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Release date, card count, chase cards and how it compares with the WOTC era.
Charizard, Blastoise and Mewtwo are the cards that define Base Set 2, an expansion from the WOTC era's Base series that released on February 24, 2000. Catalogued under the set code B2, it runs to 130 cards, all of them numbered within the official count. The set leans on Grass, Colorless, Water and Fighting Pokémon, and it is a return trip through the original roster rather than a debut for new creatures. Its card list is drawn largely from the artwork of Ken Sugimori, Keiji Kinebuchi and Mitsuhiro Arita, who between them cover most of the run.
The pull ladder in Base Set 2 is short: commons and uncommons fill most of the pack, and the 20 chase-tier cards are all rares, with no secret cards above the printed 130. The most valuable cards by name are Charizard, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, then Blastoise and Mewtwo from Ken Sugimori, followed by Venusaur and Raichu. All five are rares, and together they hold 53 percent of the set's total card value, so the Base Set 2 chase cards carry a little over half of everything the set is worth.
Base Set 2 was released February 24, 2000.
Base Set 2 has 130 cards.
Base Set 2 is part of the WOTC era.
20 cards in Base Set 2 sit at one of its hit rarities. See this set's hits page for the full breakdown by rarity.
As of October 2026, Base Set 2 ranks 15th by total card value among the 16 comparable WOTC sets, about 0.4 times the era median, and 76th across the whole game's 130 sets. Its single most valuable card ranks 13th in the era, though it holds 2nd for trading activity. At 130 printed cards it runs larger than the era median of 108. It followed Fossil, which holds less total value, and came before Team Rocket, which holds more.
| Measure | This setBase Set 2 | Previous setFossil | Next setTeam Rocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Feb 24, 2000 | Oct 10, 1999 | Apr 24, 2000 |
| Printed cards | 130 | 62 | 82 |
| Master set value | — | $788.64 | $2,874.64 |
| Most valuable card price | — | $143.34 | $531.53 |
| Priced cards | — | 62 of 62 | 83 of 83 |
Finishing the full card list means tracking down 130 printings, and every one of them is priced. Because the top five cards account for 53 percent of the set's total card value, the cost of a complete Base Set 2 comes down mostly to a handful of rare Pokémon, while the commons and uncommons are the easy part of the run. The set's sealed line numbers six products, built around theme decks, with a booster box and booster pack alongside them.
Market comparisons as of October 2026.
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