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Pikachu #13 – National Beginning Set

Most valuable Pikachu #13 €8.66

Pokémon TCG · Japanese · JP-HSZ

National Beginning Set (Japanese) card list

Released April 20, 2012 34 cards

Card list
34 cards
Prices
€0.49 to €8.66 on Cardmarket
Most valuable
Pikachu #13, €8.66
Set value
€80.04
Sealed products
1 product
Release date
April 20, 2012
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About National Beginning Set

National Beginning Set (Japanese) is a Pokémon TCG set released on April 20, 2012, worth about €80.04 on Cardmarket in total: the sum of the market prices of its 30 priced cards (1 card priced only by a lowest listing is left out). It has 34 cards. The most valuable is Pikachu #13 at €8.66 on Cardmarket, and 26 of its 30 market-priced cards are under $5. Its 5 most valuable cards make up 40% of its market value. Prices updated November 11, 2026.

National Beginning Set in numbers

FigureValueSource
Total value (EUR)€80.04Sum of the Near Mint Cardmarket price trends of 30 cards, one per card; lowest listings left out, nothing converted (Sparkl’s set-value definition); 1 card priced only by a listing is left out
Cards in the set34Sparkl catalog
Most valuable cardPikachu #13 · €8.66Cardmarket price trend, Near Mint
Cards under $526 of 30Near Mint TCGplayer market price; Cardmarket converted where TCGplayer has none; cards priced only by a lowest listing left out
Value in the top 5 cards40% (top 10: 64%)Share of the set’s market value held by its most valuable cards, 30 market-priced cards (TCGplayer; Cardmarket converted where TCGplayer has none), computed by Sparkl
ReleasedApril 20, 2012Sparkl catalog
Prices updatedNovember 11, 2026Retrieval date of the TCGplayer and Cardmarket prices

Most valuable cards in National Beginning Set

  1. Pikachu #13 – National Beginning Set Pikachu#13 €8.66
  2. Meowth #25 – National Beginning Set Meowth#25 €8.36
  3. Serperior #4 – National Beginning Set Serperior#4 from $4.00 · €6.58
  4. Wobbuffet #17 – National Beginning Set Wobbuffet#17 €4.77
  5. Taillow #29 – National Beginning Set Taillow#29 €4.45
  6. Servine #3 – National Beginning Set Servine#3 $4.59 · €3.07
  7. Samurott #11 – National Beginning Set Samurott#11 from $4.00 · €4.09
  8. Togepi #28 – National Beginning Set Togepi#28 €3.85
  9. Emboar #8 – National Beginning Set Emboar#8 from $4.00 · €3.68
  10. Lucario #23 – National Beginning Set Lucario#23 €3.17

Near Mint market prices on TCGplayer and Cardmarket, ranked by the TCGplayer market price (Cardmarket converted where TCGplayer has none); a card priced only by a lowest listing is not ranked, updated November 11, 2026.

National Beginning Set sealed products

Booster boxes, packs, bundles and collections, with current TCGplayer and Cardmarket prices.

  • National Pokédex Beginning Set (Japanese)TCGplayer –Cardmarket –

TCGplayer (USD) · Cardmarket (EUR)

ProductTCGplayerCardmarket
National Pokédex Beginning Set (Japanese)––

Set value

€80.04Cardmarket price trends · 30 cards
Cards under $526 of 30
Value in the top 5 cards40%

National Beginning Set card list

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All 34 printings in set order, with finishes and current market prices.

#CardRarityFinishesTCGplayerCardmarket
1ShayminNormal–€2.69
2SnivyNormal–€2.36
3ServineNormal$4.59€3.07
4SerperiorHolofrom $4.00€6.58
5VictiniNormal–€1.82
6TepigNormalfrom $3.00€2.37
7PigniteNormalfrom $2.99€1.31
8EmboarNormal, Holofrom $4.00€3.68
9OshawottNormalfrom $1.50€1.77
10DewottNormalfrom $1.00€1.24
11SamurottNormal, Holofrom $4.00€4.09
12KeldeoNormalfrom $5.00€1.79
13PikachuNormal–€8.66
14VoltorbNormal–€0.49
15ElectrodeNormal–€2.04
16ChinchouNormal–€0.94
17WobbuffetNormal–€4.77
18CroagunkNormal–€0.90
19GothitaNormal–€1.97
20GothoritaNormal–€0.75
21MakuhitaNormal–€1.00
22RioluNormal–€1.97
23LucarioNormal–€3.17
24MienfooNormalfrom $2.99€0.65
25MeowthNormal–€8.36
26Farfetch'dNormal–€1.79
27SnorlaxNormalfrom $4.00from €14.00
28TogepiNormal–€3.85
29TaillowNormal–€4.45
30SpindaNormal–€1.01
31PotionNormal––
32SwitchNormal––
33Poke BallNormal–€0.50
34CherenNormal––

Prices: Near Mint prices from TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR); “from” marks a lowest listing (an asking price, not a market value), on 10 cards. Updated November 11, 2026.

Graded prices from PSA, CGC, BGS, SGC, TAG and ACE, PSA population counts and recent sold listings are in Sparkl Pro.

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