Expedition Base Set is 165 cards, released September 15, 2002, and the first set built for the e-Reader: every card carries a dot-code strip a Game Boy Advance could scan for Pokédex data, minigames and hidden attacks. It also redesigned the card face — the artwork window is rounded on the left. 32 holo rares at 1–32, reverse holos throughout, and no 1st Edition. Explore the complete EX visual card list, organised by printing — and every card here links to its own record, with prices, variants and what to check before you buy.
Cards Worth Chasing — every Expedition card ranked
All 332 Expedition cards — Unlimited, Reverse Holo and variants and errors — priced raw and at PSA 7–10, ranked by what a raw copy could be worth in a PSA 10 once you pay to grade it. The same list you can sort by budget in the full tool, kept to this set.
Expedition Base Set has 165 cards: 32 holo rares at numbers 1–32, 40 rares, 38 uncommons and 55 commons. It released in English on September 15, 2002, and it has no secret rares.
Does Expedition Base Set have a 1st Edition?
No. The Edition 1 stamp ended with Neo Destiny in February 2002, so the whole e-Card era — Expedition, Aquapolis and Skyridge — shipped without one.
Does Expedition Base Set have reverse holos?
Yes. Reverse holos began with Legendary Collection earlier in 2002, and every Expedition card exists in a plain and a reverse-holo version.
What is the e-Reader strip on these cards?
A dot-code strip along the bottom of the card that a Game Boy Advance e-Reader could scan. It unlocked Pokédex data, a minigame, tunes in a Melody Box and a hidden attack for that Pokémon — and the hidden attacks were not legal in tournament play.
How do I tell an Expedition card from other e-Card sets?
Three things: the artwork window is rounded on the left (a design change that started with this set), the e-Reader dot-code strip is along the bottom, and the set symbol beside the card number is Expedition’s own.
How many holo cards are in Expedition Base Set?
32 — numbers 1 to 32. Unlike Aquapolis and Skyridge, Expedition’s holos are numbered inside the main set rather than in a separate H-run.
What is a “For Position Only” card?
An FPO card is a pre-production test print, never sold in packs. Expedition has one of the most famous — the Charizard tracked at the top of this set — and it is a genuinely rare piece of printing history rather than a card you can pull.
What is the most expensive Expedition card?
The Charizard For Position Only test print. Among cards that came out of a pack, Charizard #39 and the other holos carry the set.
Also documented: Manhole — the information card from the eight-card FPO test run, which carries no collector number.
