Base Expansion Pack基本拡張パック

Released
2001-12-01
Base set
128$3,368.17
Full set
128$3,368.17
Master set
128$3,368.17
Code
ECARD1_JA
Symbol

The master set counts each of its 128 cards once, in any card. It leaves out 96 First Edition and 32 First Edition Holofoil.

Base Expansion Pack begins the e-Card era with a complete redesign built around Nintendo’s e-Reader accessory. Wide borders and dot-code strips allowed selected cards to unlock Pokédex information, sounds, animations, or mini-games when scanned. The unusual layout gives the set a technological identity unlike any previous Pokémon expansion, while its large checklist draws heavily from the first two generations. Collector favourites include Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Mewtwo, Mew, and the Johto starters, many shown in fresh artwork that feels more experimental than the earlier releases before it.

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Holographic rares and the distinctive e-Card presentation create several levels of visual interest, while the wide illustrations reward close viewing. Although the e-Reader functions are now mostly a historical curiosity, they capture a moment when the physical card game was being connected directly to digital hardware. Base Expansion Pack is both a bridge from the classic era and the beginning of one of the TCG’s most visually distinctive series. The English *Expedition Base Set* closely follows this release but reorganises some cards, rarities, and numbering.

128 cards · 128 unique printings in master set

128 cards · 128 unique printings in master set