Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Venusaur & Snivy-GX
SM Black Star Promos · #SM229 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$102.69
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM229 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 270
- Subtype
- Basic · TAG TEAM · GX
- Evolves to
- Servine
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 3 · 495
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Venusaur & Snivy-GX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥135 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Venusaur & Snivy-GX
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥135 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
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About this card
Ability: Shining Vine
Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, when you attach a Grass Energy card from your hand to it, you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon.
GCCCForest Dump — 160
CCCSolar Plant-GX
This attack does 50 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. If this Pokémon has at least 2 extra Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack's cost), heal all damage from all of your Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
TAG TEAM rule: When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $148.55 | $189.68 | $299.99 | $102.69 | $189.68 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €18.00 |
| 7-day average | €42.55 |
| 30-day average | €46.06 |
| Low | €8.44 |
| Trend price | €31.22 |
| Low (excellent+) | €19.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.17 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.23 |
| averageSellPrice | €44.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.57 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Venusaur & Snivy-GX is real?
Venusaur & Snivy-GX 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 & Snivy-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Venusaur & Snivy-GX is $102.69; 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 & Snivy-GX from?
Venusaur & Snivy-GX is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Venusaur & Snivy-GX?
Venusaur & Snivy-GX is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
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