Gengar · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Gengar card
Numbered 48 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, Gengar is a Rare, a Stage 2 Psychic-type carrying 90 HP.
It evolves from Haunter, so Gengar is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
About Gengar in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Gastly line via trade. Wide-grinning Ghost-Poison silhouette. One of the most beloved Pokémon designs. Fossil holo Gengar is one of the most-collected Fossil holos. PSA 10 examples have appreciated dramatically over the last three years.
What is Gengar worth?
Gengar is a non-holo Rare. In Expedition Base Set, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Gengar trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Gengar before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Gengar grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Gengar is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Gengar
For Gengar, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Gengar can make sense.
