Charizard
No. 3 · other
Raw $180.50 · PSA 9 $166.36 · PSA 10 $1,050.00
Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic
Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic (2023) is the nendo designed kit: three 60 card decks, 102 foil cards, Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur and three new ex. Card list.
- English release
- November 17, 2023
- Cards
- 102
- Set code
- CL
- Known for
- The nendo designed kit, foil Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur reprints and new Lugia, Ho-Oh and Suicune ex
- Updated
- Prices as of
- October 20, 2026
Values
- Tracked cards
88 - Variants
19 - Raw cards over $100
1 - Median raw price
$2.05 - Booster box
No current price
Chase cards
Blastoise
No. 3 · other
Raw $46.45 · PSA 9 $45.60 · PSA 10 $211.00
Pikachu
No. 8 · other
Raw $34.11 · PSA 9 $33.89 · PSA 10 $179.99
Snorlax
No. 16 · other
Raw $15.93 · PSA 9 $27.00 · PSA 10 $164.04
Mewtwo
No. 14 · other
Raw $19.11 · PSA 9 $31.25 · PSA 10 $149.12
Venusaur
No. 3 · other
Raw $34.45 · PSA 9 $34.08 · PSA 10 $131.67
Charmander
No. 1 · other
Raw $17.20 · PSA 9 $28.50 · PSA 10 $119.56
Gyarados
No. 7 · other
Raw $15.52 · PSA 9 $37.66 · PSA 10 $117.50
Squirtle
No. 1 · other
Raw $14.00 · PSA 9 $27.99 · PSA 10 $90.89
Bulbasaur
No. 1 · other
Raw $18.49 · PSA 9 $23.82 · PSA 10 $90.22
Magikarp
No. 6 · other
Raw $10.64 · PSA 9 $25.76 · PSA 10 $89.00
Professor Oak
No. 25 · other
Raw $0.35 · PSA 9 $73.50 · PSA 10 $88.00
Scyther
No. 6 · other
Raw $10.93 · PSA 9 $23.50 · PSA 10 $74.63
Articuno
No. 9 · other
Raw $11.25 · PSA 9 $24.04 · PSA 10 $71.47
Hitmonlee
No. 11 · other
Raw $9.82 · PSA 9 $26.00 · PSA 10 $108.05
Charizard #3 (other) trades at raw $180.50, PSA 9 $166.36 and PSA 10 $1,050.00.
Blastoise #3 (other) trades at raw $46.45, PSA 9 $45.60 and PSA 10 $211.00.
Pikachu #8 (other) trades at raw $34.11, PSA 9 $33.89 and PSA 10 $179.99.
Snorlax #16 (other) trades at raw $15.93, PSA 9 $27.00 and PSA 10 $164.04.
Mewtwo #14 (other) trades at raw $19.11, PSA 9 $31.25 and PSA 10 $149.12.
Venusaur #3 (other) trades at raw $34.45, PSA 9 $34.08 and PSA 10 $131.67.
Charmander #1 (other) trades at raw $17.20, PSA 9 $28.50 and PSA 10 $119.56.
Gyarados #7 (other) trades at raw $15.52, PSA 9 $37.66 and PSA 10 $117.50.
Squirtle #1 (other) trades at raw $14.00, PSA 9 $27.99 and PSA 10 $90.89.
Bulbasaur #1 (other) trades at raw $18.49, PSA 9 $23.82 and PSA 10 $90.22.
Magikarp #6 (other) trades at raw $10.64, PSA 9 $25.76 and PSA 10 $89.00.
Professor Oak #25 (other) trades at raw $0.35, PSA 9 $73.50 and PSA 10 $88.00.
Scyther #6 (other) trades at raw $10.93, PSA 9 $23.50 and PSA 10 $74.63.
Articuno #9 (other) trades at raw $11.25, PSA 9 $24.04 and PSA 10 $71.47.
Hitmonlee #11 (other) trades at raw $9.82, PSA 9 $26.00 and PSA 10 $108.05.
Sealed products
Venusaur & Lugia ex Deck
A 60 card Grass and Fighting deck of 34 distinct cards led by Venusaur 3 and Lugia ex 17, with Sun Seed 27 as its new Pokémon Tool.
Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck
A 60 card Fire and Lightning deck of 34 distinct cards led by Charizard 3 and Ho-Oh ex 7, with Scorching Charcoal 26 as its new Pokémon Tool.
Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck
A 60 card Water and Psychic deck of 34 distinct cards led by Blastoise 3 and Suicune ex 10, with Drops in the Ocean 21 as its new Pokémon Tool.
About Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic
What Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic is
Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic is a high end commemorative deck kit designed by the design firm nendo, released in English on November 17, 2023. It holds three 60 card decks built around the Kanto first partner Pokémon of the original Base Set, the Venusaur & Lugia ex Deck, the Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck and the Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck, each with 34 distinct cards numbered 1 to 34, for 102 cards in all. Every card is a foil.
Most of the cards are reprints from across the game's history, from Base Set Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur to Bill, Professor Oak, Computer Search, Rocket's Admin., Rare Candy and VS Seeker, with their text converted to modern wording and their play functionally unchanged. Six cards were created for the kit: Lugia ex 17, Ho-Oh ex 7 and Suicune ex 10 and the Pokémon Tools that partner them, Sun Seed 27, Scorching Charcoal 26 and Drops in the Ocean 21. The cards use a Star-Imprint Holofoil pattern first seen on Generation V coins, and none of them carry a regulation mark, so apart from the basic Energy they cannot be played in official tournaments.
The kit was announced at the Pokémon Presents on Pokémon Day 2023, and its deck lists were shown at the 2023 Pokémon World Championships in Yokohama.
What makes Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic different
- Designed by nendo The kit was designed by nendo and packs its three decks with deck boxes, sleeves, a carrying case that unfolds into a two player playmat and a toolbox of stackable cone damage counters, ring shaped Special Condition markers and small metal orbs.
- A ramp instead of a coin There is no coin. The toolbox holds a bowl with a spiraling ramp at its center, and the metal orbs roll down into one of four holes, two bordered in white for heads and two plain for tails.
- Base Set starters in foil Charizard 3, Blastoise 3 and Venusaur 3 lead their decks as foil reprints of the Base Set cards, and Charizard 3 is the most valuable card in the kit in PSA 10 by a wide margin, with Blastoise 3 and Venusaur 3 in the top ten.
- Three new ex Lugia ex 17, Ho-Oh ex 7 and Suicune ex 10 debuted in the kit alongside the Tools Sun Seed 27, Scorching Charcoal 26 and Drops in the Ocean 21, and the same six cards later appeared in the Combined Powers Premium Collection on February 23, 2024.
- Trainers that grade Poké Ball 23, Pokémon Fan Club 22 and Super Rod 28 are among the highest valued cards in the kit in PSA 10, ranking ahead of most of the Pokémon despite costing very little raw.
How Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic arrived
The kit was announced at the Pokémon Presents on Pokémon Day 2023 and its deck lists were showcased at the 2023 World Championships in Yokohama. In Japan it was sold only through a lottery with three entry periods, the first from February 28 to March 10, 2023 with winners announced on April 26, 2023 and shipping from late October 2023, and later rounds shipping from early March 2024 and early August 2024.
The Traditional Chinese edition released on November 10, 2023, the English edition on November 17, 2023, two weeks after Paradox Rift on November 3, 2023 and ten weeks before Paldean Fates on January 26, 2024, and the Korean edition on December 16, 2023.
The six new cards reached a wider audience in the Combined Powers Premium Collection of February 23, 2024, but the foil reprints exist only in the kit.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic products
The cards were sold only as the complete kit, so there is no booster box or single deck product. Loose kits and their decks trade as a unit.
Collecting and grading Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic
Charizard 3 leads the kit in PSA 10 by a wide margin, with Poké Ball 23, Blastoise 3, Pikachu 8, Snorlax 16, Hitmonchan 12, Pokémon Fan Club 22, Mewtwo 14, Venusaur 3 and Gyarados 7 behind it, then Mr. Mime 13, Super Rod 28, Lugia ex 17, Hitmonlee 11 and Charmander 1. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
Every card in the kit is a foil, so PSA 10 copies carry a wide premium over PSA 9 even on cards that cost very little raw, which is why Trainers such as Poké Ball 23 and Pokémon Fan Club 22 rank so high. Because the three decks share numbers from 1 to 34, check the deck symbol as well as the number when matching a card to the list.
Sealed kits are the only sealed form of the set, and they trade complete with their case and accessories.
Notable cards
Charizard #3
Charizard #3
foil reprint charizard deck
The foil Base Set Charizard reprint that leads the Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck and the whole kit in PSA 10.
Raw $180.50 · PSA 9 $166.36 · PSA 10 $1,050.00
Blastoise #3
Blastoise #3
foil reprint blastoise deck
The foil Base Set Blastoise reprint that leads the Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck, a top three card in the kit.
Raw $46.45 · PSA 9 $45.60 · PSA 10 $211.00
Venusaur #3
Venusaur #3
foil reprint venusaur deck
The foil Base Set Venusaur reprint that leads the Venusaur & Lugia ex Deck, a top ten card in the kit.
Raw $34.45 · PSA 9 $34.08 · PSA 10 $131.67
Lugia ex #17
Lugia ex #17
new card ex venusaur deck
One of the three Pokémon ex created for the kit, the Colorless partner of Venusaur and a top fifteen card.
Raw $2.00 · PSA 9 $9.76 · PSA 10 $140.00
Ho-Oh ex #7
Ho-Oh ex #7
new card ex charizard deck
One of the three Pokémon ex created for the kit, the Fire partner of Charizard in the Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck.
Raw $0.99 · PSA 9 $12.00 · PSA 10 $44.99
Suicune ex #10
Suicune ex #10
new card ex blastoise deck
One of the three Pokémon ex created for the kit, the Water partner of Blastoise in the Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck.
Raw $1.22 · PSA 9 $9.24 · PSA 10 $32.40
Pikachu #8
Pikachu #8
foil reprint charizard deck
The foil Pikachu of the Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck, a top five card in the kit in PSA 10.
Raw $34.11 · PSA 9 $33.89 · PSA 10 $179.99
Poké Ball #23
Poké Ball #23
foil reprint item blastoise deck
The foil Poké Ball of the Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck, second in the kit in PSA 10 despite a tiny raw price.
Raw $1.89 · PSA 9 $8.00 · PSA 10 $247.21
Timeline
- : First Japanese lottery entry period opens
- : Paradox Rift releases
- : Traditional Chinese edition releases
- : Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic releases in English
- : Korean edition releases
- : Combined Powers Premium Collection reprints the six new cards
Inferred rarity
- holo: 2
- other: 105
Full card checklist
| Image | Number | Name | Variant | Rarity | Artist | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulbasaur | Standard | other | $18.49 | $23.82 | $90.22 | ||
| 1 | Charmander | Standard | other | $17.20 | $28.50 | $119.56 | ||
| 1 | Squirtle | Standard | other | $14.00 | $27.99 | $90.89 | ||
| 2 | Charmeleon | Standard | other | $6.97 | $22.70 | $79.50 | ||
| 2 | Ivysaur | Standard | other | $7.50 | $18.10 | $81.00 | ||
| 2 | Wartortle | Standard | other | $7.55 | $34.27 | $76.00 | ||
| 3 | Blastoise | Standard | other | $46.45 | $45.60 | $211.00 | ||
| 3 | Charizard | Standard | other | $180.50 | $166.36 | $1,050.00 | ||
| 3 | Venusaur | Standard | other | $34.45 | $34.08 | $131.67 | ||
| 4 | Paras | Standard | other | $4.06 | $10.50 | $32.23 | ||
| 4 | Ponyta | Standard | other | $3.64 | $11.00 | $24.27 | ||
| 4 | Staryu | Standard | other | $1.97 | $13.51 | $26.72 | ||
| 5 | Parasect | Standard | other | $1.95 | $8.50 | $16.50 | ||
| 5 | Rapidash | Standard | other | $3.38 | $12.44 | $50.00 | ||
| 5 | Starmie | Standard | other | $3.79 | $13.42 | $44.22 | ||
| 6 | Magikarp | Standard | other | $10.64 | $25.76 | $89.00 | ||
| 6 | Magmar | Standard | other | $3.50 | $21.15 | $49.46 | ||
| 6 | Scyther | Standard | other | $10.93 | $23.50 | $74.63 | ||
| 7 | Gyarados | Standard | other | $15.52 | $37.66 | $117.50 | ||
| 7 | Ho-Oh ex | Standard | other | $0.99 | $12.00 | $44.99 | ||
| 7 | Pinsir | Standard | other | $2.37 | $16.00 | $38.02 | ||
| 8 | Lapras | Standard | other | $8.21 | $24.74 | $102.62 | ||
| 8 | Pikachu | Standard | other | $34.11 | $33.89 | $179.99 | ||
| 8 | Sandshrew | Standard | other | $2.68 | $16.50 | $35.50 |
Collector guides
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic FAQ
When did Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic come out?
The English kit released on November 17, 2023. The Japanese edition shipped to lottery winners from late October 2023, the Traditional Chinese edition released on November 10, 2023 and the Korean edition on December 16, 2023.
How many cards are in Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic?
102 distinct cards across three 60 card decks, 34 in each, numbered 1 to 34 within the Venusaur & Lugia ex, Charizard & Ho-Oh ex and Blastoise & Suicune ex Decks. Every card is a foil.
What are the chase cards in Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic?
Charizard 3 leads in PSA 10 by a wide margin, followed by Poké Ball 23, Blastoise 3, Pikachu 8 and Snorlax 16. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
What is the most expensive card in Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic?
The highest value card currently tracked for Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic is Charizard #3 at $1,050 in PSA 10.
Is there a Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic booster box?
No. The cards were sold only inside the complete kit of three decks, accessories and case, and there are no booster packs or single deck products.
Can Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic cards be played in tournaments?
No. The cards carry no regulation mark, so they are not legal in official tournaments, apart from the basic Energy cards. The kit is made for play among friends with its own playmat and accessories.
Which cards are new in Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic?
Six: Lugia ex 17, Ho-Oh ex 7 and Suicune ex 10 and the Pokémon Tools Sun Seed 27, Scorching Charcoal 26 and Drops in the Ocean 21. The same six cards were later reprinted in the Combined Powers Premium Collection on February 23, 2024.
Who designed Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic?
The Japanese design firm nendo, which designed the kit, its carrying case, the toolbox of damage counter cones and markers and the ramp and orb system that replaces coin flips.
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