Pokémon · Black & White
Ivysaur
Dark Explorers · #2 · Uncommon · 2012
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Market reference
$9.83
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Bulbasaur
- Evolves to
- Venusaur
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 2
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ivysaur 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 Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Poison Powder) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 ≥45 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 Ivysaur
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 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.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 2.11 copies on average · 366 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.9%
- -3.3 pts vs the 47.2% 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 100% of decks · 357 seen
Bulbasaur
in 100% of decks · 358 seen
Genesect
in 10% of decks · 35 seen
Mega Meganium ex
in 55% of decks · 197 seen
Shuckle
in 5% of decks · 17 seen
Erika's Gloom
in 4% of decks · 16 seen
Erika's Vileplume ex
in 4% of decks · 16 seen
Erika's Oddish
in 4% of decks · 16 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Ivysaur?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When the bud on its back starts swelling, a sweet aroma wafts to indicate the flower's coming bloom."
GCSleep Powder — 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
GGCPoison Powder — 50
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ivysaur or Dark Explorers.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ivysaur was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Ivysaur has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Ivysaur — Mega Evolution
Played in 125 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $6.00 | $9.00 | $96.95 | $9.83 | $89.13 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $23.35 | $99.95 | $1,578.33 | $19.50 | $31.46 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.79 |
| 7-day average | €2.58 |
| 30-day average | €3.29 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €2.85 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €10.77 |
| reverseHoloSell | €15.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.46 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ivysaur is real?
Ivysaur 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 Ivysaur worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ivysaur is $9.83; 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 Ivysaur from?
Ivysaur is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Ivysaur?
Ivysaur is a Uncommon card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Ivysaur printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
