Japanese Jungle (1997): all 48 cards with PSA prices — every rare is a holo

Second in the series of complete-list columns: Pokémon Jungle, the second Japanese expansion. It introduced the Pokémon that did not make the first set, including the three Eevee evolutions and Snorlax, which remain some of the most collected old-back cards.

What is it?

• Released on 5 March 1997 as Expansion Pack vol. 2.
• 48 cards: 47 Pokémon and one Trainer (Poké Ball). No Energy cards.
• 16 holos, and every rare in this set is a holo: Nidoqueen, Vileplume, Venomoth, Victreebel, Scyther, Pinsir, Flareon, Vaporeon, Electrode, Jolteon, Mr. Mime, Pidgeot, Clefable, Wigglytuff, Kangaskhan and Snorlax.
• The English Jungle (1999) has 64 cards because it added non-holo versions of the 16 rares. Japanese Jungle has no non-holo rares.
• Cards are unnumbered; this site orders them by Pokédex number.

Highlights

• Jolteon, Vaporeon and Flareon are the most actively traded PSA 10s in the set. Many collectors buy all three, so their prices tend to move together.
• Snorlax and Kangaskhan are popular overseas and appear regularly in Fanatics Collect auctions.
• Pikachu is not a holo, but as an old-back Pikachu it has steady demand.
• Holos of ordinary Pokémon such as Clefable and Wigglytuff have small PSA 10 populations and can sell for more than you would expect.

Reading the prices

• Unlike Base Set there is no variant print, so same card, same grade is directly comparable.
• PSA 10 / PSA 9 below are the median of the latest confirmed sales (up to five). For cards with two sales or fewer the number moves easily; check the date and source on the card’s price page.