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February 24, 2000

Base Set 2

2000 · base2 · 130 cards in print run
ABOUT THE SET

Base Set 2 is the set Wizards of the Coast shipped on February 24, 2000 to keep classic cards in print while inventory of the originals dried up. It isn't new artwork — it's a 130-card compilation pulling the best rares and holos from Base Set and Jungle into a single Unlimited release. It was the first English Wizards set with no Japanese counterpart. Because it's a reprint set, there's no 1st Edition and no Shadowless run, which makes the cards far more affordable than their 1999 counterparts. The tell is the little stylized "2" with a Poké Ball in the bottom-right corner; a Base Set 2 Charizard reads 4/130 instead of 4/102. Collectors treat it as the budget door into the Wizards holo lineup — same iconic art, fraction of the price.

Common reprintPrinted only in Unlimited and far less collected than original Base Set. Holos exist but trade at a steep discount to their 1999 versions; commons are plentiful.
130
Cards in set
2000
English release
1
Print run (Unlimited only)
0
1st Edition cards
PRINT QUIRKS · WHAT TO LOOK FOR
  • 1
    Distinctive set symbol: a stylized "2" with a Poké Ball, bottom-right — absent on the original Base Set cards it reprints.
  • 2
    No 1st Edition stamp and no Shadowless variant exist; every card is Unlimited with the drop-shadow art window.
  • 3
    Card numbering is x/130, so the same holo art reads differently than Base Set (e.g. Charizard 4/130 vs 4/102).
  • 4
    First English Wizards of the Coast set with no Japanese counterpart — a Western-only reprint compilation.
GRADING NOTES

Every card is Unlimited — there is no 1st Edition stamp and no Shadowless variant, so all holos carry the drop-shadow on the art window. Centering runs loose like the original Base Set, so 60/40 is common rather than a defect. The holos are slightly later, cleaner prints than 1999 Base but still surface-scratch easily.

FULL SET CHECKLIST

Every card in the set, across all 1 edition. Pick an edition to narrow the listed copies; listed cards are clickable.

130 OF 130 CARDS14 LISTED
1/130AlakazamHolo Rare—2/130BlastoiseHolo Rare—3/130ChanseyHolo Rare—4/130CharizardHolo Rare—5/130ClefableHolo Rare—6/130ClefairyHolo Rare$10.45 7/130GyaradosHolo Rare—8/130HitmonchanHolo Rare—9/130MagnetonHolo Rare—10/130MewtwoHolo Rare—11/130NidokingHolo Rare—12/130NidoqueenHolo Rare—13/130NinetalesHolo Rare—14/130PidgeotHolo Rare—15/130PoliwrathHolo Rare—16/130RaichuHolo Rare—17/130ScytherHolo Rare—18/130VenusaurHolo Rare—19/130WigglytuffHolo Rare—20/130ZapdosHolo Rare—21/130BeedrillRare$2.45 22/130DragonairRare—23/130DugtrioRare$5.45 24/130ElectabuzzRare$5.95 25/130ElectrodeRare$4.95 26/130KangaskhanRare—27/130Mr. MimeRare$4.45 28/130PidgeottoRare$6.95 29/130PinsirRare—30/130SnorlaxRare—31/130VenomothRare—32/130VictreebelRare$5.45 33/130ArcanineUncommon—34/130ButterfreeUncommon—35/130CharmeleonUncommon—36/130DewgongUncommon—37/130DodrioUncommon—38/130DratiniUncommon—39/130ExeggutorUncommon—40/130Farfetch'dUncommon—41/130FearowUncommon—42/130GrowlitheUncommon—43/130HaunterUncommon—44/130IvysaurUncommon—45/130JynxUncommon—46/130KadabraUncommon—47/130KakunaUncommon—48/130LickitungUncommon—49/130MachokeUncommon—50/130MagikarpUncommon—51/130MagmarUncommon—52/130MarowakUncommon—53/130NidorinaUncommon—54/130NidorinoUncommon—55/130ParasectUncommon—56/130PersianUncommon—57/130PoliwhirlUncommon—58/130RaticateUncommon—59/130RhydonUncommon—60/130SeakingUncommon—61/130SeelUncommon—62/130TaurosUncommon—63/130WartortleUncommon—64/130WeepinbellUncommon—65/130AbraCommon—66/130BellsproutCommon—67/130BulbasaurCommon—68/130CaterpieCommon—69/130CharmanderCommon—70/130CuboneCommon—71/130DiglettCommon—72/130DoduoCommon—73/130DrowzeeCommon—74/130ExeggcuteCommon—75/130GastlyCommon—76/130GoldeenCommon—77/130JigglypuffCommon—78/130MachopCommon—79/130MagnemiteCommon—80/130MeowthCommon—81/130MetapodCommon—82/130Nidoran ♀Common—83/130Nidoran ♂Common—84/130OnixCommon—85/130ParasCommon—86/130PidgeyCommon—87/130PikachuCommon—88/130PoliwagCommon—89/130RattataCommon—90/130RhyhornCommon—91/130SandshrewCommon—92/130SpearowCommon—93/130SquirtleCommon—94/130StarmieCommon—95/130StaryuCommon—96/130TangelaCommon—97/130VenonatCommon—98/130VoltorbCommon—99/130VulpixCommon—100/130WeedleCommon—101/130Computer SearchRare$4.45 102/130Imposter Professor OakRare—103/130Item FinderRare$14.45 104/130LassRare$2.45 105/130Pokémon BreederRare$5.45 106/130Pokémon TraderRare$3.45 107/130Scoop UpRare—108/130Super Energy RemovalRare$3.45 109/130DefenderUncommon—110/130Energy RetrievalUncommon—111/130Full HealUncommon—112/130MaintenanceUncommon—113/130PlusPowerUncommon—114/130Pokémon CenterUncommon—115/130PokédexUncommon—116/130Professor OakUncommon—117/130Super PotionUncommon—118/130BillCommon—119/130Energy RemovalCommon—120/130Gust of WindCommon—121/130Poké BallCommon—122/130PotionCommon—123/130SwitchCommon—124/130Double Colorless EnergyUncommon—125/130Fighting EnergyEnergy—126/130Fire EnergyEnergy—127/130Grass EnergyEnergy—128/130Lightning EnergyEnergy—129/130Psychic EnergyEnergy—130/130Water EnergyEnergy—
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Clefairy
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Base Set 2 · 2000 · 6/130
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Beedrill
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Base Set 2 · 2000 · 21/130
$2.45$5.452 IN STOCK · 2 CONDITIONS
Mr. Mime
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Base Set 2 · 2000 · 27/130
$4.451 LEFT
Computer Search
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Base Set 2 · 2000 · 101/130
$4.452 IN STOCK · 2 CONDITIONS
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