Pokémon TCG · 2016 Set Guide
Evolutions Set Guide
The last XY set, built on the Pokémon of the 1999 Base Set, much of it with the original artwork. The full-art M Charizard-EX leads it, and the holo Charizard is second.
Overview
Evolutions is the twelfth and last XY expansion: 108 cards up to the printed total and five secret rares above it (109 to 113), among them Flying Pikachu, Surfing Pikachu and Here Comes Team Rocket!.
It revisits the 1999 Base Set. Many of its regular Pokémon are Base Set Pokémon with their original artwork, Mitsuhiro Arita's holo Charizard (11) among them, alongside Pokémon-EX and Mega Evolutions of the same Pokémon and a run of full arts.
Cards and rarities
Evolutions has 113 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "1/108", next to the set code EVO.
The printed total is 108, so the 5 cards from 109 to 113 are secret rares. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts a set against its printed total and keeps the secret rares apart, so finishing the main set and chasing the cards above it read as two separate goals. How set completion works →
Headline Pokémon
Pokémon-EX and Mega Evolutions of the Base Set Pokémon, and the holo Charizard:
Charizard
Evolutions #11
150 HP Stage 2. Energy Burn makes all its Energy Fire Energy; Fire Spin does 200 and discards 3 Energy from it.
M Charizard-EX
Evolutions #13
220 HP Mega Evolution. Crimson Dive does 300, and 50 to itself.
Dragonite-EX
Evolutions #72
180 HP. Pull Up: when you play it onto your Bench, you may put 2 Basic Pokémon other than Dragonite-EX from your discard pile into your hand.
Trainers worth knowing
Two Supporters from the set, both also printed as full arts:
The chase card: M Charizard-EX
Evolutions' chase card is M Charizard-EX, numbered 101/108, a Rare Ultra, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, at $124.85 on October 22, 2026.
The Rare Holo Charizard (11/108) was second at $97.07 and the Rare Ultra M Blastoise-EX (102/108) third at $64.80.
M Charizard-EX is printed twice in Evolutions. The Rare Holo EX (13/108) was $39.35.
Every M Charizard-EX in Evolutions
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo EX | 13/108 | $39.35 |
| Rare Ultra | 101/108 | $124.85 |
Only the exact version is worth its price. The number at the bottom of the card and the rarity symbol beside it tell you which one you pulled. Reading the number and rarity symbol →
Chase cards and prices
The full-art M Charizard-EX and the holo Charizard lead; Charizard has three of the top six places.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| M Charizard-EX | Rare Ultra | $124.85 |
| Charizard | Rare Holo | $97.07 |
| M Blastoise-EX | Rare Ultra | $64.80 |
| Dragonite-EX | Rare Ultra | $51.43 |
| Mewtwo-EX | Rare Ultra | $47.20 |
| M Charizard-EX | Rare Holo EX | $39.35 |
| Mew | Rare Holo | $34.34 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 22, 2026. Prices can move a long way, most of all in a set's first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every variant and its 90-day chart. How Pokémon card prices work →
What a complete set costs
One copy of every card in Evolutions, bought as singles, cost $766.58 on October 22, 2026. That is the 13th most expensive of the fifteen sets in the XY series.
The three most valuable cards, M Charizard-EX, Charizard and M Blastoise-EX, come to $284.23, or 37% of the total. Without them the set costs $482.35. Of the 113 cards, 75 were under $2.00, together $26.32; the other 38 add up to $740.26.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil where both exist, at its TCGplayer market price. This is what it costs to buy the set as singles. It is not what opening packs returns, and not what a complete set would sell for, which after fees and the many cards worth cents would be noticeably less.
Playing it
No Evolutions card carries a regulation mark, so none is Standard-legal as printed, apart from its basic Energy cards, which Standard allows from any set. Standard has allowed only the H, I and J marks since April 10, 2026. Every card in Evolutions is legal in Expanded, which takes every set from Black & White on.
A reprint with a legal mark makes older printings of the same card legal again, so check a card's name before you rule it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Evolutions release?
November 2, 2016. Its set code is EVO.
How many cards are in Evolutions?
113. The printed total is 108, and the 5 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
Is Evolutions a reprint of Base Set?
No. It uses the Pokémon of the 1999 Base Set, much of it with the original artwork, but it is a new XY set with its own card text, and it adds Pokémon-EX, Mega Evolutions and Pokémon BREAK that the original never had.
What is the most valuable Evolutions card?
The Rare Ultra M Charizard-EX (101/108), at $124.85 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Rare Holo Charizard (11/108) at $97.07. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
Track your Evolutions cards.
Scan cards in by the set code and number at the bottom, see how much of the set you own, and value every copy from daily TCGplayer prices. Free to start.
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