Pokémon · Platinum
Venusaur
Supreme Victors · #13 · Rare Holo · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$41.72
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 153
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Ivysaur
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 3
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 30 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Venusaur plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Special Reaction) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Venusaur
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Venusaur?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Green Aroma
Remove all Special Conditions from each of your Grass Pokémon. Each of your Grass Pokémon can't be affected by any Special Conditions.
GDesperate Pollen — 30
If Venusaur already has 8 or more damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned, Confused, and Poisoned.
GGCCSpecial Reaction — 40+
If the Defending Pokémon is affected by any Special Conditions, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage for each of those Special Conditions.
Weakness:R+40
Retreat cost:CCCC
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $45.99 | $89.99 | $319.70 | $41.72 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $29.98 | $46.76 | $709.80 | $40.80 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.50 |
| 7-day average | €5.06 |
| 30-day average | €7.56 |
| Low | €0.65 |
| Trend price | €4.45 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €10.98 |
| reverseHoloSell | €12.14 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €13.25 |
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 $41.72; 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 "Supreme Victors" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Venusaur?
Venusaur is a Rare Holo card in the Supreme Victors set.
Other Venusaur printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
