Pokémon Breeder

Base 76/102 • rare

Set: Base
Number: 76/102
Rarity: Rare
Released: 1999
Market price: $6.96
Artist: Ken Sugimori

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Market

What it's worth

$6.96market price via TCGplayer · Sep 21, 2026$6.48 – $7.82 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As part of the original Base Set, the Pokémon Breeder trainer card represents an early foundational mechanic in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, allowing players to evolve their Pokémon directly from their hand. While its utility has been largely superseded by modern evolution cards, it remains a nostalgic staple for collectors who appreciate the design and history of the game's initial 1999 release.

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Card face

What it does

Put a Stage 2 Evolution card from your hand on the matching Basic Pokémon. You can only play this card when you would be allowed to evolve that Pokémon anyway.

Formats

Where you can play it

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Pokémon Breeder card was released in 1999 as part of the original Base Set, the inaugural English-language expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Designed to reflect the gameplay mechanics of the early Game Boy titles, this trainer card allowed players to evolve a basic Pokémon directly from their hand, bypassing the standard evolution process. It was a strategic component of the early meta, intended to accelerate the pace of play for players focusing on stage-two evolutions.

The illustration was created by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and art director for the Pokémon franchise. His work during this era is defined by a clean, watercolor-influenced aesthetic that established the visual identity of the brand. While the card is not as iconic as the Charizard or Blastoise holos of the same set, it is held in high regard by collectors for its role in the foundational history of the game and its representation of the original Base Set design language.

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