Pokémon · EX
Ivysaur
FireRed & LeafGreen · #35 · Uncommon · 2004
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From
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Market reference
$2.34
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 35 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Bulbasaur
- Evolves to
- Venusaur
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 2
- Series
- EX
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.
- Its main attack (Razor Leaf) 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 Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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 Psychic 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
- 2.07 copies on average · 387 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.5%
- -3.7 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.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Ivysaur?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CPoison Seed
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
GGCRazor Leaf — 50
Weakness:P×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 144 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 | $1.00 | $2.38 | $28.10 | $2.34 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $49.99 | $78.99 | $169.00 | $45.88 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.45 |
| 7-day average | €1.56 |
| 30-day average | €1.80 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €20.40 |
| reverseHoloSell | €25.73 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €19.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €21.17 |
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 $2.34; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Ivysaur?
Ivysaur is a Uncommon card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Ivysaur printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
