What is the most valuable card in Base?

Charizard #4 is the most valuable Base card we track, at about $987.13 raw and $37,050 as a PSA 10.

How often do Base cards grade a PSA 10?

Across 711,447 PSA submissions from this set, about 7.1% received a PSA 10.

Which Base card has the best grading upside?

Clefairy #5 shows the biggest gap between raw and PSA 10 price among the top cards, +11,386% before grading costs and without the chance of not getting a 10.

Base: most valuable cards & PSA 10 prices

The most valuable card in Base right now is Charizard #4 at $987.13 raw and about $37,050 as a PSA 10. The best grading upside among the top cards is Clefairy (+11,386% from raw to PSA 10, before grading costs). Prices are market prices (not asking prices) and PSA 10 values are estimates from recent graded sales; the ROI shown is before grading fees and does not account for the chance a card does not grade a 10.

Base for investors

Total set value: $4,436
Top-10 value: $1,986
30-day momentum: +1.5%
PSA 10 rate: 7.1%
PSA 10 premium: 34.5x
Strong Buy cards: 68
Booster box: $499.99
Elite Trainer Box: —

All figures are calculated from current market prices and PSA population data; they describe the set today and are not investment advice. Missing values mean there is not enough data yet.

Sealed Base products

Base Set Booster Pack
Booster Pack
$874.91
Base Set Booster Box
Booster Box
$499.99
Base Set Theme Deck - "Zap!"
Theme Deck
$499.95
Base Set Theme Deck - "Overgrowth"
Theme Deck
$449.95
Base Set Theme Deck - "Blackout"
Theme Deck
$424.95
Base Set Theme Deck - "Brushfire"
Theme Deck
$374.89
Pokemon 2-Player Starter Set
Other
$264.40
Base Set Blister Pack
Blister
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Charizard

#4 · Rare Holo

Raw $987.13

PSA 10 $37,050 +3,653%

Blastoise

#2 · Rare Holo

Raw $234.49

PSA 10 $8,976 +3,728%

Venusaur

#15 · Rare Holo

Raw $137.40

PSA 10 $4,614 +3,258%

Dugtrio

#19 · Rare

Raw $126.44

PSA 10 $4,046 +3,100%

Pikachu

#58 · Common

Raw $106.90

PSA 10 $2,427 +2,170%

Clefairy Doll

#70 · Rare

Raw $87.26

PSA 10 $3,360 +3,751%

Mewtwo

#10 · Rare Holo

Raw $85.05

PSA 10 $5,249 +6,072%

Pokémon Breeder

#76 · Rare

Raw $76.26

PSA 10 $1,944 +2,449%

Alakazam

#1 · Rare Holo

Raw $76.15

PSA 10 $3,165 +4,056%

#10

Impostor Professor Oak

#73 · Rare

Raw $69.13

PSA 10 $1,334 +1,830%

#11

Professor Oak

#88 · Uncommon

Raw $67.39

PSA 10 $2,593 +3,747%

#12

Scoop Up

#78 · Rare

Raw $66.29

PSA 10 $1,357 +1,946%

#13

Item Finder

#74 · Rare

Raw $64.73

PSA 10 —

#14

Farfetch'd

#27 · Uncommon

Raw $62.75

PSA 10 $1,048 +1,571%

#15

Raichu

#14 · Rare Holo

Raw $62.61

PSA 10 $3,767 +5,917%

#16

Weedle

#69 · Common

Raw $61.28

PSA 10 $869.25 +1,318%

#17

Devolution Spray

#72 · Rare

Raw $58.93

PSA 10 $2,034 +3,352%

#18

Gyarados

#6 · Rare Holo

Raw $58.40

PSA 10 $3,903 +6,584%

#19

Jynx

#31 · Uncommon

Raw $57.51

PSA 10 $2,208 +3,740%

#20

Zapdos

#16 · Rare Holo

Raw $56.72

PSA 10 $2,753 +4,754%

#21

Chansey

#3 · Rare Holo

Raw $54.91

PSA 10 —

#22

Caterpie

#45 · Common

Raw $53.82

PSA 10 $1,850 +3,337%

#23

Pokémon Trader

#77 · Rare

Raw $51.23

PSA 10 $3,910 +7,532%

#24

Starmie

#64 · Common

Raw $48.34

PSA 10 $815.56 +1,587%

#25

Gastly

#50 · Common

Raw $47.96

PSA 10 $969.39 +1,921%

#26

Double Colorless Energy

#96 · Uncommon

Raw $46.63

PSA 10 $1,409 +2,921%

#27

Clefairy

#5 · Rare Holo

Raw $46.27

PSA 10 $5,314 +11,386%

#28

Abra

#43 · Common

Raw $44.60

PSA 10 $869.27 +1,849%

#29

Vulpix

#68 · Common

Raw $43.39

PSA 10 $1,022 +2,256%

#30

Nidoking

#11 · Rare Holo

Raw $41.59

PSA 10 $2,054 +4,838%

#31

Pidgey

#57 · Common

Raw $41.00

PSA 10 $936.08 +2,183%

#32

Pokémon Flute

#86 · Uncommon

Raw $38.45

PSA 10 $1,554 +3,940%

#33

Revive

#89 · Uncommon

Raw $38.36

PSA 10 $594.65 +1,450%

#34

Ninetales

#12 · Rare Holo

Raw $38.25

PSA 10 $1,690 +4,319%

#35

Energy Retrieval

#81 · Uncommon

Raw $36.90

PSA 10 $1,070 +2,801%

#36

Porygon

#39 · Uncommon

Raw $36.84

PSA 10 $1,434 +3,793%

#37

Poliwhirl

#38 · Uncommon

Raw $36.29

PSA 10 $1,358 +3,641%

#38

Sandshrew

#62 · Common

Raw $36.07

PSA 10 $659.72 +1,729%

#39

Poliwrath

#13 · Rare Holo

Raw $34.52

PSA 10 $1,531 +4,336%

#40

Magmar

#36 · Uncommon

Raw $33.14

PSA 10 $1,017 +2,970%

#41

Nidorino

#37 · Uncommon

Raw $33.14

PSA 10 $1,246 +3,659%

#42

Ponyta

#60 · Common

Raw $32.82

PSA 10 $723.20 +2,104%

#43

Koffing

#51 · Common

Raw $31.84

PSA 10 $692.71 +2,076%

#44

Onix

#56 · Common

Raw $31.35

PSA 10 $796.94 +2,442%

#45

Rattata

#61 · Common

Raw $31.01

PSA 10 $589.06 +1,800%

#46

Magneton

#9 · Rare Holo

Raw $30.72

PSA 10 $2,219 +7,123%

#47

Dewgong

#25 · Uncommon

Raw $30.50

PSA 10 $839.41 +2,652%

#48

Nidoran ♂

#55 · Common

Raw $30.41

PSA 10 $641.22 +2,009%

#49

Pokédex

#87 · Uncommon

Raw $30.12

PSA 10 $1,033 +3,330%

#50

Poliwag

#59 · Common

Raw $29.84

PSA 10 $729.12 +2,343%

#51

Voltorb

#67 · Common

Raw $29.41

PSA 10 $564.09 +1,818%

#52

Defender

#80 · Uncommon

Raw $28.81

PSA 10 $819.10 +2,743%

#53

Tangela

#66 · Common

Raw $28.67

PSA 10 $632.99 +2,108%

#54

Grass Energy

#99

Raw $28.22

PSA 10 $330.36 +1,071%

#55

Diglett

#47 · Common

Raw $27.27

PSA 10 $664.67 +2,337%

#56

Metapod

#54 · Common

Raw $27.12

PSA 10 $690.61 +2,446%

#57

Super Potion

#90 · Uncommon

Raw $26.59

PSA 10 $707.13 +2,559%

#58

Drowzee

#49 · Common

Raw $26.20

PSA 10 $623.16 +2,278%

#59

Raticate

#40 · Uncommon

Raw $26.17

PSA 10 $642.61 +2,356%

#60

Gust of Wind

#93 · Common

Raw $25.65

PSA 10 $589.30 +2,197%

Which Base cards are worth grading?

Short answer: 5 cards show a positive expected profit after grading, shipping and selling fees. Best is Pokémon Trader #77, about $181.88 per card on average, with a 14% chance of a PSA 10. Biggest trap: Charizard #4 has a big PSA 10 price ($37,050) but averages a loss of $864.61 per card.

Expected profit = chance of each PSA grade from PSA population data, times its price, minus the raw card, grading, shipping and selling fees. An estimate, not a promise. See the full grading report.

Best PSA 10 upside in Base

Biggest gap between raw and PSA 10 price, before grading fees (cards of $5 and up).

Base: common questions

What is the most valuable card in Base?: Charizard #4 is the most valuable Base card we track, at about $987.13 raw and $37,050 as a PSA 10.
How often do Base cards grade a PSA 10?: Across 711,447 PSA submissions from this set, about 7.1% received a PSA 10.
Which Base card has the best grading upside?: Clefairy #5 shows the biggest gap between raw and PSA 10 price among the top cards, +11,386% before grading costs and without the chance of not getting a 10.

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