Snorlax
No. 143 · other
Raw $50.00 · PSA 9 $363.57 · PSA 10 $4,000.00
Japanese Jungle
Japanese Jungle (1997) is the second Japanese expansion: 48 cards set in the Kanto Safari Zone, with 16 holos led by Vaporeon, Snorlax, Flareon and Jolteon.
- Japanese release
- March 5, 1997
- Cards
- 48
- Set code
- PMCG2
- Era
- Original
- Known for
- The Vaporeon, Flareon and Jolteon holos, the Snorlax holo and the original print of the Jungle Pikachu
- Updated
- Prices as of
- October 20, 2026
Values
- Tracked cards
47 - Variants
0 - Raw cards over $100
0 - Median raw price
$2.78 - Booster box
$120.37
Chase cards
Vaporeon
No. 134 · other
Raw $34.09 · PSA 9 $297.00 · PSA 10 $3,806.88
Flareon
No. 136 · other
Raw $37.74 · PSA 9 $210.00 · PSA 10 $2,391.00
Jolteon
No. 135 · other
Raw $26.17 · PSA 9 $226.96 · PSA 10 $1,686.09
Kangaskhan
No. 115 · other
Raw $13.50 · PSA 9 $94.00 · PSA 10 $1,312.00
Pikachu
No. 25 · Holo Rare
Raw $8.09 · PSA 9 $125.00 · PSA 10 $1,278.10
Pidgeot
No. 18 · Holo Rare
Raw $18.57 · PSA 9 $147.39 · PSA 10 $950.00
Butterfree
No. 12 · Uncommon
Raw $3.35 · PSA 9 $53.24 · PSA 10 $835.02
Clefable
No. 36 · Common
Raw $16.92 · PSA 9 $91.32 · PSA 10 $749.99
Wigglytuff
No. 40 · Uncommon
Raw $12.62 · PSA 9 $92.88 · PSA 10 $705.50
Eevee
No. 133 · other
Raw $3.78 · PSA 9 $74.30 · PSA 10 $661.00
Scyther
No. 123 · other
Raw $17.99 · PSA 9 $125.00 · PSA 10 $630.00
Cubone
No. 104 · other
Raw $2.73 · PSA 9 $83.85 · PSA 10 $565.57
Nidoqueen
No. 31 · Uncommon
Raw $15.29 · PSA 9 $109.00 · PSA 10 $555.06
Vileplume
No. 45 · Holo Rare
Raw $11.82 · PSA 9 $81.00 · PSA 10 $515.10
Snorlax #143 (other) trades at raw $50.00, PSA 9 $363.57 and PSA 10 $4,000.00.
Vaporeon #134 (other) trades at raw $34.09, PSA 9 $297.00 and PSA 10 $3,806.88.
Flareon #136 (other) trades at raw $37.74, PSA 9 $210.00 and PSA 10 $2,391.00.
Jolteon #135 (other) trades at raw $26.17, PSA 9 $226.96 and PSA 10 $1,686.09.
Kangaskhan #115 (other) trades at raw $13.50, PSA 9 $94.00 and PSA 10 $1,312.00.
Pikachu #25 (Holo Rare) trades at raw $8.09, PSA 9 $125.00 and PSA 10 $1,278.10.
Pidgeot #18 (Holo Rare) trades at raw $18.57, PSA 9 $147.39 and PSA 10 $950.00.
Butterfree #12 (Uncommon) trades at raw $3.35, PSA 9 $53.24 and PSA 10 $835.02.
Clefable #36 (Common) trades at raw $16.92, PSA 9 $91.32 and PSA 10 $749.99.
Wigglytuff #40 (Uncommon) trades at raw $12.62, PSA 9 $92.88 and PSA 10 $705.50.
Eevee #133 (other) trades at raw $3.78, PSA 9 $74.30 and PSA 10 $661.00.
Scyther #123 (other) trades at raw $17.99, PSA 9 $125.00 and PSA 10 $630.00.
Cubone #104 (other) trades at raw $2.73, PSA 9 $83.85 and PSA 10 $565.57.
Nidoqueen #31 (Uncommon) trades at raw $15.29, PSA 9 $109.00 and PSA 10 $555.06.
Vileplume #45 (Holo Rare) trades at raw $11.82, PSA 9 $81.00 and PSA 10 $515.10.
Sealed products
Booster Box
The Japanese display of Pokémon Jungle packs, the benchmark sealed product for the set.
Live price: $120.37
Booster Pack
Single Pokémon Jungle packs, tracked in the standard and Short pack formats.
Live price: $741.25
| Category | Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| booster box | Booster Box | $120.37 |
| booster pack | Booster Pack | $741.25 |
| booster pack | Booster Pack [Short] | No current price |
Unnumbered cards
| Name | Price |
|---|---|
| Poke Ball | $1.99 |
About Japanese Jungle
What Japanese Jungle is
Pokémon Jungle is the second expansion of the Japanese Pokémon Card Game, released on March 5, 1997 as the original print of the set that became the English Jungle of June 16, 1999. It has 48 cards: 16 holofoil rares, 16 uncommons and 16 commons, based on Pokémon Red, Blue and Green and said to take place in the Kanto Safari Zone. The English release grew to 64 cards because Wizards of the Coast added non holofoil prints of the 16 holo rares, so the Japanese set is the tighter original, with every rare a holofoil.
The holofoils include the three Eevee evolutions Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon, Snorlax, Kangaskhan, Pidgeot, Clefable, Wigglytuff, Nidoqueen, Vileplume, Victreebel, Venomoth, Scyther, Pinsir, Electrode and Mr. Mime, and the set adds Pikachu, Eevee and Meowth among its commons. The Japanese booster box art shows an Exeggutor with an elongated neck that resembles the later Alolan form.
What makes Japanese Jungle different
- The Eeveelution holos Vaporeon 134 is the most valuable card in the set in PSA 10, with Flareon 136 third and Jolteon 135 fourth, the original prints of the three Eevee evolutions that anchor the English Jungle as well.
- Snorlax The Snorlax 143 holo by Ken Sugimori ranks second in the set in PSA 10, close behind Vaporeon and ahead of both Flareon and Jolteon.
- Every rare a holo With no non holo rares, 16 of the 48 cards are holofoils, and commons such as Pikachu 25, Exeggutor 103, Nidorina 30 and Meowth 52 still reach the set's top fifteen in PSA 10.
How Japanese Jungle arrived
Pokémon Jungle followed the Japanese Base Set of October 20, 1996 on March 5, 1997 and was itself followed by Mystery of the Fossils on June 21, 1997. Its cards reached English on June 16, 1999 as Jungle, the second Wizards of the Coast expansion, with the 1st Edition print run accidentally including the extremely rare 1st Edition Promo Pikachu, and other language releases followed in February 2000. The Japanese set is tracked here as its own hub because its prints are the first prints of every Jungle card.
Japanese Jungle products
Pokémon Jungle was sold in Japanese booster packs and booster boxes. The sealed table above tracks boxes and both pack sizes.
Collecting and grading Japanese Jungle
Vaporeon 134 leads the set in PSA 10, with Snorlax 143 second, then Flareon 136, Jolteon 135, Pikachu 25, Kangaskhan 115, Exeggutor 103, Nidorina 30, Pidgeot 18 and Butterfree 12. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
The hub tracks Japanese Jungle cards by National Pokédex number rather than a printed set number, because the 1997 cards carry no collector numbers. Japanese cards from 1997 show holo scratches, edge wear and print lines readily, so PSA 10 copies of the holos are scarce and carry a very wide premium over PSA 9. Sealed Japanese Jungle is scarce, and the sealed table above tracks what boxes and packs trade for today.
Notable cards
Vaporeon #134
Vaporeon #134
holo rare eeveelution
The Vaporeon holo by Kagemaru Himeno, the most valuable card in Japanese Jungle in PSA 10.
Raw $34.09 · PSA 9 $297.00 · PSA 10 $3,806.88
Snorlax #143
Snorlax #143
holo rare
The Snorlax holo by Ken Sugimori, second in the set in PSA 10.
Raw $50.00 · PSA 9 $363.57 · PSA 10 $4,000.00
Flareon #136
Flareon #136
holo rare eeveelution
The Flareon holo by Kagemaru Himeno, a top three card in the set in PSA 10.
Raw $37.74 · PSA 9 $210.00 · PSA 10 $2,391.00
Jolteon #135
Jolteon #135
holo rare eeveelution
The Jolteon holo by Kagemaru Himeno, the third Eeveelution and a top five card.
Raw $26.17 · PSA 9 $226.96 · PSA 10 $1,686.09
Pikachu #25
Pikachu #25
common pikachu
The Jungle Pikachu common in its original Japanese print, a top five card in the set in PSA 10.
Raw $8.09 · PSA 9 $125.00 · PSA 10 $1,278.10
Kangaskhan #115
Kangaskhan #115
holo rare
The Kangaskhan holo by Mitsuhiro Arita, a top six card in the set in PSA 10.
Raw $13.50 · PSA 9 $94.00 · PSA 10 $1,312.00
Timeline
- : The Japanese Base Set releases
- : Pokémon Jungle releases in Japan
- : Mystery of the Fossils releases in Japan
- : English Jungle releases
Set composition
Rarity breakdown
Pokemon type mix
Illustrators in this set
- Kagemaru Himeno: 18
- Mitsuhiro Arita: 15
- Ken Sugimori: 11
- Keiji Kinebuchi: 3
- Ryo Ueda: 1
Full card checklist
| Image | Number | Name | Variant | Rarity | Artist | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Butterfree | Standard | Uncommon | Kagemaru Himeno | $3.35 | $53.24 | $835.02 | |
| 18 | Pidgeot | Standard | Holo Rare | Kagemaru Himeno | $18.57 | $147.39 | $950.00 | |
| 21 | Spearow | Standard | Common | Kagemaru Himeno | $1.60 | $31.46 | $193.00 | |
| 22 | Fearow | Standard | Uncommon | Kagemaru Himeno | $1.95 | $63.99 | $305.82 | |
| 25 | Pikachu | Standard | Holo Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | $8.09 | $125.00 | $1,278.10 | |
| 29 | Nidoran? | Standard | Common | Mitsuhiro Arita | $1.24 | $30.31 | $270.45 | |
| 30 | Nidorina | Standard | Common | Mitsuhiro Arita | $2.35 | $40.50 | $945.00 | |
| 31 | Nidoqueen | Standard | Uncommon | Kagemaru Himeno | $15.29 | $109.00 | $555.06 | |
| 36 | Clefable | Standard | Common | Mitsuhiro Arita | $16.92 | $91.32 | $749.99 | |
| 39 | Jigglypuff | Standard | Uncommon | Kagemaru Himeno | $2.50 | $52.44 | $242.96 | |
| 40 | Wigglytuff | Standard | Uncommon | Mitsuhiro Arita | $12.62 | $92.88 | $705.50 | |
| 43 | Oddish | Standard | Holo Rare | Kagemaru Himeno | $2.57 | $37.00 | $187.50 | |
| 44 | Gloom | Standard | Holo Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | $2.91 | $47.54 | $204.65 | |
| 45 | Vileplume | Standard | Holo Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | $11.82 | $81.00 | $515.10 | |
| 46 | Paras | Standard | Holo Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | $1.98 | $20.36 | $232.20 | |
| 47 | Parasect | Standard | Holo Rare | Ken Sugimori | $2.00 | $61.00 | $105.02 | |
| 48 | Venonat | Standard | Common | Ryo Ueda | $2.49 | $19.88 | $85.00 | |
| 49 | Venomoth | Standard | other | $11.50 | $79.99 | $410.99 | ||
| 52 | Meowth | Standard | other | $1.99 | $40.61 | $776.97 | ||
| 53 | Persian | Standard | other | $2.65 | $30.00 | $251.70 | ||
| 56 | Mankey | Standard | other | $1.76 | $29.20 | $174.51 | ||
| 57 | Primeape | Standard | other | $2.60 | $18.75 | $330.08 | ||
| 69 | Bellsprout | Standard | other | $2.31 | $24.24 | $246.82 | ||
| 70 | Weepinbell | Standard | other | $2.16 | $34.54 | $730.50 |
Collector guides
Pokemon posts
Best Graded Snorlax Cards: The 10 Best and Most Expensive Snorlax Cards, Best Graded Vaporeon Cards: Collector & Investor Guide, Best Graded Flareon Cards: Collector & Investor Guide, Best Graded Jolteon Cards: Collector & Investor Guide, Best Graded Kangaskhan Cards: Collector & Investor Guide, Pikachu Illustrator Card: The $16.49 Million Holy Grail of Pokémon
Counterpart sets
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Japanese Jungle FAQ
When did Japanese Jungle come out?
Pokémon Jungle released in Japan on March 5, 1997, the second expansion of the Pokémon Card Game. The English Jungle followed on June 16, 1999.
How many cards are in Japanese Jungle?
48 cards: 16 holofoil rares, 16 uncommons and 16 commons. The English Jungle has 64 because Wizards of the Coast added non holo prints of the 16 holo rares.
What are the chase cards in Japanese Jungle?
Vaporeon 134 leads in PSA 10, followed by Snorlax 143, Flareon 136, Jolteon 135 and Pikachu 25. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
What is the most expensive card in Japanese Jungle?
The highest value card currently tracked for Japanese Jungle is Snorlax #143 at $4,000 in PSA 10.
How much is a Japanese Jungle booster box?
A sealed Japanese Jungle booster box currently tracks at $120. Packs are listed in the sealed table above.
Why do Japanese Jungle cards have Pokédex numbers instead of set numbers?
The 1997 Japanese cards were printed without collector numbers, so the hub tracks them by National Pokédex number, which is why Vaporeon is 134 and Snorlax is 143 rather than a number out of 48.
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