Professor Oak

Base Set 2 116/130 • uncommon

Set: Base Set 2
Number: 116/130
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: 2000
Market price: $1.36
Artist: Ken Sugimori

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Market

What it's worth

$1.36market price via TCGplayer · Sep 21, 2026$1.22 – $1.39 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As one of the most essential Trainer cards in the early Pokémon Trading Card Game, Professor Oak revolutionized gameplay by allowing players to discard their hand and draw seven new cards. While the Base Set 2 version remains an uncommon rarity, it is a definitive piece of trading card history that represents the foundational strategy of the original game era.

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Card face

What it does

Discard your hand, then draw 7 cards.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
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Provenance

Where it came from

Professor Oak (116/130) is a pivotal Trainer card released in the 2000 Base Set 2 expansion. This set was created by Wizards of the Coast to re-release popular cards from the original Base Set and Jungle expansions for the Western market, ensuring that iconic gameplay staples remained accessible to players as the trading card game grew in international popularity.

The card’s illustration features the titular Professor Oak, the franchise's foundational mentor figure, rendered in the classic Ken Sugimori watercolor style that defined the early aesthetic of the Pokémon TCG. Mechanically, the card was widely celebrated—and feared—for its powerful draw ability, which allowed a player to discard their hand and draw seven new cards, making it an essential inclusion in almost every competitive deck during that era.

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Other printings

Others named Professor Oak

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Professor OakBase · #88/102 · uncommon · 1999$1.76

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