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Bulbasaur

Sun & Moon

Shining Legends · #1 · Common · 2017

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Card facts

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Set position: 1 / 81
Release year: 2017
Rarity: Common
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Ivysaur
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Mizue
Pokédex #: 1
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 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; 2.22 copies on average · 372 decks
Match win rate: 43.8%; -3.5 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.

Mega Venusaur ex

in 99% of decks · 370 seen

Ivysaur

in 100% of decks · 371 seen

Genesect

in 10% of decks · 38 seen

Mega Meganium ex

in 54% of decks · 201 seen

Shuckle

in 7% of decks · 25 seen

Erika's Vileplume ex

in 4% of decks · 16 seen

Erika's Oddish

in 4% of decks · 16 seen

Erika's Gloom

in 4% of decks · 16 seen

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About this card

HP: 70Type:GGrassSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Ivysaur

"A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. The plant sprouts and grows with this Pokémon."

GCRazor Leaf — 30

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Bulbasaur was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

yesterday

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

expanded

4 weeks ago

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 124 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 2026/07/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.25	$0.75	$999.99	$0.83	$0.79
Reverse Holofoil	$1.47	$3.45	$33.10	$3.45	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.10
7-day average	€0.14
30-day average	€0.36
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.41
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.10
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.29
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.52
reverseHoloSell	€1.73
averageSellPrice	€0.46
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.75
Reverse holo trend	€1.87

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 $0.83; 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 "Shining Legends" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.

What rarity is Bulbasaur?

Bulbasaur is a Common card in the Shining Legends set.