Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Bulbasaur
Pokémon GO · #1 · Common · 2022
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Market reference
$0.25
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 1 / 88
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ivysaur
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- sowsow
- Pokédex #
- 1
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Bulbasaur plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Razor Leaf) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Bulbasaur
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 2.17 copies on average · 455 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.0%
- -3.2 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by sowsow
This card was illustrated by sowsow.
Building around Bulbasaur?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"There is a plant seed on its back right from the day this Pokémon is born. The seed slowly grows larger."
GVine Whip — 10
GCRazor Leaf — 20
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Bulbasaur or Pokémon GO.
SEASAC League Challenge #23 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 25, 2026
Team Corna Weekly August #5
Aug 25, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
Aug 25, 2026
Tuesday Night BATTLE LEAGUE! (100 Codes)
Aug 25, 2026
World Practice Tourney - Last Prize Series #14
Aug 25, 2026
Pudding Weekly #10 | STAY IN CHARACTER!
Aug 26, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Bulbasaur was legal.
🇧🇷 Hit Cup #15 | TCG Live
today
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #25 25 Codes
today
Sunny's Weekly #270 Trolley Ride to Worlds!
today
🔥XV TORNEIO PREPARAÇÃO MUNDIAL PTCGL ⚔️🔥
today
PRE Worlds Pumpkaweekly!
today
Monday Afternoon Showdown #5
today
Tournament play
This printing of Bulbasaur has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Bulbasaur — Mega Evolution
Played in 137 recent decks
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.25 | $20.00 | $0.25 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.53 | $19.98 | $0.54 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.06 |
| 30-day average | €0.08 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Bulbasaur is real?
Bulbasaur 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 Bulbasaur worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bulbasaur is $0.25; 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 Bulbasaur from?
Bulbasaur is from the Pokémon set "Pokémon GO" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Bulbasaur?
Bulbasaur is a Common card in the Pokémon GO set.
Other Bulbasaur printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
CommonBulbasaur
Mega Evolution · #1
Illustration RareBulbasaur
Mega Evolution · #133
Illustration RareBulbasaur
Stellar Crown · #143
CommonBulbasaur
151 · #1
Illustration RareBulbasaur
151 · #166
PromoBulbasaur
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #46
Bulbasaur
McDonald's Collection 2021 · #1
PromoBulbasaur
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH231
