Chikorita · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Chikorita card
Chikorita is card 100 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, a Common. It is a Basic Grass-type with 50 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Chikorita needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Motofumi Fujiwara.
About Chikorita in the Pokémon world
The Grass starter of Generation 2. A small leaf-collar quadruped from Johto. Modern reprint demand is steady but quieter than the Kanto starters.
What is Chikorita worth?
Chikorita is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Chikorita before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Chikorita is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Chikorita
Raw copies of Chikorita are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Chikorita is the practical move.
