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Neo Genesis set overview
Neo Genesis is the first expansion of the Neo series and the first English set built on Pokémon Gold and Silver. Wizards of the Coast released it on 16 December 2000, after Gym Challenge, and the German, French, Italian and Spanish editions followed in February 2001. It has 111 cards with no secret rares: 19 Holo Rares at the front of the list, then the other Pokémon by rarity, the Trainers and the Energy cards.
The set brought a long list of firsts to the card game. It was the first with Generation II Pokémon, and it added Baby Pokémon such as Pichu (012/111) and Cleffa (020/111), which count as Basic Pokémon but can evolve into Basic Pokémon such as Pikachu and Clefairy. It introduced the Darkness and Metal types, with Murkrow (024/111) and Sneasel (025/111) on one side and Skarmory (013/111) and Steelix (015/111) on the other, powered by the special Darkness Energy (104/111) and the holo Metal Energy (019/111). Pokémon Tools, Trainer cards that stay attached to a Pokémon, arrived with Focus Band (086/111) and the Berry cards. The card frame changed too: a round Evolution box, HP in black, and the Evolution stage printed below the HP.
Every card was printed in both 1st Edition and Unlimited. Two theme decks, Hotfoot and Cold Fusion, launched with the set, and the English list adds nine cards and the basic Energy to the Japanese original, as set out below.
- 111Cards
- 81Pokémon
- 21Trainers
- 9Energy
- 13Illustrators
Set facts
- English release
- 16 December 2000, from Wizards of the Coast. The German, French, Italian and Spanish editions followed in February 2001.
- Cards
- 111, numbered 1/111 to 111/111, with no secret rares
- Rarities
- 19 Holo Rares (1 to 19), 16 Rares, 35 Uncommons, 35 Commons and 6 basic Energy cards with no rarity (Wizards' checklist)
- Printings
- 1st Edition and Unlimited; all 111 cards exist in both, and each card shows a price for each printing
- Edition mark
- 1st Edition copies carry the 1st Edition stamp; Unlimited copies have no stamp
- Booster pack
- 11 cards, in four pack designs: Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr and Lugia
- Booster box
- 36 packs, sold as separate 1st Edition and Unlimited boxes
- Theme decks
- Hotfoot (Grass and Fire) and Cold Fusion (Lightning and Water), 60 cards each
- Japanese source
- Gold, Silver, to a New World... (4 February 2000, 96 cards), plus nine Japanese Premium File promos
What changed from Gold, Silver, to a New World...
- Added from the Premium File: a second card for each Pokémon in the three Johto starter lines, nine cards in all, so Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Totodile, Croconaw and Feraligatr each appear twice. The Japanese set has only one card of each. Bulbapedia lists Meganium (010/111) and Typhlosion (018/111) as two of nine unnumbered Japanese promos sold in the Premium File, released on 10 December 1999.
- Added basic Energy: Fighting, Fire, Grass, Lightning, Psychic and Water Energy (106/111 to 111/111), which are not in the Japanese list.
- New artwork: Moo-Moo Milk (101/111). The Japanese art shows a Sentret feeding from a Miltank; the English card shows cans of Moomoo Milk in a barn with a Cleffa.
- Numbering and printings: Bulbapedia's list of the Japanese set gives no card numbers; the English set numbers all 111 cards and was printed in 1st Edition and Unlimited.
Neo Genesis 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 Lugia (009/111, Holo Rare). The Lugia holo, drawn by Hironobu Yoshida, is the set's headline card; its Elemental Blast attack was the first in the game to need three different kinds of Energy, one each of Fire, Water and Lightning, the types of the three legendary birds. The holos also include both cards of each final starter evolution, Typhlosion (017/111 and 018/111), Meganium (010/111 and 011/111) and Feraligatr (004/111 and 005/111), and the Baby Pokémon Pichu (012/111). The headline price is TCGplayer's main listing for the card, which for this set is mostly the 1st Edition copy; the line under each card in the list gives the 1st Edition and Unlimited prices separately. Tap a card to jump to it in the list.
1Lugia009/111 · HHironobu Yoshida$901.20£681.67
2Typhlosion (18)018/111 · HKen Sugimori$699.99£529.48
3Typhlosion (17)017/111 · HShin-ichi Yoshida$475.00£359.29
4Feraligatr (5)005/111 · HKen Sugimori$272.64£206.23
5Pichu012/111 · HKen Sugimori$257.57£194.83
6Meganium (11)011/111 · HKen Sugimori$234.46£177.35Neo Genesis card list
Every card in the set is below in set-number order, with its rarity, illustrator and market price, and a line under the name with the 1st Edition and Unlimited prices. The 19 holos come first (1 to 19), then the six non-holo Rare Pokémon (20 to 25), the Uncommon Pokémon (26 to 52) and the Common Pokémon (53 to 82). Trainers run from 83 to 103 and Energy from 104 to 111. Where a Pokémon has two cards, the list adds its number to the name, for example Typhlosion (17) and Typhlosion (18). 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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Neo Genesis 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.
- $5,161.17£3,903.95One of every card
- 31%In the top two cards alone
- 38Cards at $10 or more
- 109Cards at $1 or more
- 2Bulk cards under $1
Prices by printing
| Printing | Cards priced | All priced cards | Top card in this printing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Edition Holofoil | 18 | $3,644.53 | Typhlosion (18) 018/111 · $699.99 |
| 1st Edition | 92 | $616.56 | Pikachu 070/111 · $38.61 |
| Unlimited Holofoil | 19 | $1,871.88 | Lugia 009/111 · $531.39 |
| Unlimited | 92 | $239.78 | Cleffa 020/111 · $15.17 |
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
- 1Lugia009/111 · H · Hironobu Yoshida$901.20£681.67TCGplayer
- 2Typhlosion (18)018/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$699.99£529.48TCGplayer
- 3Typhlosion (17)017/111 · H · Shin-ichi Yoshida$475.00£359.29TCGplayer
- 4Feraligatr (5)005/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$272.64£206.23TCGplayer
- 5Pichu012/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$257.57£194.83TCGplayer
- 6Meganium (11)011/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$234.46£177.35TCGplayer
- 7
Slowking014/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$227.15£171.82TCGplayer - 8
Heracross006/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$216.76£163.96TCGplayer - 9
Feraligatr (4)004/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$204.46£154.66TCGplayer - 10
Meganium (10)010/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$146.89£111.11TCGplayer - 11
Togetic016/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$145.00£109.68TCGplayer - 12
Steelix015/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$133.84£101.24TCGplayer - 13
Kingdra008/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$124.00£93.79TCGplayer - 14
Azumarill002/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$114.05£86.27TCGplayer - 15
Skarmory013/111 · H · Ken Sugimori$98.24£74.31TCGplayer
Neo Genesis illustrators
13 illustrators are credited in this page's card data, which has no credit for nine of the Trainers. Ken Sugimori has by far the most credits: 50 cards, including 14 of the 19 holos. The other holos are Lugia by Hironobu Yoshida, Bellossom and Jumpluff by Atsuko Nishida, the first Typhlosion (017/111) by Shin-ichi Yoshida and Metal Energy by Milky Isobe, who also drew Darkness Energy. Mitsuhiro Arita drew Gloom, Onix and Snubbull, and Keiji Kinebuchi drew the basic Energy cards and several Trainers. 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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Japanese source: Gold, Silver, to a New World...
Japanese source setGold, Silver, to a New World...Released 4 February 2000 · 96 cards→
The Japanese source is Gold, Silver, to a New World... (金、銀、新世界へ...), the first expansion of the Japanese neo era, released on 4 February 2000, more than ten months before the English set. It has 96 cards, and Bulbapedia's list gives them rarity symbols but no set numbers. The nine extra starter-line cards in the English set were promos in the Japanese Premium File, released on 10 December 1999. Some early Japanese prints carry errors that were corrected later: Typhlosion's Flame Burst read 60 instead of 60+, Donphan's Flail had the wrong damage, and Darkness Energy said to put 10 damage counters instead of 1. Bulbapedia notes that the 60 Typhlosion was fixed late in the run, so the error version is the more common one.
Neo Genesis products and sealed prices
Neo Genesis was sold in 11-card booster packs, in 36-pack boxes sold separately as 1st Edition and Unlimited, and in two 60-card theme decks. Hotfoot is a Grass and Fire deck with Jumpluff, Cyndaquil and Quilava; Cold Fusion is a Lightning and Water deck with Kingdra, Lanturn and Pikachu. Each deck came with damage counters, a coin, a rulebook and a card list. The booster packs came in four designs, showing Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr or Lugia. Products without a recent TCGplayer sale show no market price; the rest are market prices from the same snapshot as the singles.
No photo yetNo photo yetNo photo yet1st Edition Booster Pack
11 cards; pack art shows Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr or Lugia
No photo yetUnlimited Booster Pack
11 cards; pack art shows Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr or Lugia
No photo yetHotfoot Theme Deck
60-card Grass and Fire deck with damage counters, a coin, a rulebook and a card list
Collector's notes
Two of each starter: check the level
Nine Pokémon have two cards in the set, and the quickest way to tell them apart is the level printed on the card. Wizards' checklist gives Typhlosion (017/111) as Lv. 55 and Typhlosion (018/111) as Lv. 57, Meganium (010/111) as Lv. 54 and Meganium (011/111) as Lv. 57, and Feraligatr (004/111) as Lv. 56 and Feraligatr (005/111) as Lv. 69. The lower-numbered card is the lower level in every pair, down to Totodile (080/111) at Lv. 8 and Totodile (081/111) at Lv. 20.
1st Edition and Unlimited share one number
All 111 cards were printed in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with the same number and artwork, so the 1st Edition stamp is how to tell them apart. The headline price on each card is TCGplayer's main listing, which for this set is mostly the 1st Edition copy. The line under each card name gives the 1st Edition and Unlimited prices separately, and the Prices by printing table in the prices section totals each printing, so check the stamp and compare a copy with the right figure.
Print quirks on the Johto holos
Bulbapedia records two quirks on the English prints. Meganium (011/111) has "Pokémon Power: Wild Growth" printed in black text where it should be red, and the 80 damage of Typhlosion's Flame Wheel attack on Typhlosion (018/111) is printed off-centre.
Changed artwork on Moo-Moo Milk
Moo-Moo Milk (101/111) was redrawn for the English release. The Japanese card shows a Sentret feeding from a Miltank, which Bulbapedia says was considered unsuitable for the English release's main audience, so the English card shows cans of Moomoo Milk in a barn with a Cleffa.
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
Neo Genesis FAQ
When did Neo Genesis release?
Neo Genesis released in English on 16 December 2000. The German, French, Italian and Spanish editions followed in February 2001. The Japanese version, Gold, Silver, to a New World..., came out on 4 February 2000.
How many cards are in Neo Genesis?
111 cards, with no secret rares: 19 Holo Rares, 16 Rares, 35 Uncommons, 35 Commons and 6 basic Energy cards. Nine Pokémon from the Johto starter lines, among them Typhlosion, Meganium and Feraligatr, have two different cards each.
What is the most valuable Neo Genesis card?
By market price on 4 October 2026, Lugia (009/111, Holo Rare) at $901.20 (£681.67). The set's headline chase card is the Lugia holo (009/111) by Hironobu Yoshida. That headline figure is TCGplayer's main listing, mostly the 1st Edition copy for this set. The line under each card and the Prices by printing table give 1st Edition and Unlimited prices separately, and the prices table on this page shows the top 15.
How can you tell a 1st Edition Neo Genesis card?
1st Edition cards carry the 1st Edition stamp; Unlimited cards have no stamp. Otherwise the two printings share the same number, artwork and text, and all 111 cards were printed in both. Booster boxes and packs were also sold separately as 1st Edition or Unlimited. Each card in the list shows a 1st Edition and an Unlimited price.
What is in a Neo Genesis booster pack?
Each pack holds 11 cards, and a booster box holds 36 packs. The packs came in four designs, showing Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr or Lugia. The set also had two 60-card theme decks, Hotfoot and Cold Fusion.
What did Neo Genesis add to the Pokémon TCG?
The first Generation II Pokémon, Baby Pokémon such as Pichu and Cleffa, the Darkness and Metal types with their special Energy cards, and Pokémon Tools, Trainer cards that stay attached to a Pokémon. It also introduced a new card layout with a round Evolution box and black HP text.
Where do the prices on this page come from?
TCGplayer market prices for the US singles market, collected on the date shown above the prices table and converted to pounds at that day's exchange rate. The headline price on each card is TCGplayer's main listing, which for Neo Genesis is mostly the 1st Edition copy. The line under each card and the Prices by printing table split the prices into 1st Edition and Unlimited, from TCGplayer data via tcgcsv.com. They are a snapshot and will drift; the buy links show a live figure.