Base Set Archives

Because Arita has been with the hobby for so long, we will focus today only on his Base Set contributions. Base Set Charizard Credit: Pokémon TCG Mitsuhiro Arita has been with the Pokémon TCG for its entire run He is responsible for not only the most memorable image ever produced for this specific TCG but perhaps also the most iconic[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals mainly in auction lots and listings primarily pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare, sealed copy of the Overgrowth theme deck, released with the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game,[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals mainly in auction lots and listings primarily pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare, sealed copy of the Zap! theme deck, released with the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, up[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals primarily in auction lots and listings mostly pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare, 1st Edition copy of Nidoking from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! While[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals with auction lots and listings pertaining primarily to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare Unlimited booster box from the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Base Set up for auction! Regardless of overall condition, this[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals in auction lots and listings primarily pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare 8.5-grade 1st Edition Base Set copy of Charizard from the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! This particular[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals primarily in auction lots and listings revolving around comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare, sealed copy of the Zap! theme deck from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals primarily in auction lots and listings revolving around comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare, sealed copy of the Brushfire theme deck from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals primarily in auction lots and listings pertaining mostly to comics, video games, trading cards, and other similar items of a collectible nature, has put a set of three graded Base Set Pokémon Trading Card Game cards featuring the Charmander evolutionary line up for auction,[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that primarily deals with auction lots and listings pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other similar items of a collectible nature, has put a set of four different Kanto starter Pokémon from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! This[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that focuses on auction lots and listings primarily relating to comics, video games, trading cards, and other similar items of a collectible nature, has put a rare 1st Edition copy of Mewtwo from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! This copy[...]

Heritage Auctions has put a shadowless, 1st edition copy of Charizard from the Pokémon TCG up for auction!

The deck includes 60 cards, 1 Pokémon coin, 10 damage counters, and 1 rule book everything you need to start on your journey! Each of these decks guaranteed to have a base set holographic card inside The box has lightly blunted corners and the wrapping is intact The overall condition is Excellent. The back face of[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas that deals with auction lots pertaining primarily to comics, video games, trading cards, and other such collectibles of a similar nature, has put a rare, sealed copy of the Brushfire theme deck from the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! Featuring the likenesses of Charmeleon and[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas that deals primarily with auctions pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other similar items of a collectible nature, has put a rare, 1st edition copy of Chansey from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! Now's your chance (if[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas that deals primarily in auctions pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and collectibles of a similar nature, has put a rare, sealed copy of the Overgrowth preconstructed deck from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! A fan-favorite precon from[...]

Heritage Auctions has put a rare, sealed copy of the "Blackout" preconstructed deck from the Pokémon TCG up for auction!

Heritage Auctions, a Dallas, Texas-based auction house known to deal with auctions primarily pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other such collectible items, is conducting a very special auction series today: they are having a box break of Base Set Unlimited booster packs from the Pokémon Trading Card Game! Box breaks, for those who[...]

Currently available at auction on Heritage Auctions' website. As with all of the theme decks of the time, Zap! comes with a 60-card ready-to-play preconstructed deck from the Pokémon TCG complete with cards from the game's Base Set, ten damage counter beads, a special Pokémon coin depicting Chansey (as variance through flipping coins played, and even[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas that deals with auctions pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other such collectibles, has put an authentic, Near Mint, 1st Edition copy of Charizard from the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Base Set up for auction! This card is the Holy Grail of Pokémon cards,[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas that deals with auctions pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other such collectibles, has put an authentic, graded 1st Edition Base Set copy of Charizard; from the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! You know the card by its name, by its art,[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas that deals primarily in auctions for comics, video games, trading cards, and other such collectibles, has put a rare, Gem Mint 10-graded "yellow cheek" variant copy of Pikachu from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! This Pikachu card is remarkably[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that works with lots pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other such collectible items, has put a beautiful sealed 1st Edition booster box of Base Set from the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! This is a major centerpiece item for any collector of Pokémon[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that primarily deals in auctions revolving around comics, video games, trading cards, and other collectible items, has put a 1st Edition, shadowless Base Set copy; of Chansey from the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! A Pokémon with a hit point count to rival the[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that primarily deals in comics, video games, trading cards, and other collectible items, has put a full set of 1st Edition Base Set cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! The Base Set is a very sought-after set to collect in the Pokémon TCG, and[...]

This is the set that started it all. Base Set introduced the Pokémon TCG to the United States in 2019, kicking off one of the most popular hobbies in the world with a killer selection of cards With artwork by legends like lead Pokémon artist and designer Ken Sugimori and the King of Pokémon himself, Mitsuhiro Arita, Base[...]

We'd love to hear from you, so chime in with your top Bulbasaur picks in the comments below. Base set Bulbasaur Credit: WOTC We begin with, of course, the Base Set Bulbasaur This card features artwork from the long-time TCG artist Mitsuhiro Arita Arita's work is the subject of a new wave of collector appreciation this weekend after a guy[...]

The cards are "shadowless," according to Heritage Auctions' listing for the auction, meaning they are much more valuable than the traditional cards from Base Set According to the auction's description: These Demo Packs were used to introduce the Pokémon Trading Card Game into the United States and not intended for public sale The pack includes 24[...]

Base Set Pokémon cards are and have been a huge deal for collectors, both nowadays and in the recent past YouTube influencer Logan Paul's recent flaunting of a $150,000 1st Edition Charizard card during his exhibition match with Floyd Mayweather has surely caused extra buzz surrounding the set However, when it comes to the grand jewel[...]

Heritage Auctions, a Dallas, Texas-based auction house that deals primarily in comics, video games, trading cards, and collectibles of all manner, has put a sealed Japanese booster box of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Base Set up for auction, in hopes that the franchise's popularity is still intact for collectors today Prospective bidders have until[...]