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 $6,383.49 all-in. Full promo checklist below.

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

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The chase the cards that make this master set

Lugia LEGEND

#114$288.13

Lugia LEGEND

#113$261.24

Ho-Oh LEGEND

#111$194.70

Gyarados

#123$139.34

Alph Lithograph

#ONE$126.06

Ho-Oh LEGEND

#112$105.30

The promos HGSS Black Star Promos · 25 cards · $1,169.73 all-in

Tropical Tidal Wave

#HGSS18$649.99

Lugia

#HGSS02$65.00

Typhlosion

#HGSS09$40.21

Suicune

#HGSS21$34.00

Feraligatr

#HGSS07$32.00

Entei

#HGSS20$25.14

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 · $2,323.70

#	Card	Rarity	Market
1	Arcanine	Rare Holo	$75.84
2	Azumarill	Rare Holo	$8.51
3	Clefable	Rare Holo	$9.11
4	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$61.04
5	Hitmontop	Rare Holo	$7.44
6	Jumpluff	Rare Holo	$7.18
7	Ninetales	Rare Holo	$33.67
8	Noctowl	Rare Holo	$13.61
9	Quagsire	Rare Holo	$20.31
10	Raichu	Rare Holo	$32.36
11	Shuckle	Rare Holo	$26.16
12	Slowking	Rare Holo	$32.74
13	Wobbuffet	Rare Holo	$22.31
14	Ampharos	Rare	$6.45
15	Ariados	Rare	$1.13
16	Butterfree	Rare	$10.45
17	Cleffa	Rare	$5.16
18	Exeggutor	Rare	$1.82
19	Farfetch'd	Rare	$5.59
20	Feraligatr	Rare	$8.43
21	Furret	Rare	$8.07
22	Granbull	Rare	$0.75
23	Hypno	Rare	$1.27
24	Lapras	Rare	$12.28
25	Ledian	Rare	$9.31
26	Meganium	Rare	$7.93
27	Persian	Rare	$3.11
28	Pichu	Rare	$10.43
29	Sandslash	Rare	$2.42
30	Smoochum	Rare	$4.81
31	Sunflora	Rare	$12.50
32	Typhlosion	Rare	$11.43
33	Tyrogue	Rare	$2.83
34	Weezing	Rare	$1.75
35	Bayleef	Uncommon	$1.67
36	Blissey	Uncommon	$2.07
37	Corsola	Uncommon	$0.59
38	Croconaw	Uncommon	$1.41
39	Delibird	Uncommon	$1.30
40	Donphan	Uncommon	$0.56
41	Dunsparce	Uncommon	$0.50
42	Flaaffy	Uncommon	$0.95
43	Heracross	Uncommon	$5.04
44	Igglybuff	Uncommon	$6.96
45	Mantine	Uncommon	$0.61
46	Metapod	Uncommon	$2.15
47	Miltank	Uncommon	$2.48
48	Parasect	Uncommon	$0.50
49	Quilava	Uncommon	$1.91
50	Qwilfish	Uncommon	$0.66
51	Skiploom	Uncommon	$1.27
52	Slowbro	Uncommon	$3.54
53	Starmie	Uncommon	$0.86
54	Unown	Uncommon	$1.58
55	Unown	Uncommon	$1.52
56	Wigglytuff	Uncommon	$3.04
57	Caterpie	Common	$1.26
58	Chansey	Common	$2.00
59	Chikorita	Common	$1.59
60	Clefairy	Common	$2.05
61	Cyndaquil	Common	$1.87
62	Drowzee	Common	$0.52
63	Exeggcute	Common	$0.37
64	Girafarig	Common	$1.65
65	Growlithe	Common	$4.33
66	Hoothoot	Common	$0.46
67	Hoppip	Common	$0.47
68	Jigglypuff	Common	$2.54
69	Jynx	Common	$0.39
70	Koffing	Common	$0.52
71	Ledyba	Common	$2.96
72	Magikarp	Common	$1.46
73	Mareep	Common	$0.60
74	Marill	Common	$0.69
75	Meowth	Common	$0.96
76	Paras	Common	$0.57
77	Phanpy	Common	$0.71
78	Pikachu	Common	$11.86
79	Sandshrew	Common	$0.68
80	Sentret	Common	$0.47
81	Slowpoke	Common	$3.73
82	Snubbull	Common	$0.41
83	Spinarak	Common	$0.29
84	Staryu	Common	$5.24
85	Sunkern	Common	$2.20
86	Totodile	Common	$1.73
87	Vulpix	Common	$2.91
88	Wooper	Common	$3.27
89	Bill	Uncommon	$0.37
90	Copycat	Uncommon	$0.60
91	Energy Switch	Uncommon	$4.61
92	Fisherman	Uncommon	$11.51
93	Full Heal	Uncommon	$0.25
94	Moomoo Milk	Uncommon	$1.09
95	Poké Ball	Uncommon	$0.31
96	Pokégear 3.0	Uncommon	$11.78
97	Pokémon Collector	Uncommon	$7.92
98	Pokémon Communication	Uncommon	$2.31
99	Pokémon Reversal	Uncommon	$0.96
100	Professor Elm's Training Method	Uncommon	$0.35
101	Professor Oak's New Theory	Uncommon	$0.92
102	Switch	Uncommon	$1.57
103	Double Colorless Energy	Uncommon	$4.86
104	Rainbow Energy	Uncommon	$1.88
105	Ampharos	Rare Prime	$61.13
106	Blissey	Rare Prime	$46.02
107	Donphan	Rare Prime	$30.66
108	Feraligatr	Rare Prime	$84.74
109	Meganium	Rare Prime	$51.41
110	Typhlosion	Rare Prime	$70.59
111	Ho-Oh LEGEND	LEGEND	$194.70
112	Ho-Oh LEGEND	LEGEND	$105.30
113	Lugia LEGEND	LEGEND	$261.24
114	Lugia LEGEND	LEGEND	$288.13
115	Grass Energy	Common	$24.65
116	Fire Energy	Common	$25.53
117	Water Energy	Common	$25.30
118	Lightning Energy	Common	$19.82
119	Psychic Energy	Common	$45.58
120	Fighting Energy	Common	$16.55
121	Darkness Energy	Common	$54.19
122	Metal Energy	Common	$21.34
123	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$139.34
ONE	Alph Lithograph	Rare Secret	$126.06

Reverse holos 111 cards · $2,890.06

#	Card	Rarity	Reverse Holo
1	Arcanine	Rare Holo	$33.32
2	Azumarill	Rare Holo	$9.50
3	Clefable	Rare Holo	$8.99
4	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$49.99
5	Hitmontop	Rare Holo	$4.08
6	Jumpluff	Rare Holo	$17.00
7	Ninetales	Rare Holo	$33.25
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	$23.35
15	Ariados	Rare	$2.41
16	Butterfree	Rare	$20.03
17	Cleffa	Rare	$11.09
18	Exeggutor	Rare	$7.54
19	Farfetch'd	Rare	$10.82
20	Feraligatr	Rare	$49.95
21	Furret	Rare	$11.15
22	Granbull	Rare	$3.59
23	Hypno	Rare	$4.55
24	Lapras	Rare	$37.27
25	Ledian	Rare	$16.64
26	Meganium	Rare	$19.99
27	Persian	Rare	$14.92
28	Pichu	Rare	$40.31
29	Sandslash	Rare	$6.95
30	Smoochum	Rare	$6.54
31	Sunflora	Rare	$22.75
32	Typhlosion	Rare	$27.49
33	Tyrogue	Rare	$4.28
34	Weezing	Rare	$6.23
35	Bayleef	Uncommon	$14.23
36	Blissey	Uncommon	$5.23
37	Corsola	Uncommon	$5.72
38	Croconaw	Uncommon	$4.35
39	Delibird	Uncommon	$7.00
40	Donphan	Uncommon	$1.51
41	Dunsparce	Uncommon	$2.48
42	Flaaffy	Uncommon	$2.95
43	Heracross	Uncommon	$24.40
44	Igglybuff	Uncommon	$19.43
45	Mantine	Uncommon	$1.99
46	Metapod	Uncommon	$11.49
47	Miltank	Uncommon	$7.02
48	Parasect	Uncommon	$1.14
49	Quilava	Uncommon	$7.09
50	Qwilfish	Uncommon	$1.94
51	Skiploom	Uncommon	$2.59
52	Slowbro	Uncommon	$20.00
53	Starmie	Uncommon	$1.95
54	Unown	Uncommon	$13.63
55	Unown	Uncommon	$10.50
56	Wigglytuff	Uncommon	$6.82
57	Caterpie	Common	$19.00
58	Chansey	Common	$18.41
59	Chikorita	Common	$16.99
60	Clefairy	Common	$1.50
61	Cyndaquil	Common	$17.98
62	Drowzee	Common	$4.74
63	Exeggcute	Common	$5.60
64	Girafarig	Common	$5.74
65	Growlithe	Common	$46.78
66	Hoothoot	Common	$5.00
67	Hoppip	Common	$6.49
68	Jigglypuff	Common	$21.00
69	Jynx	Common	$3.60
70	Koffing	Common	$13.50
71	Ledyba	Common	$9.99
72	Magikarp	Common	$25.76
73	Mareep	Common	$6.23
74	Marill	Common	$0.50
75	Meowth	Common	$6.20
76	Paras	Common	$1.76
77	Phanpy	Common	$8.00
78	Pikachu	Common	$43.33
79	Sandshrew	Common	$21.00
80	Sentret	Common	$2.80
81	Slowpoke	Common	$7.92
82	Snubbull	Common	$2.09
83	Spinarak	Common	$5.11
84	Staryu	Common	$13.65
85	Sunkern	Common	$21.63
86	Totodile	Common	$21.78
87	Vulpix	Common	$20.33
88	Wooper	Common	$37.00
89	Bill	Uncommon	$6.51
90	Copycat	Uncommon	$4.65
91	Energy Switch	Uncommon	$25.88
92	Fisherman	Uncommon	$32.40
93	Full Heal	Uncommon	$1.90
94	Moomoo Milk	Uncommon	$4.39
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	$4.92
100	Professor Elm's Training Method	Uncommon	$2.74
101	Professor Oak's New Theory	Uncommon	$6.92
102	Switch	Uncommon	$20.49
103	Double Colorless Energy	Uncommon	$32.97
104	Rainbow Energy	Uncommon	$9.13
115	Grass Energy	Common	$999.00
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 · $1,169.73

#	Card	Rarity	Market
HGSS01	Ho-Oh	Promo	$21.66
HGSS02	Lugia	Promo	$65.00
HGSS03	Pikachu	Promo	$23.73
HGSS04	Wobbuffet	Promo	$6.07
HGSS05	Hoothoot	Promo	$5.00
HGSS06	Noctowl	Promo	$8.30
HGSS07	Feraligatr	Promo	$32.00
HGSS08	Meganium	Promo	$24.99
HGSS09	Typhlosion	Promo	$40.21
HGSS10	Latias	Promo	$25.00
HGSS11	Latios	Promo	$24.99
HGSS12	Cleffa	Promo	$17.07
HGSS13	Smoochum	Promo	$15.16
HGSS14	Lapras	Promo	$22.02
HGSS15	Shuckle	Promo	$15.00
HGSS16	Plusle	Promo	$16.50
HGSS17	Minun	Promo	$16.10
HGSS18	Tropical Tidal Wave	Promo	$649.99
HGSS19	Raikou	Promo	$25.06
HGSS20	Entei	Promo	$25.14
HGSS21	Suicune	Promo	$34.00
HGSS22	Porygon	Promo	$17.00
HGSS23	Porygon2	Promo	$14.74
HGSS24	Hitmonchan	Promo	$11.75
HGSS25	Hitmonlee	Promo	$13.25

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