Pokémon · E-Card
Ivysaur
Expedition Base Set · #82 · Uncommon · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$17.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 82 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Bulbasaur
- Evolves to
- Venusaur
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 2
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Vine Whip) 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 ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Bulbasaur; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Ivysaur
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 2.05 copies on average · 491 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.3%
- -2.9 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Ivysaur?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
GCSleep Seed — 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
GCCVine Whip — 40
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $12.00 | $28.99 | $259.90 | $17.33 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $24.99 | $42.50 | $44.44 | $46.70 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.49 |
| 7-day average | €3.25 |
| 30-day average | €5.31 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €3.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.90 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €23.13 |
| reverseHoloSell | €26.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €14.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €18.60 |
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 $17.33; 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 "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Ivysaur?
Ivysaur is a Uncommon card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Ivysaur printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
