Venusaur Base Set 1st Edition: The Forgotten Starter Worth $3,000

The 1st Edition Base Set Venusaur is not a $3,000 card for most people walking into a shop with one in hand.
First edition Pokemon cards and their values

The 1st Edition Base Set Venusaur is not a $3,000 card for most people walking into a shop with one in hand.

Look at the left side of the card's artwork border. If you see a small stamp — roughly 5mm — showing a circle with a "1" inside it and the word "Edition"...

The cheapest way to own a real 1st Edition Base Set Charizard in 2026 is to buy a low-grade or damaged copy, which can be found for around $5,000 on eBay.

The headline sounds dramatic, and it needs some qualifying. German 1st Edition Charizard — known as Glurak in its native printing — is not outselling...

The 1st Edition Base Set Charizard is worth significantly more than the Shadowless (non-1st Edition) Charizard — roughly 10 to 20 times more at the PSA 10...

The 1999 First Edition Base Set Charizard remains the most valuable English-language Pokémon card ever printed because it sits at the intersection of...

A 1999 Pokémon 1st Edition Base Set Charizard just shattered every expectation for what a single trading card can sell for.

The Blastoise 1st Edition Base Set card (2/102) is one of the most sought-after vintage Pokemon cards in the hobby, with PSA 9 copies selling in the range...

The 1st Edition Base Set Charizard is the most valuable widely known Pokemon card in existence, with PSA 10 copies selling for $420,000 to $550,000 at...

First Edition Nidoking from the 1999 Base Set is a mid-tier holographic rare that currently sells for roughly $100 to $300 in raw near-mint condition,...