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Legendary Collection set overview
Legendary Collection is an English reprint set released by Wizards of the Coast on 24 May 2002, between Neo Destiny and the first e-Card set, Expedition Base Set. Its 110 cards are reprints of Base Set, Jungle, Fossil and Team Rocket cards, so Charizard, Venusaur, Flareon, Jolteon and six of Team Rocket's Dark Pokémon sit in one list. It has no Japanese equivalent.
What made it more than a reprint was the reverse holo. Every one of the 110 cards was also printed with foil across the whole card except the artwork box, in a pattern collectors call "firework" foil. These were the first reverse holos, and they have been a feature of English expansions ever since. Legendary Collection also introduced box toppers: an oversized reverse holo card on top of the packs in each booster box.
Packs were not random. Elite Fourum's reconstruction of the print sheets found that each pack took nine consecutive cards from one 110-card sheet of commons and uncommons, laid out so that a pack tends to hold Pokémon from the same evolution families; the guide's author reads this as a set designed for booster drafts. The set was printed in Unlimited only; there is no 1st Edition Legendary Collection.
- 110Cards
- 99Pokémon
- 9Trainers
- 2Energy
- 8Illustrators
Set facts
- Release date
- 24 May 2002, in English only
- Cards
- 110: 19 Holo Rares, 19 Rares, 36 Uncommons and 36 Commons
- Reprinted from
- Base Set, Jungle, Fossil and Team Rocket, plus Mewtwo from the Wizards Black Star Promos
- Printings
- Unlimited only, with no 1st Edition. Every card also exists as a reverse holo
- Reverse holo pattern
- A firework-like foil over the whole card except the artwork box, the first English reverse holos
- Booster pack
- 11 cards, in four pack artworks
- Booster box
- 36 packs plus one oversized reverse holo box topper
- Box toppers
- Charizard, Dark Blastoise, Dark Raichu and Mewtwo, numbered S1 to S4
- Theme decks
- Lava and Turmoil: a 60-card deck and one random reverse holo
- Theme-deck-only prints
- Non-holo Charizard (Lava), non-holo Dark Blastoise and Dark Raichu (Turmoil)
What Legendary Collection reprinted and changed
- Base Set: seven of the 19 holos, including Charizard (003/110), Venusaur (018/110) and Alakazam (001/110), along with Trainers such as Bill (108/110), Pokémon Breeder (102/110) and Scoop Up (104/110). Blastoise itself is not in the set; Team Rocket's Dark Blastoise is.
- Jungle: Flareon (010/110) and Jolteon (014/110) as holos, and Jungle's Spark Pikachu (086/110) rather than the Base Set one.
- Fossil: Articuno (002/110), Gengar (011/110), Hitmonlee (013/110) and Muk (016/110) as holos, and Mysterious Fossil (109/110).
- Team Rocket: six Dark Pokémon holos, among them Dark Dragonite (005/110), plus The Boss's Way (105/110), Challenge! (106/110) and the Full Heal and Potion Energy cards. Dark Raichu (007/110) was Team Rocket's secret rare, numbered 83/82; here it has a regular number. Dark Persian (006/110) and Dark Vaporeon (009/110) were Uncommons in Team Rocket and are holos here.
- A promo: Mewtwo (029/110) is not the Base Set holo but the Wizards Black Star Promo 12 Mewtwo, first given away with Nintendo Power in April 2000, with art by Magic: The Gathering illustrator Christopher Rush.
- Holos made non-holo: some cards that were holos in their first sets are plain Rares here, such as Hypno (025/110) from Fossil, Nidoking (031/110) from Base Set and Pidgeot (033/110) from Jungle.
- Updated wording: card text was brought up to date. Charizard's Energy Burn, for example, now stops working if Charizard "is affected by a Special Condition" instead of listing Asleep, Confused or Paralyzed.
Legendary Collection chase cards
The six cards below are the most expensive singles in the set by market price on 4 October 2026. The most expensive of all on that date was Charizard (003/110, Holo Rare). Charizard (003/110) carries Mitsuhiro Arita's Base Set art; Arita also drew Venusaur (018/110), Dark Blastoise (004/110) and Dark Dragonite (005/110), and Keiji Kinebuchi drew Fossil's Gengar (011/110). The headline price on each card is TCGplayer's main listing; the line under a card's name splits it into Holo or Regular and Rev holo where TCGplayer has a current price for both, and the Prices by printing table compares the printings. The non-holo theme deck prints of Charizard, Dark Blastoise and Dark Raichu are not priced separately, so check which version a listing is. Tap a card to jump to it in the list.
1Charizard003/110 · HMitsuhiro Arita$899.99£680.76
2Gengar011/110 · HKeiji Kinebuchi$289.99£219.35
3Dark Dragonite005/110 · HMitsuhiro Arita$239.67£181.29
4Dark Blastoise004/110 · HMitsuhiro Arita$234.65£177.49
5Venusaur018/110 · HMitsuhiro Arita$155.49£117.61
6Dark Vaporeon009/110 · HMitsuhiro Arita$136.31£103.11Legendary Collection card list
Every card in the set is below in set-number order, with its rarity, illustrator and market price. The numbering runs by rarity: the 19 Holo Rares are 001 to 019, the Rares 020 to 035, the Uncommons 036 to 066 and the Commons 067 to 099, each block alphabetical, with the two Energy cards and nine Trainers at 100 to 110. Every card here also exists as a reverse holo, and where TCGplayer has a current price for both versions the line under the card's name shows the regular (or holo) and reverse holo prices separately. Search by name, number, artist or rarity, or narrow the list with the type, rarity and price chips. The Own button marks a card as collected and saves the mark in your browser only.
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Legendary Collection card prices
Market prices in US dollars, collected on 4 October 2026, with pounds at that day's rate (1 USD = 0.756 GBP). They are a snapshot, not live quotes. The bars show each card's price against the most expensive card in the set. The buy links are affiliate links and Bill's Archive earns a commission on qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.
- $3,106.60£2,349.86One of every card
- 38%In the top two cards alone
- 28Cards at $10 or more
- 85Cards at $1 or more
- 25Bulk cards under $1
Prices by printing
| Printing | Cards priced | All priced cards | Top card in this printing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | 19 | $2,719.07 | Charizard 003/110 · $899.99 |
| Normal | 91 | $385.09 | Mewtwo 029/110 · $55.46 |
| Reverse Holofoil | 73 | $18,431.27 | Gengar 011/110 · $1,799.99 |
TCGplayer market prices in US dollars by printing, from tcgcsv.com, collected on 4 October 2026. The headline price on each card is TCGplayer’s main listing for that card; the line under the card name splits it by printing. Holo and non-holo prints have their own rows. Rare vintage holos sell infrequently, so their market prices can lag behind recent sales.
The 15 most expensive singles
- 1Charizard003/110 · H · Mitsuhiro Arita$899.99£680.76TCGplayer
- 2Gengar011/110 · H · Keiji Kinebuchi$289.99£219.35TCGplayer
- 3Dark Dragonite005/110 · H · Mitsuhiro Arita$239.67£181.29TCGplayer
- 4Dark Blastoise004/110 · H · Mitsuhiro Arita$234.65£177.49TCGplayer
- 5Venusaur018/110 · H · Mitsuhiro Arita$155.49£117.61TCGplayer
- 6Dark Vaporeon009/110 · H · Mitsuhiro Arita$136.31£103.11TCGplayer
- 7
Flareon010/110 · H · Kagemaru Himeno$88.74£67.12TCGplayer - 8
Dark Raichu007/110 · H · Mitsuhiro Arita$80.99£61.26TCGplayer - 9
Alakazam001/110 · H · Ken Sugimori$78.24£59.18TCGplayer - 10
Jolteon014/110 · H · Kagemaru Himeno$74.68£56.49TCGplayer - 11
Articuno002/110 · H · Mitsuhiro Arita$71.42£54.02TCGplayer - 12
Ninetales017/110 · H · Ken Sugimori$69.69£52.71TCGplayer - 13
Machamp015/110 · H · Ken Sugimori$56.98£43.10TCGplayer - 14
Mewtwo029/110 · R · Christopher Rush$55.46£41.95TCGplayer - 15
Gyarados012/110 · H · Mitsuhiro Arita$50.97£38.55TCGplayer
Legendary Collection illustrators
8 illustrators are credited across the 110 cards, and 106 of the cards are by four artists: Ken Sugimori has the most credits, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita, Kagemaru Himeno and Keiji Kinebuchi. Arita drew Charizard, Venusaur and five of the six Dark Pokémon holos; Shin-ichi Yoshida drew the sixth, Dark Persian. The odd one out is Mewtwo, the only card by Christopher Rush, whose art was made for the English Black Star promo. Each tile leads with the artist's highest-value card in the set; the name links to their entry in the illustrator database.
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Legendary Collection products and sealed prices
Legendary Collection was sold in booster boxes of 36 eleven-card packs and in two theme decks. Each box carried one of four oversized reverse holo box toppers, Charizard, Dark Blastoise, Dark Raichu or Mewtwo, numbered S1 to S4. The packs came in four artworks: Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise; Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon; Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres; and Alakazam, Machamp and Mewtwo. The Lava theme deck (Fire and Fighting) holds the only non-holo Charizard, and Turmoil (Lightning and Water) the only non-holo Dark Blastoise and Dark Raichu; both decks also include one random reverse holo. The theme deck tile covers both decks.
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Lava or Turmoil: a 60-card deck, a random reverse holo, damage counters, coin and rulebook
Collector's notes
Every reverse holo is probably equally rare
Elite Fourum's rarity guide judges it extremely likely that all 110 reverse holos were printed together on one 110-card sheet, so a reverse Charizard would turn up no more often than a reverse Potion: the guide puts each reverse at about one in 110 packs. If so, differences in price between reverse holos come from demand, not pull rates.
Print lines and hidden scratches
Collectors on Elite Fourum report that thin factory print lines are common on Legendary Collection reverse holos. They disagree on how much a line costs: some say it caps a card at a PSA 9, others have 10s with lines. The firework foil also hides surface scratches that only show at the right angle under a direct light, and the cards are hard to photograph, so ask for angled photos or a video before buying a raw reverse holo as near mint.
Non-holo Charizard is a theme deck card
A Legendary Collection Charizard, Dark Blastoise or Dark Raichu without holofoil is not a misprint. These came only in the Lava (Charizard) and Turmoil (Dark Blastoise and Dark Raichu) theme decks, never in booster packs, so a master set needs them on top of the holo and reverse holo copies.
Box toppers are a separate chase
The four box toppers (Charizard S1, Dark Blastoise S2, Dark Raichu S3 and Mewtwo S4) are oversized reverse holos found one per booster box. They are not part of the 110-card list and are not priced on this page.
More Neo era set guides
Every English set of the Neo era in release order.
- Neo Genesis16 December 2000 · 111 cards
- Neo Discovery1 June 2001 · 75 cards
- Southern Islands31 July 2001 · 18 cards
- Neo Revelation21 September 2001 · 66 cards
- Neo Destiny28 February 2002 · 113 cards
- Legendary Collection24 May 2002 · 110 cards
Legendary Collection FAQ
When did Legendary Collection come out?
Legendary Collection was released on 24 May 2002, in English only. It came between Neo Destiny and Expedition Base Set.
How many cards are in Legendary Collection?
110 cards: 19 Holo Rares, 19 Rares, 36 Uncommons and 36 Commons. Every card also exists as a reverse holo, and three cards (Charizard, Dark Blastoise and Dark Raichu) have non-holo prints from the theme decks.
What sets did Legendary Collection reprint?
Base Set, Jungle, Fossil and Team Rocket. The Mewtwo (029/110) is a reprint of the Wizards Black Star Promo 12 Mewtwo with Christopher Rush's art, not the Base Set holo.
What is the most valuable Legendary Collection card?
By market price on 4 October 2026, Charizard (003/110, Holo Rare) at $899.99 (£680.76). That is TCGplayer's main listing for the card; the line under each card's name in the list gives the holo or regular and reverse holo prices separately, and the Prices by printing table compares the printings. The prices table on this page shows the top 15.
What are Legendary Collection firework reverse holos?
Reverse holo versions of all 110 cards, with foil across the whole card except the artwork box in a firework-like pattern. Legendary Collection was the first English set with reverse holos. One came in each pack, and they are thought to have been printed on a single sheet, so every reverse holo is about equally rare.
Is there a 1st Edition Legendary Collection?
No. Legendary Collection was printed in Unlimited only, so no card in the set has a 1st Edition stamp.
Is there a Japanese Legendary Collection?
No. Legendary Collection is an English-only set with no Japanese equivalent; its cards come from earlier sets that were released in Japan.