Pokémon TCG · 1999 Set Guide
Jungle Set Guide
The first expansion after Base Set. Each of its 16 holofoil Pokémon was also printed as a non-holo Rare, so every holo has a twin.
Overview
Jungle followed Base Set on June 16, 1999, with 64 cards: 63 Pokémon and a single Trainer, Poké Ball. It has no Energy cards, so it was built to be played with Base Set rather than on its own.
Its structure is unusual. The 16 Rare Holo Pokémon, numbered 1 to 16, are printed again as non-holo Rares from 17 to 32, the same Pokémon with the same attacks. Flareon, Jolteon and Vaporeon all appear here for the first time in the card game.
Cards and rarities
Jungle has 64 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "4/64". The cards print a set symbol, not a set code; the code here is the short one the catalog and TurnZero HQ file the set under.
The printed total is 64 and nothing is numbered above it. Each holo from 1 to 16 has a non-holo Rare twin from 17 to 32. 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
Four of the holos:
Snorlax
Jungle #11
Thick Skinned keeps it from being Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed or Poisoned; Body Slam does 30 and may Paralyze.
Flareon
Jungle #3
Quick Attack does 10, or 30 on heads; Flamethrower does 60 and discards a Fire Energy.
Scyther
Jungle #10
Swords Dance raises Slash's damage from 30 to 60 on your next turn.
Vileplume
Jungle #15
Heal removes a damage counter on heads once a turn; Petal Dance does 40 for each heads on three flips, then Vileplume is Confused.
Trainers worth knowing
Jungle has one Trainer card:
The chase card: Snorlax
Jungle's chase card is the Snorlax holo, 11/64, illustrated by Ken Sugimori: $163.58 for an Unlimited copy on October 22, 2026, and $446.00 in 1st Edition.
Jolteon ($103.75) and Flareon ($92.43) are next. The top ten Jungle holos cost between two and four times as much in 1st Edition as in Unlimited.
The non-holo Snorlax, 27/64, is the same card without the holofoil and costs a fraction of it.
Every Snorlax in Jungle
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo, Unlimited | 11/64 | $163.58 |
| Rare Holo, 1st Edition | 11/64 | $446.00 |
| Rare, Unlimited | 27/64 | $24.36 |
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 top six are all holos, priced as Unlimited copies.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Snorlax | Rare Holo, Unlimited | $163.58 |
| Jolteon | Rare Holo, Unlimited | $103.75 |
| Flareon | Rare Holo, Unlimited | $92.43 |
| Scyther | Rare Holo, Unlimited | $57.21 |
| Vaporeon | Rare Holo, Unlimited | $50.54 |
| Pidgeot | Rare Holo, Unlimited | $49.88 |
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 Jungle, bought as singles, cost $1,103.23 on October 22, 2026. That is the least expensive of the six sets in the Base series.
The three most valuable cards, Snorlax, Jolteon and Flareon, come to $359.76, or 33% of the total. Without them the set costs $743.47. Of the 64 cards, 25 were under $2.00, together $22.64; the other 39 add up to $1,080.59.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, usually an Unlimited copy rather than a 1st Edition one, or a stamped or error copy where the catalog prices one lower, 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
Jungle is not legal in Standard or Expanded as a set: Expanded starts with the Black & White series in 2011. The catalog marks one of its 64 cards as legal anyway: Poké Ball, in both formats.
That card shares its name and text with a later, legal printing, which is what makes an older copy playable. Every other card in the set is legal in neither format.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Jungle release?
June 16, 1999, five months after Base Set. It was the first expansion of the Base series.
How many cards are in Jungle?
64: 63 Pokémon and one Trainer, Poké Ball. Jungle has no Energy cards and nothing numbered above 64.
What is the most valuable Jungle card?
The Snorlax holo (11/64), at $163.58 Unlimited and $446.00 in 1st Edition on October 22, 2026. Prices move daily, so check the card's page for the current figure.
Why does Jungle have two of every rare?
Each of its 16 Rare Holo Pokémon, numbered 1 to 16, was also printed as a non-holo Rare, 17 to 32. Fossil, the next set, does the same with its 15 holos.
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