Pokémon · EX

Bulbasaur

Crystal Guardians · #45 · Common · 2006

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Card facts

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Set position: 45 / 100
Release year: 2006
Rarity: Common
HP: 50
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Ivysaur
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Pokédex #: 1
Series: EX

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 10 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

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.
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.
Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥25 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 Psychic weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 1% of decks; 2.23 copies on average · 375 decks
Match win rate: 44.0%; -3.3 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 · 373 seen

Ivysaur

in 100% of decks · 374 seen

Genesect

in 10% of decks · 37 seen

Mega Meganium ex

in 54% of decks · 204 seen

Shuckle

in 6% of decks · 24 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

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Munkidori

$0.33 · in 35% of decks

Frogadier

$0.20 · in 1% of decks

Team Rocket's Zubat

$0.07 · in 0% of decks

Brute Bonnet

$0.16 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 50Type:GGrassSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Ivysaur

CTackle — 10

GPoisonpowder

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness:P×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 127 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 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$4.63	$6.23	$93.10	$8.84	—
Reverse Holofoil	$56.97	$392.50	$934.90	$92.13	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/03/11

Variant	Price
1-day average	€2.98
7-day average	€0.99
30-day average	€0.82
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€1.00
Low (excellent+)	€0.40
Reverse holo low	€3.95
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€38.71
reverseHoloSell	€42.82
averageSellPrice	€0.89
Reverse holo 30-day	€14.97
Reverse holo trend	€31.97

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 $8.84; 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 "Crystal Guardians" in the EX series, released in 2006.

What rarity is Bulbasaur?

Bulbasaur is a Common card in the Crystal Guardians set.