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Set Guide

Expansion Pack Japanese Set Guide

October 20, 1996 Oct 20, 1996 102 cards

About Expansion Pack Japanese

Put the power in your hand with the Pokémon trading card game!

The hugely successful Pokémon Game Boy® game was just the beginning of the Pokémon phenomenon. Now, with the trading card game, you can train your favorite Pokémon to pit them against a rival's Pokémon in a fight to the finish! Increase their powers with Energy, and your Pokémon will launch the special attacks you've seen in the popular Pokémon animated TV show!

Choose your favorite Pokémon from the random cards in this booster pack to customize a Pokémon theme deck or starter set. Or design your own undefeatable deck by combining prized Pokémon and trainers. The possibilities are endless!

Do you have the skills to become the world's number-one Pokémon Master? Master the Pokémon trading card game and find out!

ReleasedOctober 20, 1996
Cards in set102
Rarities4

Expansion Pack Japanese market snapshot

Prices updated September 3, 2026

Set value $2,064.47 one of each priced card
Most expensive card $800.00 Charizard
Average card $20.24 across 102 priced cards
Cards tracked 102 updated daily

Most valuable Expansion Pack Japanese cards

All 102 card prices ›
  1. 1Charizard H #006$800.00 Charizard #006 · H
  2. 2Blastoise H #009$156.82 Blastoise #009 · H
  3. 3Venusaur H #003$124.99 Venusaur #003 · H
  4. 4Gyarados H #130$92.03 Gyarados #130 · H
  5. 5Alakazam H #065$49.31 Alakazam #065 · H
  6. 6Machamp H #068$41.92 Machamp #068 · H
  7. 7Raichu H #026$41.37 Raichu #026 · H
  8. 8Mewtwo H #150$40.00 Mewtwo #150 · H
  9. 9Dragonair R #148$39.07 Dragonair #148 · R
  10. 10Pidgeotto R #017$37.50 Pidgeotto #017 · R

Expansion Pack Japanese rarity breakdown

Rarity Cards Share of set Lowest Highest Tier value Most expensive
C Common 32 31% $0.40 $16.08 $62.90 Pikachu
U Uncommon 32 31% $1.57 $19.99 $117.67 Jynx
R Rare 16 16% $7.30 $39.07 $306.92 Dragonair
H Holo Rare 16 16% $16.64 $800.00 $1,573.08 Charizard
Not classified 6 6% — — — no rarity published

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Expansion Pack Japanese set details

Japanese set
Expansion Pack October 20, 1996
Next set
Pokémon Jungle
  • FrenchSet de Base
  • GermanGrundset
  • ItalianSet Base
  • SpanishEdición Básica
  • Portuguese (BR)Coleção Básica
  • DutchBasis Set
  • RussianБазовое Расширение Bazovoye Rasshireniye
  • Mandarin基础版 Jīchǔ Bǎn
  • Cantonese基础版 Gēichó Báan

Expansion Pack Japanese FAQ

How many cards are in Expansion Pack Japanese?

Expansion Pack Japanese has 102 cards, of which we track prices for 102. It was released on October 20, 1996.

What is the most expensive card in Expansion Pack Japanese?

Charizard (#006)is the most valuable card in Expansion Pack Japanese, at about $800.00 at market. See the full price guide for the rest.

How much is a complete Expansion Pack Japanese set worth?

One of each priced card in Expansion Pack Japanese comes to about $2,064.47 at current market prices, across 102 cards. That is the cost of the cards individually, not of the sealed product needed to pull them.

What is the Japanese version of Expansion Pack Japanese?

Expansion Pack Japanese corresponds to the Japanese set Expansion Pack (拡張パック), released on October 20, 1996.

More Expansion Pack Japanese resources

Card listEvery card, with your collection trackedCard pricesAll 102 cards, sortable, updated daily

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