Expansion Pack Master Set Checklist & Cost

Variants in the Expansion Pack master set

The Expansion Pack master set is built from only two families: 86 Normal slots and 16 Holo slots. There are no reverse holo slots, no stamped prints and no special editions in the checklist, so the master set checklist and the card list match slot for slot. A holo slot is simply the foil version of a card that the set prints that way. Completing the Japanese master set means one copy of each of those 102 cards in the right finish, with no hidden variants waiting later.

Where the Expansion Pack master set's cost sits

The master set cost for Expansion Pack is heavily concentrated. The ten highest-value slots hold 71 percent of the total, and the 16 holo slots carry 78 percent against 22 percent for the 86 normal slots. The lower-value half of the priced slots adds up to just 3 percent. All 102 slots carry a price, as of October 24, 2026. Condition matters a great deal: a master set in LP and up sits 43 percent below the Near Mint total, and an MP and up master set sits 55 percent below it.

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

• Top 10 slots69%
• Holo slots77%
• Normal slots23%
• Lower-value half3.3%

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

Hardest Expansion Pack master set slots

The hardest slots in the Expansion Pack master set are all holo prints of Holo Rare cards. In value order they are Charizard, Blastoise, Raichu, Venusaur and Gyarados, and together they hold 59 percent of the master set's total value. None of them is a variant slot, since every one is the card's main holo print, so the difficulty here is plain rather than hidden. The rest of the checklist is mostly normal prints, which makes the last five holos the real finish line.

Most valuable slots

1. 1Charizard · Holo · Holo Rare$800.00
2. 2Blastoise · Holo · Holo Rare$152.05
3. 3Venusaur · Holo · Holo Rare$124.99
4. 4Gyarados · Holo · Holo Rare$114.70
5. 5Mewtwo · Holo · Holo Rare$108.33
6. 6Alakazam · Holo · Holo Rare$59.04
7. 7Raichu · Holo · Holo Rare$54.16
8. 8Zapdos · Holo · Holo Rare$53.94
9. 9Electabuzz · Normal · Rare$49.00
10. 10Ninetales · Holo · Holo Rare$39.99

How the Expansion Pack master set compares

Expansion Pack stands out among Original Series sets despite its size. Its 102 slots are about 1.3 times the era median of 81, a moderate job. By master set value it ranks 1st of the 8 comparable sets in its era. The next set, Pokemon Jungle, asks for just 48 slots and its master set holds lower value than this one, so the original release is both the larger and the higher-value project of the pair.