Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Venusaur
Shining Legends · #3 · Uncommon · 2017
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Market reference
$2.07
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 81
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Ivysaur
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Eske Yoshinob
- Pokédex #
- 3
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 22.5 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
Strategy & play
How Venusaur plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- 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.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Ivysaur first).
How to beat Venusaur
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Eske Yoshinob
This card was illustrated by Eske Yoshinob.
Building around Venusaur?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"By spreading the broad petals of its flower and catching the sun's rays, it fills its body with power."
Ability: Jungle Totem
Each basic Grass Energy attached to your Pokémon provides GrassGrass Energy. You can't apply more than 1 Jungle Totem Ability at a time.
GGCCSolar Beam — 90
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 Shining Legends.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Venusaur was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $1.99 | $4,321.00 | $2.07 | $2.94 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.80 | $2.69 | $31.84 | $2.47 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.73 |
| 30-day average | €0.96 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.31 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.43 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.96 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.54 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.89 |
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 $2.07; 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 "Shining Legends" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Venusaur?
Venusaur is a Uncommon card in the Shining Legends set.
Other Venusaur printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
