99medianThat is 5.0% of the dearest single card at $799.98. "Expedition Base Set cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Expedition Base Set card$1.14Expedition Base Set #163That is 2.9% of the typical price, so this set has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$13.21lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $13.21.
One in ten costs more than this$170.38upper tenthThat is 4.3× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.

The two ends of that spread are both Expedition Base Set cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileGengarExpedition Base Set #13One card carries the reputation of the whole set at $799.98.
702 times apartBoth were opened out of the same packs.
A quarter of the set costs under $13.21.
165 of the 165 cards carry a price at all.
Cheapest on fileLightning EnergyExpedition Base Set #163The same set, in print, for $1.14.
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What Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

Expedition Base Set prints 4 rarities across its 165 cards, and the biggest of them is Common with 49 cards.
4rarities printed
Common49 · 29.7%Rare40 · 24.2%Uncommon38 · 23.0%Rare Holo32 · 19.4%The rest6 · 3.6%

The rarities printed in Expedition Base Set, counted across all 165 cards on file.

Every rarity in Expedition Base Set, most printed first
Common29.7%$25.50 typical49 cards
Rare24.2%$40.00 typical40 cards
Uncommon23.0%$17.06 typical38 cards
Rare Holo19.4%$156.14 typical32 cards

Each bar is measured against the biggest rarity, Common with 49 cards, so the bars compare the rarities with one another. The percentage on each row is that rarity's share of all 165 cards.

The price on each row is the middle price inside that rarity, not the price of any single card.

Every rarity in Expedition Base Set, most printed first
GroupShareValue
Common29.7%49 cards
Rare24.2%40 cards
Uncommon23.0%38 cards
Rare Holo19.4%32 cards
9energy types
Water28 · 17.0%Grass27 · 16.4%Fire21 · 12.7%Colorless18 · 10.9%Fighting15 · 9.1%Psychic12 · 7.3%The rest44 · 26.7%

The energy types printed in Expedition Base Set. 136 of the 165 cards carry a type; the rest are cards with no energy type printed on them.

Every energy type in Expedition Base Set, most printed first
Water17.0%$38.16 typical28 cards
Grass16.4%$41.93 typical27 cards
Fire12.7%$85.00 typical21 cards
Colorless10.9%$40.83 typical18 cards
Fighting9.1%$26.50 typical15 cards
Psychic7.3%$106.20 typical12 cards
Lightning6.1%$82.38 typical10 cards
Darkness1.8%$115.00 typical3 cards
Metal1.2%2 cards

Bars are measured against the most printed type. Adding the rows gives 136 cards; the other 29 carry no energy type, which is why the rows do not add up to 165.

A wide spread of types means a set can supply the start of almost any deck. A set that leans on two or three types only helps those decks.

Every energy type in Expedition Base Set, most printed first
GroupShareValue
Water17.0%28 cards
Grass16.4%27 cards
Fire12.7%21 cards
Colorless10.9%18 cards
Fighting9.1%15 cards
Psychic7.3%12 cards
Lightning6.1%10 cards
Darkness1.8%3 cards
Metal1.2%2 cards
27rule box cards
Rule box cards27 · 16.4%The rest138 · 83.6%
Rule box
27cards
16.4% · gives up an extra prize
The rest
138cards
83.6% · one prize when knocked out
Basic Pokémon
61cards
playable straight from hand
Highest HP
120
the real reason to run one

A rule box card carries a printed rule that hands the opponent an extra prize card when it is knocked out. 27 of the 165 cards in Expedition Base Set carry one.

The count is read from the printed rule on the card face, so it covers ex, V, GX and every other rule box wording without needing a list of names.

What kinds of card Expedition Base Set prints
Supporter3.6%$16.41 typical6 cards
Special1.2%2 cards
Pokémon Tool0.6%1 cards
Technical Machine0.6%1 cards

Card kinds read from the card face. A card can carry more than one of these, so the rows are read one at a time against the 165 cards on file rather than as slices of one whole.

What kinds of card Expedition Base Set prints
GroupShareValue
Supporter3.6%6 cards
Special1.2%2 cards
Pokémon Tool0.6%1 cards
Technical Machine0.6%1 cards
Holo, reverse holo or plain — how Expedition Base Set cards were printed
Normal80.6%$25.99 typical133 cards
Holofoil19.4%$156.14 typical32 cards

The printing finish of each card, with the middle price inside each finish beside it.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — how Expedition Base Set cards were printed
GroupShareValue
Normal80.6%133 cards
Holofoil19.4%32 cards
How far up the evolution line Expedition Base Set cards sit
Basic37.0%$26.50 typical61 cards
Stage 224.2%$128.69 typical40 cards
Stage 122.4%$41.93 typical37 cards
Baby2.4%$63.30 typical4 cards

Basic cards can be played straight from hand; Stage 1 and Stage 2 need the card below them on the board first.

How far up the evolution line Expedition Base Set cards sit
GroupShareValue
Basic37.0%61 cards
Stage 224.2%40 cards
Stage 122.4%37 cards
Baby2.4%4 cards
An evolution line printed inside Expedition Base Set3 steps · every one of them in this set
CharmanderBasic · Expedition Base Set #97 · $121.99
CharmeleonStage 1 · Expedition Base Set #73 · $139.99
CharizardStage 2 · Expedition Base Set #6 · $493.04
Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard
  • Every card in this line was printed in Expedition Base Set itself, so the whole line can be put together out of the same set.
  • The card at the end of the line costs $493.04, against $121.99 for the one it starts from — a gap of 4.0×.
  • 36 of the 50 cards listed on this page name an earlier Pokémon they evolve from.
What Expedition Base Set cards are played on top of6 named earlier Pokémon · most cards first
3 cardsBayleef1.8% of the set
3 cardsCharmeleon1.8% of the set
3 cardsCroconaw1.8% of the set
3 cardsIvysaur1.8% of the set
3 cardsQuilava1.8% of the set
3 cardsWartortle1.8% of the set
Who drew the Expedition Base Set cards
Atsuko Nishida7.9%$95.99 typical13 cards
Hajime Kusajima6.7%$41.93 typical11 cards
Kagemaru Himeno6.7%$42.04 typical11 cards
Kyoko Umemoto6.1%$44.26 typical10 cards
Tomokazu Komiya6.1%$64.67 typical10 cards
Keiji Kinebuchi5.5%$9.21 typical9 cards
Kimiya Masago4.8%$136.44 typical8 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita4.8%$35.78 typical8 cards

The 8 illustrators with the most cards in this set, out of 10 credited in total.

Who drew the Expedition Base Set cards
GroupShareValue
Atsuko Nishida7.9%13 cards
Hajime Kusajima6.7%11 cards
Kagemaru Himeno6.7%11 cards
Kyoko Umemoto6.1%10 cards
Tomokazu Komiya6.1%10 cards
Keiji Kinebuchi5.5%9 cards
Kimiya Masago4.8%8 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita4.8%8 cards
Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards by rarity
RarityCardsShare of the setTypical price
Common49 29.7%$25.50
Rare40 24.2%$40.00
Uncommon38 23.0%$17.06
Rare Holo32 19.4%$156.14

Counted across all 165 Expedition Base Set cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row.

The most common rarity alone covers 29.7% of the set. The thicker that layer is, the less it costs to put a first deck together — the frame gets built out of cards that fall out of packs, and the scarce ones are kept for the slots that decide a game.

Expedition Base Set prints 4 rarities, and the top three fill 77.0% of the set between them. The other 1 split the remaining 38 cards, which is the usual shape: the scarcer the tier, the more tiers there are and the fewer cards sit in each.

By energy type the set leans on Water with 28 cards, and the thinnest type on file is Metal with 2. A gap of 26 cards between the widest and the narrowest type is what decides whether this set can start a deck of any colour or only feeds two of them.

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How much HP and damage Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Expedition Base Set card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.
Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP30507090120136
Biggest attack10203040120127

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Expedition Base Set card HP
Lowest25.0% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter41.7% of the highest50 HP
Typical58.3% of the highest70 HP
Upper quarter75.0% of the highest90 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest120 HP

HP printed on the 136 Expedition Base Set cards that carry one. The typical card is 70 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 50 and 90 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Expedition Base Set card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest25.0% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter41.7% of the highest50 HP
Typical58.3% of the highest70 HP
Upper quarter75.0% of the highest90 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest120 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Expedition Base Set card
Lowest8.3% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter16.7% of the highest20 damage
Typical25.0% of the highest30 damage
Upper quarter33.3% of the highest40 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest120 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 127 Expedition Base Set cards that print one. The typical card hits for 30. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 20 and 40. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Expedition Base Set card
GroupShareValue
Lowest8.3% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter16.7% of the highest20 damage
Typical25.0% of the highest30 damage
Upper quarter33.3% of the highest40 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest120 damage
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What are Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 128 Expedition Base Set cards that print one, the most common is Lightning on 31 of them.
What Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards are weak to
Lightning24.2%31 cards
Water19.5%25 cards
Psychic18.0%23 cards
Fire14.8%19 cards
Fighting14.1%18 cards
Grass3.9%5 cards
Darkness3.1%4 cards
Metal2.3%3 cards

What Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards are weak to — 128 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 128 Expedition Base Set cards that print a weakness.

What Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards are weak to
GroupShareValue
Lightning24.2%31 cards
Water19.5%25 cards
Psychic18.0%23 cards
Fire14.8%19 cards
Fighting14.1%18 cards
Grass3.9%5 cards
Darkness3.1%4 cards
Metal2.3%3 cards
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Which Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 27 of the 165 Expedition Base Set cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards resist

What Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards resist — 27 cards counted.
Share across 5 items. The largest is Fighting at 41%.41%Fighting
  • Fighting41%
  • Water26%
  • Lightning15%
  • Psychic11%
  • Grass7%

Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some Expedition Base Set cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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How do Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack. These are the 142 Expedition Base Set cards that print a stage.

How Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards evolve

How Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards evolve — 142 cards counted.
Share across 4 items. The largest is Basic at 43%.43%Basic
  • Basic43%
  • Stage 228%
  • Stage 126%
  • Baby3%

Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

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Can you still play Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Retreat cost is the energy discarded to move a Pokémon back to the bench, and 10 of the 165 Expedition Base Set cards cost three or more.
What it costs to retreat a Expedition Base Set card
Retreat cost 05.5%discards nothing9 cards
Retreat cost 144.8%74 cards
Retreat cost 226.1%43 cards
Retreat cost 33.6%6 cards
Retreat cost 42.4%4 cards

Retreat cost is the number of energy cards discarded to move a Pokémon back to the bench. Counted across the 136 Expedition Base Set cards that print one.

What it costs to retreat a Expedition Base Set card
GroupShareValue
Retreat cost 05.5%9 cards
Retreat cost 144.8%74 cards
Retreat cost 226.1%43 cards
Retreat cost 33.6%6 cards
Retreat cost 42.4%4 cards
6.1%effectively stuck
Retreat cost 09 · 5.5%Retreat cost 174 · 44.8%Retreat cost 243 · 26.1%Retreat cost 36 · 3.6%Retreat cost 44 · 2.4%The rest29 · 17.6%

10 of the 165 cards on file cost three energy or more to retreat, which is where a Pokémon starts to be stuck in the active spot.

Cards that print no retreat cost at all are not Pokémon, so they never retreat and are counted in "the rest".

Can you still play Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today95.5%
Legal in Expanded today137.9%
Cards with an Ability3722.4%
Cards with a special rule2716.4%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 165 cards
Legal in Standard today5.5%9 cards
Legal in Expanded today7.9%13 cards
Cards with an Ability22.4%37 cards
Cards with a special rule16.4%27 cards

Each track is the whole of the 165 Expedition Base Set cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

These rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so each bar is read on its own.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 165 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today5.5%9 cards
Legal in Expanded today7.9%13 cards
Cards with an Ability22.4%37 cards
Cards with a special rule16.4%27 cards

A card that costs three energy or more to retreat is stuck in practice: paying it empties the board of the energy that was meant to attack. 10 of the 165 cards here sit at that level, which is the argument for packing switch cards alongside them.

At the other end, 9 cards retreat for free. Those are the ones that open a game, because moving them out costs nothing that was going to be spent on an attack.

The rows above add up to 136 cards. The remaining 29 print no retreat cost at all — they never stand in the active spot, so they never retreat.

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Which Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards moved most this year

The set line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 159 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards you can buy

The opposite end of the list above — the 6 Expedition Base Set cards with the lowest price on file.
Lightning EnergyExpedition Base SetMarket $1.14Moo-Moo MilkCommon · Expedition Base SetMarket $1.33Grass EnergyExpedition Base SetMarket $1.42Psychic EnergyExpedition Base SetMarket $1.53SwitchCommon · Expedition Base SetMarket $1.89Water EnergyExpedition Base SetMarket $2.24

Read on the same day as every other figure on this page. A cheap card is not a broken card — most of a set sits down here, which is what makes a set collectable at all.

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How Expedition Base Set compares with the other sets

Where Expedition Base Set sits among the 145 sets on file, measured by what an ordinary card in each one costs.

"Which set is the most expensive" has more than one answer depending on what you measure, so this ladder keeps to one: what an ordinary card in each set costs.

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Expedition Base Set is number 6 of 145 sets, with 139 of them cheaper.

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Expedition Base Set is number 6

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Legendary Collection at $80.30
  • Legendary CollectionNo. 1 by price · 110 cardsbaseline$80.30
  • Nintendo Black Star PromosNo. 2 by price · 40 cards$57.33
  • Team Rocket ReturnsNo. 3 by price · 111 cards$54.85
  • Expedition Base SetNo. 6 by price · 165 cardsYou are here$39.99
  • BaseNo. 7 by price · 102 cards$39.62
  • Unseen ForcesNo. 8 by price · 145 cards$38.71

These are the sets that sit next to Expedition Base Set on that ladder.

Legendary Collection — 110 cards110 with a pricetypical $80.30Nintendo Black Star Promos — 40 cards26 with a pricetypical $57.33Team Rocket Returns — 111 cards92 with a pricetypical $54.85Base — 102 cards96 with a pricetypical $39.62Unseen Forces — 145 cards126 with a pricetypical $38.71
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The three dearest Expedition Base Set cards, side by side

The cards that carry this set's reputation, with the plain facts of the set beside them.
The 3 dearest Expedition Base Set cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Dragonite Expedition Base Set #9Most drawn by Atsuko Nishida
Expedition Base Set cards
165on file
165 of them carry a price
Rarities printed
4
Most often Common
Illustrators
10
Most often Atsuko Nishida
Typical card
$39.99median
One in ten costs over $170.38
Typical HP70Typical attack30Weak toLightningMost printed typeWater

Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards are there?

There are 165 Expedition Base Set cards in this archive, and 165 of them carry a price. A set is the expansion a card was printed in, and every card in the card files this site reads names exactly one. Sorting by set puts each release back together the way it was sold, so a card can be read next to the cards it shared a pack with.

How much is a Expedition Base Set Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $39.99. Across the 165 priced cards the range runs from $1.14 to $799.98, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Expedition Base Set Pokémon card?

Gengar 13 from Expedition Base Set, at $799.98. It is 20× the typical price of the group.

Are Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 6 of 145 sets, with 139 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 165 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.8%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 165 of the 165 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Expedition Base Set Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 50 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 115 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Expedition Base Set Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Expedition Base Set card rose from $16.16 to $39.99, a change of +147.5%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Expedition Base Set Pokémon card cost?

One in four Expedition Base Set cards costs $13.21 or less and the cheapest on file is $1.14. Three in four cost $90.00 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Holo is the dearest kind of Expedition Base Set card: 32 of them are on file and the middle one costs $156.14. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Expedition Base Set Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Expedition Base Set cards is 120, and the lowest is 30. The typical one is 70 HP, with half of them between 50 and 90 — figures counted from the 136 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

9 of the 165 Expedition Base Set cards are legal in Standard today and 13 in Expanded — 5.5% and 7.9% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are Expedition Base Set Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Lightning — 31 of the 128 Expedition Base Set cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Water next at 25 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Which Expedition Base Set Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Meowth 121 from Expedition Base Set, which went from $9.99 to $86.82 — a change of +769.1% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 159 Expedition Base Set cards that carried a price on both days.

How these Expedition Base Set figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 165 Expedition Base Set cards this site holds on file — 165 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

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The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

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Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com
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TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Expedition Base Set cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14