Pokémon · E-Card
Venusaur
Expedition Base Set · #67 · Rare · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$34.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 67 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Ivysaur
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 3
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Venusaur plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Fury Strikes) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Ivysaur first).
How to beat Venusaur
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Venusaur?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
GLeech Seed — 20
If this attack damages the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), remove 1 damage counter from Venusaur, if it has any.
GCCFury Strikes — 30×
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $32.32 | $90.00 | $431.95 | $34.04 | $51.48 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $24.00 | $453.00 | $3,552.70 | $120.66 | $799.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €12.00 |
| 7-day average | €9.43 |
| 30-day average | €9.18 |
| Low | €1.99 |
| Trend price | €11.56 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €6.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €39.89 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €19.88 |
| reverseHoloSell | €23.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €10.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €17.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €23.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Venusaur is real?
Venusaur is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Venusaur worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Venusaur is $34.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Venusaur from?
Venusaur is from the Pokémon set "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Venusaur?
Venusaur is a Rare card in the Expedition Base Set set.
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