HeartGold & SoulSilver Master Set Guide

What counts as the master set

Prices are live market values, refreshed daily — the cost above is what a full master set trades for today, not a stale estimate. Going for the grand master set? Add the era’s promos — HGSS Black Star Promos (25 cards) — for 260 cards total, about $5,795.16 all-in. Full promo checklist below.

Every rarity, counted across the full master set · live combined value

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#1 → each card with its reverse holo beside it → secret rares

Layout strategy: run each card with its reverse holo beside it (the default above), or keep reverse holos as their own section at the back — the toggle shows both. Secret rares follow #123 either way.

The chase the cards that make this master set

Lugia LEGEND

#113$357.49

Lugia LEGEND

#114$312.72

Gyarados

#123$234.99

Ho-Oh LEGEND

#111$203.66

Ho-Oh LEGEND

#112$133.20

Alph Lithograph

#ONE$131.96

The promos HGSS Black Star Promos · 25 cards · $1,164.23 all-in

Tropical Tidal Wave

#HGSS18$649.99

Lugia

#HGSS02$54.25

Latias

#HGSS10$37.57

Feraligatr

#HGSS07$37.50

Suicune

#HGSS21$30.99

Raikou

#HGSS19$30.00

The most valuable promos of the era — the complete 25-card promo checklist is in the grand-master section below, and the full set lives at HGSS Black Star Promos.

Master set checklist live prices · every card links to full history

Base set 124 cards · $2,652.34

#	Card	Rarity	Market
1	Arcanine	Rare Holo	$75.84
2	Azumarill	Rare Holo	$9.24
3	Clefable	Rare Holo	$9.83
4	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$61.04
5	Hitmontop	Rare Holo	$8.04
6	Jumpluff	Rare Holo	$7.32
7	Ninetales	Rare Holo	$49.11
8	Noctowl	Rare Holo	$13.37
9	Quagsire	Rare Holo	$21.69
10	Raichu	Rare Holo	$32.36
11	Shuckle	Rare Holo	$29.78
12	Slowking	Rare Holo	$32.74
13	Wobbuffet	Rare Holo	$25.13
14	Ampharos	Rare	$7.01
15	Ariados	Rare	$1.21
16	Butterfree	Rare	$10.61
17	Cleffa	Rare	$5.34
18	Exeggutor	Rare	$2.00
19	Farfetch'd	Rare	$5.59
20	Feraligatr	Rare	$9.07
21	Furret	Rare	$8.27
22	Granbull	Rare	$0.79
23	Hypno	Rare	$1.33
24	Lapras	Rare	$13.23
25	Ledian	Rare	$9.94
26	Meganium	Rare	$7.52
27	Persian	Rare	$3.40
28	Pichu	Rare	$10.80
29	Sandslash	Rare	$2.79
30	Smoochum	Rare	$4.98
31	Sunflora	Rare	$13.48
32	Typhlosion	Rare	$10.60
33	Tyrogue	Rare	$3.05
34	Weezing	Rare	$1.84
35	Bayleef	Uncommon	$1.76
36	Blissey	Uncommon	$2.21
37	Corsola	Uncommon	$0.59
38	Croconaw	Uncommon	$1.41
39	Delibird	Uncommon	$1.33
40	Donphan	Uncommon	$0.58
41	Dunsparce	Uncommon	$0.54
42	Flaaffy	Uncommon	$1.00
43	Heracross	Uncommon	$5.26
44	Igglybuff	Uncommon	$7.37
45	Mantine	Uncommon	$0.70
46	Metapod	Uncommon	$2.32
47	Miltank	Uncommon	$2.66
48	Parasect	Uncommon	$1.36
49	Quilava	Uncommon	$1.96
50	Qwilfish	Uncommon	$0.70
51	Skiploom	Uncommon	$1.45
52	Slowbro	Uncommon	$3.82
53	Starmie	Uncommon	$0.84
54	Unown	Uncommon	$1.79
55	Unown	Uncommon	$1.55
56	Wigglytuff	Uncommon	$4.40
57	Caterpie	Common	$1.35
58	Chansey	Common	$2.15
59	Chikorita	Common	$1.75
60	Clefairy	Common	$2.17
61	Cyndaquil	Common	$1.87
62	Drowzee	Common	$0.52
63	Exeggcute	Common	$0.43
64	Girafarig	Common	$1.74
65	Growlithe	Common	$4.53
66	Hoothoot	Common	$0.52
67	Hoppip	Common	$0.49
68	Jigglypuff	Common	$3.56
69	Jynx	Common	$0.41
70	Koffing	Common	$0.54
71	Ledyba	Common	$3.12
72	Magikarp	Common	$1.67
73	Mareep	Common	$0.60
74	Marill	Common	$0.67
75	Meowth	Common	$0.99
76	Paras	Common	$0.58
77	Phanpy	Common	$0.78
78	Pikachu	Common	$11.94
79	Sandshrew	Common	$0.76
80	Sentret	Common	$0.48
81	Slowpoke	Common	$4.81
82	Snubbull	Common	$0.43
83	Spinarak	Common	$0.30
84	Staryu	Common	$5.58
85	Sunkern	Common	$2.72
86	Totodile	Common	$2.20
87	Vulpix	Common	$3.13
88	Wooper	Common	$3.46
89	Bill	Uncommon	$0.41
90	Copycat	Uncommon	$0.61
91	Energy Switch	Uncommon	$4.71
92	Fisherman	Uncommon	$12.67
93	Full Heal	Uncommon	$0.26
94	Moomoo Milk	Uncommon	$1.09
95	Poké Ball	Uncommon	$0.33
96	Pokégear 3.0	Uncommon	$11.79
97	Pokémon Collector	Uncommon	$8.08
98	Pokémon Communication	Uncommon	$2.25
99	Pokémon Reversal	Uncommon	$1.79
100	Professor Elm's Training Method	Uncommon	$0.34
101	Professor Oak's New Theory	Uncommon	$0.90
102	Switch	Uncommon	$1.55
103	Double Colorless Energy	Uncommon	$4.69
104	Rainbow Energy	Uncommon	$1.98
105	Ampharos	Rare Prime	$61.53
106	Blissey	Rare Prime	$48.87
107	Donphan	Rare Prime	$34.79
108	Feraligatr	Rare Prime	$89.22
109	Meganium	Rare Prime	$61.67
110	Typhlosion	Rare Prime	$73.45
111	Ho-Oh LEGEND	LEGEND	$203.66
112	Ho-Oh LEGEND	LEGEND	$133.20
113	Lugia LEGEND	LEGEND	$357.49
114	Lugia LEGEND	LEGEND	$312.72
115	Grass Energy	Common	$24.65
116	Fire Energy	Common	$26.85
117	Water Energy	Common	$24.85
118	Lightning Energy	Common	$20.61
119	Psychic Energy	Common	$45.58
120	Fighting Energy	Common	$16.55
121	Darkness Energy	Common	$55.67
122	Metal Energy	Common	$20.39
123	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$234.99
ONE	Alph Lithograph	Rare Secret	$131.96

Reverse holos 111 cards · $1,978.59

#	Card	Rarity	Reverse Holo
1	Arcanine	Rare Holo	$34.56
2	Azumarill	Rare Holo	$9.50
3	Clefable	Rare Holo	$8.99
4	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$49.99
5	Hitmontop	Rare Holo	$5.26
6	Jumpluff	Rare Holo	$17.00
7	Ninetales	Rare Holo	$35.50
8	Noctowl	Rare Holo	$7.91
9	Quagsire	Rare Holo	$18.25
10	Raichu	Rare Holo	$38.26
11	Shuckle	Rare Holo	$20.92
12	Slowking	Rare Holo	$19.20
13	Wobbuffet	Rare Holo	$21.00
14	Ampharos	Rare	$23.89
15	Ariados	Rare	$2.41
16	Butterfree	Rare	$22.76
17	Cleffa	Rare	$10.96
18	Exeggutor	Rare	$7.54
19	Farfetch'd	Rare	$12.32
20	Feraligatr	Rare	$49.95
21	Furret	Rare	$11.15
22	Granbull	Rare	$3.59
23	Hypno	Rare	$4.49
24	Lapras	Rare	$37.27
25	Ledian	Rare	$16.64
26	Meganium	Rare	$11.98
27	Persian	Rare	$14.92
28	Pichu	Rare	$40.31
29	Sandslash	Rare	$6.95
30	Smoochum	Rare	$6.82
31	Sunflora	Rare	$27.06
32	Typhlosion	Rare	$27.49
33	Tyrogue	Rare	$4.68
34	Weezing	Rare	$6.23
35	Bayleef	Uncommon	$17.99
36	Blissey	Uncommon	$6.50
37	Corsola	Uncommon	$5.72
38	Croconaw	Uncommon	$4.12
39	Delibird	Uncommon	$7.00
40	Donphan	Uncommon	$1.51
41	Dunsparce	Uncommon	$2.48
42	Flaaffy	Uncommon	$3.23
43	Heracross	Uncommon	$26.18
44	Igglybuff	Uncommon	$19.43
45	Mantine	Uncommon	$2.14
46	Metapod	Uncommon	$11.71
47	Miltank	Uncommon	$6.65
48	Parasect	Uncommon	$1.28
49	Quilava	Uncommon	$7.09
50	Qwilfish	Uncommon	$4.57
51	Skiploom	Uncommon	$2.65
52	Slowbro	Uncommon	$20.00
53	Starmie	Uncommon	$1.98
54	Unown	Uncommon	$13.63
55	Unown	Uncommon	$10.50
56	Wigglytuff	Uncommon	$6.82
57	Caterpie	Common	$19.81
58	Chansey	Common	$18.41
59	Chikorita	Common	$16.99
60	Clefairy	Common	$6.13
61	Cyndaquil	Common	$16.48
62	Drowzee	Common	$4.75
63	Exeggcute	Common	$5.60
64	Girafarig	Common	$10.00
65	Growlithe	Common	$46.78
66	Hoothoot	Common	$5.00
67	Hoppip	Common	$5.78
68	Jigglypuff	Common	$25.50
69	Jynx	Common	$3.60
70	Koffing	Common	$13.50
71	Ledyba	Common	$9.99
72	Magikarp	Common	$25.76
73	Mareep	Common	$6.50
74	Marill	Common	$0.50
75	Meowth	Common	$6.20
76	Paras	Common	$1.00
77	Phanpy	Common	$18.50
78	Pikachu	Common	$43.33
79	Sandshrew	Common	$27.26
80	Sentret	Common	$2.80
81	Slowpoke	Common	$27.41
82	Snubbull	Common	$2.09
83	Spinarak	Common	$5.11
84	Staryu	Common	$13.65
85	Sunkern	Common	$25.81
86	Totodile	Common	$21.78
87	Vulpix	Common	$21.48
88	Wooper	Common	$24.00
89	Bill	Uncommon	$6.51
90	Copycat	Uncommon	$5.00
91	Energy Switch	Uncommon	$25.88
92	Fisherman	Uncommon	$29.16
93	Full Heal	Uncommon	$1.88
94	Moomoo Milk	Uncommon	$4.08
95	Poké Ball	Uncommon	$4.58
96	Pokégear 3.0	Uncommon	$36.23
97	Pokémon Collector	Uncommon	$21.41
98	Pokémon Communication	Uncommon	$29.60
99	Pokémon Reversal	Uncommon	$6.70
100	Professor Elm's Training Method	Uncommon	$2.74
101	Professor Oak's New Theory	Uncommon	$6.92
102	Switch	Uncommon	$20.53
103	Double Colorless Energy	Uncommon	$32.97
104	Rainbow Energy	Uncommon	$9.02
115	Grass Energy	Common	$33.00
116	Fire Energy	Common	$65.00
118	Lightning Energy	Common	$40.00
119	Psychic Energy	Common	$89.98
120	Fighting Energy	Common	$15.00
122	Metal Energy	Common	$59.00
123	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$132.97

Grand master: HGSS Black Star Promosoptional — the era’s promos take you from 235 to 260 cards25 cards · $1,164.23

#	Card	Rarity	Market
HGSS01	Ho-Oh	Promo	$22.50
HGSS02	Lugia	Promo	$54.25
HGSS03	Pikachu	Promo	$22.58
HGSS04	Wobbuffet	Promo	$7.00
HGSS05	Hoothoot	Promo	$5.25
HGSS06	Noctowl	Promo	$8.32
HGSS07	Feraligatr	Promo	$37.50
HGSS08	Meganium	Promo	$27.99
HGSS09	Typhlosion	Promo	$28.99
HGSS10	Latias	Promo	$37.57
HGSS11	Latios	Promo	$21.00
HGSS12	Cleffa	Promo	$17.28
HGSS13	Smoochum	Promo	$13.99
HGSS14	Lapras	Promo	$25.32
HGSS15	Shuckle	Promo	$19.99
HGSS16	Plusle	Promo	$13.82
HGSS17	Minun	Promo	$15.50
HGSS18	Tropical Tidal Wave	Promo	$649.99
HGSS19	Raikou	Promo	$30.00
HGSS20	Entei	Promo	$22.23
HGSS21	Suicune	Promo	$30.99
HGSS22	Porygon	Promo	$15.63
HGSS23	Porygon2	Promo	$13.80
HGSS24	Hitmonchan	Promo	$10.50
HGSS25	Hitmonlee	Promo	$12.24

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