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Bulbasaur

Pokémon · Mega Evolution

Bulbasaur

Mega Evolution

Mega Evolution · #1 · Common · 2025

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Market reference

$0.17

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
1 / 188
Release year
2025
Rarity
Common
HP
80
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Ivysaur
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
I
Pokédex #
1
Series
Mega Evolution

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Attacker
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

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.
  • 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.
  • Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Bulbasaur

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
1% of decks
2.22 copies on average · 411 decks
Match win rate
44.5%
-2.6 pts vs the 47.1% field average

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About this card

HP: 80Type:GGrassSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Ivysaur

GBind Down — 10

During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

135

ran Bulbasaur

Tournaments scanned

300

past 30 days

Competitive note

Currently a meta staple.

8 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd

Top decks running Bulbasaur

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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.

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Updated 2026/07/09
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.20$19.98$0.17$0.05
Reverse Holofoil$0.03$0.32$20.00$0.29$0.34

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 $0.17; 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 "Mega Evolution" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Bulbasaur?

Bulbasaur is a Common card in the Mega Evolution set.