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Release date, card count, chase cards and how it compares with the WOTC era.
Charizard, Blastoise, Mewtwo and Venusaur are the headline cards of Base Set 2, an expansion from the WOTC era of the English-language Pokémon TCG, filed under the Base series with set code B2. The release date was February 24, 2000. The card list runs to 130 cards, and the set leans on Grass, Colorless, Water and Fighting Pokémon. It sits between Fossil and Team Rocket on the calendar and works largely as a second look at the original Base roster, so the names near the top of the card list are the ones most players will recognize.
Base Set 2 has a short rarity ladder of commons, uncommons and 40 rares, with 20 chase-tier cards and no secret cards above the printed 130. The most valuable cards are all rares, led by Charizard, then Blastoise, Mewtwo, Venusaur and Raichu. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated Charizard and Venusaur, while Ken Sugimori illustrated Blastoise, Mewtwo and Raichu. The top five cards hold 53 percent of the set's total card value, so most of the worth sits in a handful of starter-era rares.
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 holds the 15th highest total card value of the 16 comparable WOTC sets, about 0.4 times the era median, and 76th across the whole game. Its single most valuable card ranks 12th in the era, though trading activity is stronger, placing it 2nd. At 130 printed cards it is larger than the era median of 108. It followed Fossil, which holds less total value, and came before Team Rocket, which holds more.
Written from market data as of October 22, 2026; the tables update live.
| 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 | — | $766.33 | $2,960.62 |
| Most valuable card price | — | $143.34 | $361.69 |
| Priced cards | — | 62 of 62 | 83 of 83 |
A complete Base Set 2 means all 130 catalog printings, and every one of them is priced, so the full run can be tracked card by card. Because the top five cards carry 53 percent of the set's value, the cost of finishing it is driven by a few headline rares while the commons and uncommons stay minor. The sealed line is small, with 6 products spanning a booster box, a booster pack and several decks.
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