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Professor Oak 88/102

Trainer card from Base Set · released Jan 9, 1999

~$1.59 Normal
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Professor Oak 88/102 Base Set Pokemon card

Pictured: the 1st Edition printing. Prices on this page are for the Unlimited printing (Normal finish).

Professor Oak is an Uncommon Trainer card, number 88/102 in Base Set (released Jan 9, 1999), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its TCGplayer market price was ~$1.59 for the normal finish on Oct 30, 2026. Between Oct 1 and Oct 30, 2026, its Normal TCGplayer market price went from ~$1.80 to ~$1.59, down 11.7%.

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Card details

SetBase Set
Number88/102
RarityUncommon
ArtistKen Sugimori
Format legalityNot legal in Standard or Expanded
FinishesNormal

What the codes mean

  • Card number88/102Card 88 of the 102 in the main Base Set list.
  • Set symbolBase Set cards have no set symbol. Jungle was the first set to print one.
  • Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
  • RarityUncommon: a black diamond.
  • Illustrator“Illus. Ken Sugimori” names the artist who made the art.

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Card text

Discard your hand, then draw 7 cards.

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Card data via TCGdex and pokemontcg.io, updated Oct 31, 2026. Prices: TCGplayer market prices via TCGCSV, Oct 30, 2026.