DALLAS, TX.- A rare sealed Pokémon booster set could bring $80,000 or more in Heritage Auctions' Comics Auction Sept. 10-13.

The Pokémon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999) $80,000+ leads a selection of 17 Pokémon lots that will be offered in the event.

The booster box includes 396 cards, in 36 booster packs, each of which contains 11 cards.

"This set is the first Pokémon set ever made, and comes from a very low print," said Jesus Garcia, Assistant Comics & Comic Art Operations Supervisor at Heritage Auctions. "Because the set is unopened, it is actually likely that each of the cards inside are in Gem Mint condition. It really represents the pinnacle of Pokémon collecting."

The set was created in 1999, three years after Pokémon was created, by Wizards of the Coast and included 102 cards, the most notable of which was the Charizard. Sets like the one offered in this auction have become rarities, especially those still sealed in shrinkwrap. Such sealed booster sets are enormously popular among collectors: one sold at Heritage Auctions in February 2019 for $78,000.




Other Pokémon highlights include, but are not limited to:

• Pokémon First Edition Neo Genesis Set Sealed Booster Box – estimate: $15,000+

• Pokémon First Edition Gym Challenges Set Sealed Booster Box – estimate: $10,000+

• Pokémon First Edition Jungle Set Sealed Booster Box – estimate: $8,500+

• Pokémon First Edition Team Rocket Set Sealed Booster Box – estimate: $8,000+

• Pokémon First Edition Gym Heroes Set Sealed Booster Box – estimate: $8,000+