Pokémon · Base
Venusaur
Wizards Black Star Promos · #13 · Promo · 1999
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Market reference
$224.45
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 53
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Ivysaur
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 3
- Series
- Base
About this card
"This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight."
Pokémon Power: Solar Power
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Your Active Pokémon and the Defending Pokémon are no longer Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. This power can't be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
[Grass · Grass · Grass · Grass]Mega Drain — 40
Remove a number of damage counters from Venusaur equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Venusaur has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Weakness: Fire ×2
Retreat cost: Colorless · Colorless
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 2026/06/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $220.00 | $276.88 | $9,999.00 | $224.45 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €500.00 |
| 7-day average | €149.96 |
| 30-day average | €116.11 |
| Low | €40.00 |
| Trend price | €171.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €151.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €16.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €74.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €139.56 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €65.65 |
| Reverse holo trend | €73.71 |
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 $224.45; 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 "Wizards Black Star Promos" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Venusaur?
Venusaur is a Promo card in the Wizards Black Star Promos set.
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Other Venusaur printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
