Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Venusaur
Pokémon GO · #3 · Rare Holo · 2022
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Market reference
$1.09
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 88
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 180
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Ivysaur
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- KEIICHIRO ITO
- Pokédex #
- 3
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 32.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Venusaur 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 (Solar Beam) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥90 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Venusaur
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥90 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 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.
More by KEIICHIRO ITO
This card was illustrated by KEIICHIRO ITO.
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About this card
"Its plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight."
Ability: Loopy Lasso
Once during your turn, you may flip a coin. If heads, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon, and the new Active Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned.
GGCCSolar Beam — 130
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Venusaur or Pokémon GO.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Venusaur was legal.
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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.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.20 | $1.24 | $19.52 | $1.09 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.35 | $1.31 | $19.99 | $1.12 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.63 |
| 7-day average | €2.97 |
| 30-day average | €1.59 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €2.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.47 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.27 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.67 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Venusaur is real?
Venusaur 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 Venusaur worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Venusaur is $1.09; 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 Venusaur from?
Venusaur is from the Pokémon set "Pokémon GO" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Venusaur?
Venusaur is a Rare Holo card in the Pokémon GO set.
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