Gym Challenge Card List & Prices

Set facts

Set code

G2

Release date

2000-10-16

Cards

132 cards · 129 priced

Near Mint set index

$3,097

Most expensive

Blaine's Charizard at $523.78

Updated

Updated 2026-10-23

Gym Challenge overview

This Gym Challenge card list is a working price reference rather than a checklist alone: every card we track sits in the table above with its current Near Mint value, its rarity, its collector number and its 30-day change. The set carries the code G2 and was released on 2000-10-16 as part of the Gym series. In the order the series has been released, it is the second expansion in our catalog of that series, arriving after Gym Heroes and followed by Neo Genesis. That timing matters for prices, because each new expansion pulls collector attention and spending away from the one before it.

In size, the set runs to 132 cards, and every one of them sits in the main numbering. We currently price 129 of its 132 cards; when a card is missing from the table it is because there is not yet a reliable stream of completed sales to anchor its value, not because it does not exist. We would rather leave a gap than publish a number we cannot back up.

Top 10 most valuable cards

Ranked by current Near Mint market price. Sold count is completed sales in the last 30 days.

Blaine's Charizard

Rare Holo · #2

$523.78

2 sold / 30d

Rocket's Mewtwo

Rare Holo · #14

$276.06

0 sold / 30d

Sabrina's Gengar

Rare · #29

$219.11

6 sold / 30d

Erika's Venusaur

Rare Holo · #4

$184.40

4 sold / 30d

Misty's Gyarados

Rare Holo · #13

$160.57

2 sold / 30d

Giovanni's Gyarados

Rare Holo · #5

$139.86

1 sold / 30d

Rocket's Zapdos

Rare Holo · #15

$108.88

1 sold / 30d

Blaine's Arcanine

Rare Holo · #1

$103.52

3 sold / 30d

Giovanni's Machamp

Rare Holo · #6

$86.42

4 sold / 30d

Brock's Ninetales

Rare Holo · #3

$81.25

5 sold / 30d

Most valuable Gym Challenge cards right now

The most expensive card in the set is Blaine's Charizard Rare Holo (#2) at $523.78 Near Mint, followed by Rocket's Mewtwo Rare Holo (#14) at $276.06. Only 38 of the 129 cards we price are worth ten dollars or more, and 8 clear one hundred dollars. The ten most valuable cards together add up to about $1,883.85, which is roughly 61% of the whole Near Mint set index. That concentration is typical of modern sets: a handful of secret rares carry the value, and the rest of the checklist trades as bulk.

Behind the top two, the next tier is Sabrina's Gengar Rare at $219.11, Erika's Venusaur Rare Holo at $184.40, Misty's Gyarados Rare Holo at $160.57, Giovanni's Gyarados Rare Holo at $139.86. These cards are where the gap between a lucky pull and an ordinary pack shows up most clearly. If you are selling, the top-ten panel above is the shortlist worth checking first; if you are buying singles, it shows how much of the set's cost sits in just a few cards.

Volume matters as much as price. In this set, Blaine's Growlithe Common is the most heavily traded card on the page at 40 completed sales in 30 days, and Blaine's Growlithe and Giovanni's Magikarp are the two easiest to sell, while the most valuable cards trade far less often. A price backed by heavy volume is a more dependable guide to what your copy will sell for than one built on a handful of sales.

Gym Challenge rarity breakdown and what to chase

The main set is built from the usual tiers. By the set catalog, there are 43 Commons, 42 Uncommons and 21 Rares. Taken together that is the bulk of the checklist, and it is also the bulk of the cards that trade for small amounts: across the cards we price, 11 of 129 sit under one dollar and the median card is worth $3.49.

In plain terms, Illustration Rares are full-art versions of regular Pokemon with a different artist's take on the scene, Ultra Rares are full-art versions of ex cards and trainers, and Special Illustration Rares are the full-art pieces that usually feature the set's headline ex Pokemon and supporters in a more elaborate illustration. The Mega Hyper Rare is the top-numbered card in the set and sits at the very end of the checklist. For collectors, the practical chase is clear from the data: the Special Illustration Rares and Mega Hyper Rares account for most of the value, while Illustration Rares are the affordable way to own alternate art from this set.

Artists matter to many collectors when they decide which cards to chase. Among the most valuable cards in the set, Blaine's Charizard (Rare Holo) is illustrated by Ken Sugimori; Rocket's Mewtwo (Rare Holo) is illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida; Sabrina's Gengar (Rare) is illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Card pages list the artist for every card where the catalog provides it.

30-day price movers

Only cards from this set with at least 25 completed sales in 30 days are ranked here, so thin-price noise stays out. Change is Near Mint market index, 30 days.

Gym Challenge price trends in the last 30 days

Among cards with at least 25 completed sales in the last 30 days, the biggest risers are Misty's Magikarp at plus 28%, Giovanni's Meowth at plus 26% and Misty's Psyduck at plus 14%. On the way down, Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ is off 23%, Koga's Ekans is off 21% and Blaine's Mankey is off 18%. The risers are low-priced cards where a move from a few cents to a few more cents shows up as a large percentage, so read them as a signal of demand for playable or collectible commons rather than as a big change in money terms.

New sets tend to follow a familiar path. In the first weeks after release, prices for the chase cards are set by a small number of early sales and can swing widely. As more product is opened, supply of every card grows, and prices for most secret rares drift down until they meet steady demand. The release of the next expansion, here Neo Genesis, often pulls attention away and softens prices further.

The movers panel above only ranks cards with at least 25 completed sales in 30 days, so thin-price noise stays out. Changes are measured on the Near Mint market index over 30 days and are updated with the rest of the page each day.

Full card list (129)

Every card from this set is in the table below, in collector number order. Price is the Near Mint completed-sales index; the arrow is the 30-day change. Rarity filter and sorting run in the browser and do not remove rows from the page source.

RarityAll raritiesCommonRareRare HoloUncommonSortCard numberNM price

Image	#	Card	Rarity	NM price	30-day
	1	Blaine's Arcanine	Rare Holo	$103.52	▲ 3%
	2	Blaine's Charizard	Rare Holo	$523.78	▼ 13%
	3	Brock's Ninetales	Rare Holo	$81.25	▲ 4%
	4	Erika's Venusaur	Rare Holo	$184.40	▲ 1%
	5	Giovanni's Gyarados	Rare Holo	$139.86	▲ 4%
	6	Giovanni's Machamp	Rare Holo	$86.42	▲ 3%
	7	Giovanni's Nidoking	Rare Holo	$78.27	▲ 2%
	8	Giovanni's Persian	Rare Holo	$51.99	▲ 2%
	9	Koga's Beedrill	Rare Holo	$39.01	▲ 1%
	10	Koga's Ditto	Rare Holo	$75.63	▼ 3%
	11	Lt. Surge's Raichu	Rare Holo	$68.97	▲ 2%
	12	Misty's Golduck	Rare Holo	$71.75	▲ 2%
	13	Misty's Gyarados	Rare Holo	$160.57	▲ 6%
	14	Rocket's Mewtwo	Rare Holo	$276.06	▲ 7%
	15	Rocket's Zapdos	Rare Holo	$108.88	▲ 1%
	16	Sabrina's Alakazam	Rare Holo	$79.38	▼ 5%
	17	Blaine	Rare Holo	$35.84	▼ 3%
	18	Giovanni	Rare Holo	$48.05	▲ 1%
	19	Koga	Rare Holo	$44.86	▲ 6%
	20	Sabrina	Rare Holo	$78.36	▲ 1%
	21	Blaine's Ninetales	Rare	$20.87	▼ 7%
	22	Brock's Dugtrio	Rare	$9.52	▼ 1%
	23	Giovanni's Nidoqueen	Rare	$14.87	▼ 1%
	24	Giovanni's Pinsir	Rare	$11.07	▼ 1%
	25	Koga's Arbok	Rare	$9.14	▼ 1%
	26	Koga's Muk	Rare	$12.13	▼ 6%
	27	Koga's Pidgeotto	Rare	$10.28	▼ 0%
	28	Lt. Surge's Jolteon	Rare	$23.63	▲ 2%
	29	Sabrina's Gengar	Rare	$219.11	▲ 1%
	30	Sabrina's Golduck	Rare	$10.57	▼ 5%
	31	Blaine's Charmeleon	Uncommon	$5.13	▲ 1%
	32	Blaine's Dodrio	Uncommon	$2.06	▲ 4%
	33	Blaine's Rapidash	Uncommon	$3.36	▼ 11%
	34	Brock's Graveler	Uncommon	$2.62	▼ 4%
	35	Brock's Primeape	Uncommon	$3.20	▼ 9%
	36	Brock's Sandslash	Uncommon	$3.46	▼ 6%
	37	Brock's Vulpix	Uncommon	$8.05	▲ 11%
	38	Erika's Bellsprout	Uncommon	$2.82	▼ 2%
	39	Erika's Bulbasaur	Uncommon	$11.92	▼ 7%
	40	Erika's Clefairy	Uncommon	$15.09	▲ 15%
	41	Erika's Ivysaur	Uncommon	$18.42	▼ 4%
	42	Giovanni's Machoke	Uncommon	$2.88	▲ 1%
	43	Giovanni's Meowth	Uncommon	$4.75	▲ 26%
	44	Giovanni's Nidorina	Uncommon	$2.11	▲ 1%
	45	Giovanni's Nidorino	Uncommon	$2.79	▲ 4%
	46	Koga's Golbat	Uncommon	$3.02	▼ 9%
	47	Koga's Kakuna	Uncommon	$2.82	▲ 5%
	48	Koga's Koffing	Uncommon	$2.03	▲ 5%
	49	Koga's Pidgey	Uncommon	$2.80	▼ 5%
	50	Koga's Weezing	Uncommon	$2.10	▼ 4%
	51	Lt. Surge's Eevee	Uncommon	$11.75	▼ 3%
	52	Lt. Surge's Electrode	Uncommon	$2.98	▲ 0%
	53	Lt. Surge's Raticate	Uncommon	$2.32	▲ 0%
	54	Misty's Dewgong	Uncommon	$4.79	▲ 1%
	55	Sabrina's Haunter	Uncommon	$11.09	▼ 5%
	56	Sabrina's Hypno	Uncommon	$4.77	▼ 1%
	57	Sabrina's Jynx	Uncommon	$2.86	▼ 1%
	58	Sabrina's Kadabra	Uncommon	$4.96	▼ 11%
	59	Sabrina's Mr. Mime	Uncommon	$5.27	▲ 10%
	60	Blaine's Charmander	Common	$3.54	▼ 9%
	61	Blaine's Doduo	Common	$0.67	▼ 13%
	62	Blaine's Growlithe	Common	$2.28	▼ 18%
	63	Blaine's Mankey	Common	$1.10	▼ 18%
	64	Blaine's Ponyta	Common	$0.94	▼ 13%
	65	Blaine's Rhyhorn	Common	$1.17	▲ 5%
	66	Blaine's Vulpix	Common	$2.24	▲ 1%
	67	Brock's Diglett	Common	$1.53	▼ 7%
	68	Brock's Geodude	Common	$1.01	▼ 22%
	69	Erika's Jigglypuff	Common	$2.93	▼ 1%
	70	Erika's Oddish	Common	$2.31	▲ 6%
	71	Erika's Paras	Common	$0.99	▼ 16%
	72	Giovanni's Machop	Common	$1.60	▼ 5%
	73	Giovanni's Magikarp	Common	$3.67	▲ 2%
	74	Giovanni's Meowth	Common	$2.14	▼ 3%
	75	Giovanni's Nidoran ♀	Common	$1.18	▲ 5%
	76	Giovanni's Nidoran ♂	Common	$1.24	▼ 23%
	77	Koga's Ekans	Common	$0.99	▼ 21%
	78	Koga's Grimer	Common	$0.93	▼ 12%
	79	Koga's Koffing	Common	$0.90	▼ 24%
	80	Koga's Pidgey	Common	$1.24	▼ 10%
	81	Koga's Tangela	Common	$1.51	▲ 2%
	82	Koga's Weedle	Common	$1.25	▼ 16%
	83	Koga's Zubat	Common	$1.12	▼ 6%
	84	Lt. Surge's Pikachu	Common	$12.53	▲ 13%
	85	Lt. Surge's Rattata	Common	$1.16	▲ 6%
	86	Lt. Surge's Voltorb	Common	$0.88	▼ 17%
	87	Misty's Horsea	Common	$1.64	▲ 7%
	88	Misty's Magikarp	Common	$4.37	▲ 28%
	89	Misty's Poliwag	Common	$2.36	▼ 9%
	90	Misty's Psyduck	Common	$8.72	▲ 14%
	91	Misty's Seel	Common	$1.13	▼ 2%
	92	Misty's Staryu	Common	$1.31	▼ 15%
	93	Sabrina's Abra	Common	$2.56	▼ 3%
	94	Sabrina's Abra	Common	$3.49	▲ 6%
	95	Sabrina's Drowzee	Common	$1.31	▼ 2%
	96	Sabrina's Gastly	Common	$3.28	▲ 3%
	97	Sabrina's Gastly	Common	$4.86	▼ 9%
	98	Sabrina's Porygon	Common	$2.37	▲ 4%
	99	Sabrina's Psyduck	Common	$8.64	▼ 10%
	100	Blaine	Rare	$4.03	▲ 2%
	101	Brock's Protection	Rare	$7.80	▲ 2%
	102	Chaos Gym	Rare	$8.17	▼ 6%
	103	Erika's Kindness	Rare	$27.71	▼ 6%
	104	Giovanni	Rare	$5.66	▼ 3%
	105	Giovanni's Last Resort	Rare	$10.90	▲ 2%
	106	Koga	Rare	$4.18	▼ 5%
	107	Lt. Surge's Secret Plan	Rare	$6.43	▼ 6%
	108	Misty's Wish	Rare	$15.14	▼ 1%
	109	Resistance Gym	Rare	$7.23	▼ 3%
	110	Sabrina	Rare	$7.55	▲ 0%
	113	Cinnabar City Gym	Uncommon	$1.09	▲ 2%
	114	Fuchsia City Gym	Uncommon	$1.18	▼ 4%
	115	Koga's Ninja Trick	Uncommon	$2.94	▲ 1%
	116	Master Ball	Uncommon	$2.71	▼ 14%
	117	Max Revive	Uncommon	$2.51	▼ 15%
	118	Misty's Tears	Uncommon	$21.37	▼ 3%
	119	Rocket's Minefield Gym	Uncommon	$2.07	▼ 1%
	120	Rocket's Secret Experiment	Uncommon	$4.12	▲ 5%
	121	Sabrina's Psychic Control	Uncommon	$9.78	▼ 5%
	122	Saffron City Gym	Uncommon	$1.59	▲ 10%
	123	Viridian City Gym	Uncommon	$1.56	▼ 3%
	124	Fervor	Common	$0.72	▼ 10%
	125	Transparent Walls	Common	$1.16	▼ 3%
	126	Warp Point	Common	$1.32	▼ 13%
	128	Fire Energy		$0.59	▲ 9%
	129	Grass Energy		$0.54	▲ 17%
	130	Lightning Energy		$2.49	▼ 6%
	131	Psychic Energy		$0.80	▲ 0%
	132	Water Energy		$4.45	▲ 2%

Prices are market references from completed sales, not offers. Condition moves the number sharply — see any card's page for per-condition values and 30 days of history.

Is Gym Challenge worth collecting, and should you buy sealed or singles?

Whether the set is worth collecting depends on what you want from it. If you want the full checklist, the Near Mint set index of $3,097 is a useful reference for what one copy of every card we price would cost at today's market values, although buying everything individually rarely lands exactly on that number. If you only want the cards you love, singles let you skip the luck of opening packs entirely, and the price table shows the cost up front.

Opening sealed product is a different decision. We do not publish sealed prices or pull rates for this set or for Neo Genesis on this page, because we only report what we can measure from completed card sales. What the card data does show is that 11 of the 129 cards we price trade for under a dollar, so most pulls from any pack are worth very little on their own, and the value of opening rests on the small chance of hitting one of the top secret rares. People open packs for fun, for the chase and for building decks; if your goal is a specific card, buying that single is usually the more predictable route.

To complete the master set, collectors usually start with the main 132 cards, which are cheap and plentiful, then add the Illustration Rares and Ultra Rares, and leave the Special Illustration Rares and Mega Hyper Rares for last. Nothing on this page is financial advice, and past prices do not predict future ones. Card prices can fall as easily as they rise, especially for newer sets.

How we price Gym Challenge cards

Every price on this page is the Near Mint market value for a single English card, built from completed TCGplayer sales. We rebuild the numbers daily, and the date in the facts box shows when this set last updated. We do not use asking prices or listings, so a number here reflects what copies have actually sold for, not what sellers hope to get.

The Near Mint set index is the sum of the Near Mint market values of every card we price in the set. It is a reference for the value of a complete collection in one condition tier, not an offer to buy or sell. Lightly played, moderately played and damaged copies sell for less, and each card page shows those condition values alongside 30 days of price history.

If you need a firm number for a high-value card, open its page and look at the recent sales behind the price. For more sets, see the links at the foot of this page, starting with Gym Heroes Card List and Neo Genesis Card List.

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