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Japanese setExpansion Pack (Base Set) 拡張パック
In 30 secondsThe very first Pokemon cards in the world, released in Japan in October 1996, more than two years before the English Base Set. Its 102 cards became the English Base Set, so the famous holos are all here: Charizard (リザードン), Blastoise (カメックス) and Venusaur (フシギバナ).
| Japanese name | 拡張パック |
|---|---|
| Released in Japan | 20 October 1996 |
| Cards in the set | 102 |
| Holo cards | 14 |
| Pokemon / Trainer / Energy | 69 / 26 / 7 |
| Card numbers printed? | No. Japanese cards before 2001 have no card numbers |
| 1st Edition | No (no Japanese 1st Edition stamp in this era) |
| Card back | The old "Pocket Monsters" back |
| English version | Base Set |
| Copies printed | Never published |
| Copies graded by CGC (whole set) | 44,991 |
The packs
Pack and box images © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, via Bulbapedia, shown for identification only.
Go deeper: the "No Rarity" first print
The earliest print run has no rarity symbol at the bottom right of the card. Collectors call these "No Rarity" cards, and they are the closest Japanese equivalent of a first edition, because Japanese cards of this era never had a 1st Edition stamp. CGC grades "No Rarity Symbol" as its own version: about 4,000 of the roughly 45,000 cards it has graded from this set (October 2026).
Go deeper: no card numbers
Japanese cards from 1996 to 2001 have no card number printed on them. Collectors identify them by name, artwork and rarity instead, which is why our list below follows the database order rather than a printed number.
Go deeper: the old back
Every card has the old "Pocket Monsters" back, shown on our card backs page. If you are offered an "English" Base Set card with this back, it is not genuine.
Most graded cards in this set (CGC)
| Card | Graded by CGC | Perfect 10s |
|---|---|---|
| リザードン Charizard | 3,525 | 144 |
| カメックス Blastoise | 2,025 | 93 |
| フシギバナ Venusaur | 1,874 | 103 |
| ピカチュウ Pikachu | 1,264 | 216 |
| フーディン Alakazam | 1,226 | 78 |
| レアコイル Magneton | 1,190 | 81 |
| ニドキング Nidoking | 1,166 | 85 |
| カイリキー Machamp | 1,129 | 68 |
Every card in Expansion Pack (Base Set)
Japanese name first, English name underneath. Gold edge = holo. These cards have no printed numbers, so they are listed in database order. CGC count = all versions. Pictures show the matching English card. The artwork is usually the same; the Japanese card has Japanese text and no card number. Photos of the Japanese cards themselves are coming.
Matching English cardフシギダネBulbasaurCGC 859
Matching English cardキャタピーCaterpieCGC 363
Matching English cardトランセルMetapodCGC 383
Matching English cardビードルWeedleCGC 391
Matching English cardニドラン♂Nidoran♂
Matching English cardドガースKoffingCGC 385
Matching English cardモンジャラTangelaCGC 417
Matching English cardフシギソウIvysaurCGC 414
Matching English cardコクーンKakunaCGC 220
Matching English cardニドリーノNidorinoCGC 204
Matching English cardフシギバナVenusaurHolo · CGC 1,874
Matching English cardスピアーBeedrillCGC 103
Matching English cardニドキングNidokingHolo · CGC 1,166
Matching English cardヒトカゲCharmanderCGC 989
Matching English cardロコンVulpixCGC 495
Matching English cardポニータPonytaCGC 413
Matching English cardリザードCharmeleonCGC 420
Matching English cardガーディGrowlitheCGC 265
Matching English cardウィンディArcanineCGC 319
Matching English cardブーバーMagmarCGC 199
Matching English cardリザードンCharizardHolo · CGC 3,525
Matching English cardキュウコンNinetalesHolo · CGC 1,070
Matching English cardゼニガメSquirtleCGC 1,046
Matching English cardニョロモPoliwagCGC 374
Matching English cardヒトデマンStaryuCGC 391
Matching English cardスターミーStarmieCGC 384
Matching English cardカメールWartortleCGC 417
Matching English cardニョロゾPoliwhirlCGC 256
Matching English cardパウワウSeelCGC 207
Matching English cardジュゴンDewgongCGC 200
Matching English cardコイキングMagikarpCGC 338
Matching English cardカメックスBlastoiseHolo · CGC 2,025
Matching English cardニョロボンPoliwrathHolo · CGC 1,097
Matching English cardギャラドスGyaradosHolo · CGC 1,075
Matching English cardピカチュウPikachuCGC 1,264
Matching English cardコイルMagnemiteCGC 450
Matching English cardビリリダマVoltorbCGC 361
Matching English cardライチュウRaichuHolo · CGC 1,107
Matching English cardレアコイルMagnetonHolo · CGC 1,190
Matching English cardマルマインElectrodeCGC 98
Matching English cardエレブーElectabuzzCGC 147
Matching English cardサンダーZapdosHolo · CGC 1,054
Matching English cardケーシィAbraCGC 536
Matching English cardゴースGastlyCGC 390
Matching English cardスリープDrowzeeCGC 387
Matching English cardユンゲラーKadabraCGC 265
Matching English cardゴーストHaunterCGC 265
Matching English cardルージュラJynxCGC 351
Matching English cardフーディンAlakazamHolo · CGC 1,226
Matching English cardミュウツーMewtwoHolo · CGC 1,058
Matching English cardサンドSandshrewCGC 371
Matching English cardディグダDiglettCGC 390
Matching English cardワンリキーMachopCGC 385
Matching English cardイワークOnixCGC 408
Matching English cardゴーリキーMachokeCGC 224
Matching English cardダグトリオDugtrioCGC 102
Matching English cardカイリキーMachampCGC 1,129
Matching English cardエビワラーHitmonchanCGC 1,028
Matching English cardポッポPidgeyCGC 362
Matching English cardコラッタRattataCGC 419
Matching English cardドードーDoduoCGC 381
Matching English cardラッタRaticateCGC 229
Matching English cardカモネギFarfetch'dCGC 218
Matching English cardポリゴンPorygonCGC 272
Matching English cardミニリュウDratiniCGC 279
Matching English cardピジョンPidgeottoCGC 109
Matching English cardピッピClefairyHolo · CGC 1,088
Matching English cardラッキーChanseyHolo · CGC 1,097
Matching English cardハクリューDragonairCGC 136
Matching English cardエネルギー・リムーブEnergy RemovalCGC 183
Matching English cardきずぐすりPotionCGC 182
Matching English card突風Gust of WindCGC 197
Matching English cardポケモンいれかえSwitchCGC 184
Matching English cardマサキBillCGC 174
Matching English cardいいきずぐすりSuper PotionCGC 118
Matching English cardエネルギー回収Energy RetrievalCGC 89
Matching English cardオーキドはかせProfessor OakCGC 113
Matching English cardげんきのかけらReviveCGC 96
Matching English cardディフェンダーDefenderCGC 66
Matching English cardなんでもなおしFull HealCGC 78
Matching English cardプラスパワーPlusPowerCGC 91ポケモン図鑑Pokedex
ポケモンセンターPokemon Center
ポケモンの笛Pokemon Flute
Matching English cardメンテナンスMaintenanceCGC 94
Matching English card退化スプレーDevolution SprayCGC 62ダウジングマシーンDowsing Machine
Matching English card超エネルギーリムーブSuper Energy RemovalCGC 43
Matching English card詐欺師オーク教授Impostor Professor Oak
Matching English cardパソコン通信Computer SearchCGC 50Matching English cardピッピ人形ClefairyCGC 1,088ポケモン回収Trainer card (English name being checked)
ポケモン交換おじさんPokemon Trader
ポケモン育て屋さんPokemon Breeder
Matching English cardミニスカートLassCGC 80
Matching English cardダブル無色エネルギーDouble Colorless EnergyCGC 82
Matching English card基本草エネルギーGrass EnergyCGC 105
Matching English card基本炎エネルギーFire EnergyCGC 193
Matching English card基本水エネルギーWater EnergyCGC 185
Matching English card基本雷エネルギーLightning EnergyCGC 136
Matching English card基本超エネルギーPsychic EnergyCGC 116
Matching English card基本闘エネルギーFighting EnergyCGC 123