Base Set classics
Twelve original 1999 Base Set holos: Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Mewtwo and Zapdos.
About this collection
Base Set classics is where it all started: twelve holo rares from the very first English set in 1999, the cards that filled playgrounds, lunch boxes and a great many shoeboxes.
Charizard and Venusaur are by Mitsuhiro Arita, Magneton is by Keiji Kinebuchi and almost everything else is by Ken Sugimori, so the page is a snapshot of the card game’s original look, long before full arts were a twinkle in anyone’s eye.
The colours
The yellow borders do most of the talking, with holo foil starbursts behind every Pokémon: fire orange for Charizard, water blue for Blastoise and psychic purple for Alakazam and Mewtwo.
Standout cards
Charizard, Base Set #4, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Blastoise, Base Set #2, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Venusaur, Base Set #15, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Make your own
Vintage pages are a lovely way to keep the cards you grew up with. Coming back to the hobby? Read getting back into Pokémon cards, and our guide to card condition explains why two copies of the same card can look so different.
Cards in this binder
Venusaur · Base Set #15 · Rare
Blastoise · Base Set #2 · Rare
Charizard · Base Set #4 · Rare
Raichu · Base Set #14 · Rare
Nidoking · Base Set #11 · Rare
Ninetales · Base Set #12 · Rare
Machamp · Base Set #8 · Rare
Alakazam · Base Set #1 · Rare
Magneton · Base Set #9 · Rare
Chansey · Base Set #3 · Rare
Mewtwo · Base Set #10 · Rare
Zapdos · Base Set #16 · Rare
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