Base Expansion Pack Master Set Checklist & Cost

Variants in the Base Expansion Pack master set

The Base Expansion Pack master set is built from four variant families rather than a reverse holo layer. Normal 1st Edition is the largest at 86 slots, followed by Holo 1st Edition at 23 slots and plain Normal at 19 slots. A small family of 3 slots is Normal No Rarity Symbol. A 1st Edition print is the first printing of a card, marked as such on the card itself, and here it covers most of the checklist, so the 1st Edition versions are the core of the binder rather than an optional extra.

Where the Base Expansion Pack master set's cost sits

As of October 24, 2026, 101 of the 131 slots in the Base Expansion Pack master set carry a price. Value is heavily weighted toward the top: the ten most valuable slots hold 47 percent of the master set total, while the lower-value half of the priced slots adds up to just 10 percent. By finish, holos hold 60 percent of the total and normal prints the remaining 40 percent, even though holos fill only 23 slots against 108 normal ones. The master set cost is therefore driven by a short list of holos.

Written from market data as of October 24, 2026; the tables update live.

• Top 10 slots49%
• Holo slots57%
• Normal slots43%
• Lower-value half10%

Shares of the master set’s priced value, from the slot prices in the checklist above.

Hardest Base Expansion Pack master set slots

The five hardest slots in the Base Expansion Pack master set are all Holo 1st Edition prints of Holo Rare cards: Pichu, Butterfree, Alakazam, Meganium and Ninetales, in that value order. None of them is a variant of a card with a separate main print, since in this set the 1st Edition holo is the card's slot. Together these five hold 32 percent of the master set's total value, so finishing the Holo 1st Edition family is where the master set is decided.

Most valuable slots

1. 1Pichu · Holo 1st Edition · Holo Rare$450.00
2. 2Butterfree · Holo 1st Edition · Holo Rare$199.99
3. 3Alakazam · Holo 1st Edition · Holo Rare$188.99
4. 4Ninetales · Holo 1st Edition · Holo Rare$145.00
5. 5Dragonite · Normal 1st Edition · Rare$144.99
6. 6Poliwrath · Holo 1st Edition · Holo Rare$118.99
7. 7Mewtwo · Holo 1st Edition · Holo Rare$99.99
8. 8Magikarp · Normal 1st Edition · Common$99.87
9. 9Magby · Holo 1st Edition · Holo Rare$90.48
10. 10Pichu · Normal 1st Edition · Rare$90.00

How the Base Expansion Pack master set compares

At 131 slots, the Base Expansion Pack master set is about equal to the era median of 122 slots, so it is a typical-size job for the e-Card era. By master set value it ranks 2nd among the 7 comparable sets of its era, which says the cost per slot is high for its size. The set before it, Pokemon Web, has 51 slots and a master set holding less value, and the set after it, The Town on No Map, has 138 slots and also holds less value.